That Stupid Pancreas!

 Hello bright and beautiful internet! I am highly aware of the fact that it has been many moons since I last posted, and I duly apologize. I have no worthy excuse, except that I'm in high school and consider myself to be a good student, and therefore I like to live up to that standard by actually committing myself to studying/attending class/doing homework, all of which takes up time and physical/mental energy that I would otherwise devote to this, my most treasured blog. (also I've been kind of busy with advocacy stuff, too)  So in conclusion, sorry I've been MIA, but yeah, what's to be done about it? Let us all simply go forth, allow bygones to be bygones, and jump right into the fifth and final post of House of Cards: A Series!  If you've forgotten what House of Cards is about in the four months it's been since my last post (which I wouldn't blame you for - again, so sorry it's been so long!), please feel free to get caught up by reading  House of Car...

   Welcome to Part 2 of House of Cards: A Series! In this post I'm going to share what a strong base is to me, diabetes-wise. Please note that I am not a doctor or a medical professional in any way, shape, or form, and do not claim to be one, nor do I suggest that any type ones reading this make any changes to their diabetes management plan solely based on something I say. Talk to your doctor if you have any concerns about your management plan and want to make drastic changes. Every type one has their own experiences and feelings related to diabetes and managing it, so I can only speak to mine, but hopefully someone out there in Internet Land finds this helpful or relatable.     A strong base to me is something that you can trust to be stable and strong, and something that you can build on. What does this mean in the context of diabetes?    Something that you can always build on is knowledge. The more you know about diabetes management, the easier it i...

The term "self-care" means something different to everybody, but it all comes down to basically the same thing - taking care of yourself. Self-care can mean something different depending on the situation. Taking care of yourself will look different for a low blood sugar than it will for a high blood sugar. Taking care of yourself when you're stressed will look different than taking care of yourself when you're sad. Taking care of your mental health during a pandemic will look different than taking care of your mental health when life is more normal. But all of these situations would benefit from self-care. ( None of these quotes, pictures, or artwork are mine . They are screenshots of posts I found on  Pinterest that help explain what I'm trying to say. I do not claim them to be my own in any way .) Taking care of your mental health comes in many different forms. It can be so many different things, including but definitely not limited to:  - setting healthy bound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpPjdWTmS0 Did you know that Nick Jonas was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 13? And that he wrote a song about it? The song is called A Little Bit Longer, and it's about life with type one. I've been listening to it for months (I know it's not a NEW song, but it's a GOOD song, and that's my kind of music so 😛) and I was thinking today about how it kind of applies to the situation of COVID-19 and how hard it's been on everyone in so many different ways.  The line that is repeated throughout the song is " A little bit longer, and I'll be fine. " In the context of life with type one diabetes, I've always taken it to mean just a little bit longer and we'll have a cure , just a little bit longer and I'll be back in range , just a little bit longer and people will understand , just a little bit longer and I'll be fine .  When you're diagnosed with type one, you're told tha...