I’m often talking about insets and pump sites and tubing, but I had a realization tonight.. a lot of you don’t know diabetes jargon! That’s okay! I didn’t either until I started living it everyday. So, let me introduce you to the things that keep Luke alive each and every day. (And the reason why… Continue reading Meet the things that keep Luke alive…
Taco night. One of the best nights ever. Easy to make, everyone can eat them (even Joel with his low carb tortillas), and everyone actually likes them. Our latest taco night was a little frazzled. Because Luke has Robotics Club on Thursdays, Joel and Luke didn’t get home from school until about 6:30 p.m. I… Continue reading The story of three taco shells.
It’s nearly here! Our 3rd JDRF One Walk! I’ve been a bit of a slacker this year in the fundraising department. I usually have three or four fundraisers and really try to raise money through our team page. However, life happened. We bought a house in April. Spent the next two months packing up fifteen… Continue reading JDRF Walk 2017.
You may have heard the song “Even If” by Mercy Me. It’s a favorite of many and is often finding it’s way to me via the local radio airwaves. What you may not know is the story behind the song. Listen… “I know what [God’s] capable of… and even if He doesn’t come through, He’s… Continue reading Even if.
Thanks for celebrating Luke’s 2nd diaversary with us this week! Luke decided he wanted a waffle bar for brunch on his diaversary- homemade waffles, strawberry topping, whipped cream, maybe even some M&Ms. We were both pretty excited! Then, the day before his diaversary I realized I had already packed the waffle iron for our move… Continue reading And the winners are…
We did it! We made it to the last giveaway of the day! Our last giveaway is another one donated by Beyond Type 1. I would highly encourage you to take a look around the Beyond Type 1 website. There is so much helpful information over there; every time I visit the site, I find… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Beyond Type 1 Drop Hats.
If you saw our noon giveaway, you probably fell in love with the “this bag contains my pancreas” bag from Bags Made to Order. I absolutely LOVE them- so much that I ordered one for myself! Well, you not only had a chance to win a small bag earlier today, but now you can enter to win… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Bags Made to Order #2.
Not a fan of the gardenia GrifGrips giveaway earlier today? Well, perhaps you’d rather have lightning bolts! We had enough referral points to not only get the earlier gardenias, but also a set of five yellow lightning bolts for the Dexcom from GrifGrips. To enter to win, comment below with yours (or your T1’s) favorite… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Lightning bolt GrifGrips.
We are almost done with Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway! The five o’clock hour brings us three grab bags of items from the T1D Club. These come from our own personal stash of all things T1D… I just love these tattoos, patches and stickers and wanted to share the love! To enter to win, comment below… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: T1D Club grab bags.
Beyond Type 1 is an amazing online community to bring together the Type 1 family. It was founded in 2015 by Juliet de Baubigny, Nick Jonas, Sarah Lucas and Sam Talbot. The website is full of online resources including information on the different types of diabetes, resources for school, and a snail mail club! The mascot for… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Percy the Snail from Beyond Type 1.
Smells Like Insulin 