Jun 10, 2009

Sissy

By |2026-02-19T11:30:17-05:00Updated: June 10th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

I would like to tell you about the love of my life, my little dog who’s name is sissy, I got sissy when she was 6 weeks old. she is almost 8 now. The only pet I have ever owned for the main reason I had a full time job and waited until retirement to get […]

Jun 10, 2009

Much More Story To Come…

By |2026-02-19T11:43:19-05:00Updated: June 10th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

As stories go mine is rather short and simple. Just two weeks ago I went in to see a new doctor in a new town because of sinuses and a sore throat. I used the Doctor lookup provided by my insurance and picked one mostly at random as my only basis for the choice was I […]

Jun 10, 2009

Banana Raisin Bread

By |2017-05-16T15:41:16-04:00Updated: June 10th, 2009|Breads & Muffins, Diabetes Recipes, Fruit|0 Comments

This Banana Raisin Bread recipe is a full flavored quick bread made with ripe bananas and raisins. The ceral in this recipe adds extra crunch and beneficial nutrients. The Equal in this recipe reduces the calories but not the taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (approximately 2 medium bananas)
  • 3 tbsp 2% milk
  • 1 1/2 cups Kellogg’s Special K […]
Jun 9, 2009

Sax Superstar… Type1 Diabetic

By |2026-02-19T11:47:37-05:00Updated: June 9th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

Johnny is a brilliant 11 year old boy. He has always been that way – brilliant. Enjoying books and flashcards at 2 and 3, carrying around his Grandma’s medical books instead of toys, fixing computers for his mom at 7 just before they were headed for the trash – he is a brilliant boy. He also […]

Jun 8, 2009

Blessing in Disguise

By |2026-02-19T12:54:08-05:00Updated: June 8th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

April of 1996 required me to start my life over. The year started out with me and my 9-year-old friends playing, eating junk food and leading happy-go-lucky lives. However, by the time Spring rolled around, the similarity between me and the girls enchanted with possessing two digits in their age was practically non-existent. Instead, I was […]

Jun 8, 2009

Still Here

By |2026-02-19T13:01:51-05:00Updated: June 8th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

Hello,

This is my story of living with type 1 diabetes for over 26 years. I was diagnosed at age 12 in 1983. I was in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) for two weeks before being admitted to the hospital. My blood sugar at the hospital was 490 mg/dL and I had lost 25 lbs. in six weeks. Back […]

Jun 5, 2009

Time To Take Care Of Me

By |2026-02-19T13:07:46-05:00Updated: June 5th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

If I don’t take care of me who will? That’s the question I had to face when my husband had to have surgery that proved to be life threatening.

It started last April when my husband came home sick with what we thought was the flu. Within 3 days he could hardly walk and was not eating […]

Jun 5, 2009

Banana Orange Fizz

By |2017-01-06T10:26:52-05:00Updated: June 5th, 2009|Beverages, Diabetes Recipes|0 Comments

Ingredients

  • 1 medium, ripe banana, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup orange juice, chilled
  • 1/2 cup diet orange soda, chilled
  • 1/2 tsp coconut extract*
  • 1 tsp Equal for Recipes (3 packets Equal sweetener or 2 tbsp Equal Spoonful)
  • 6 ice cubes
  • Ground nutmeg (optional)

*Note: Rum extract can be substituted for the coconut extract if desired. Banana Orange Fix can be made in larger quantities […]

Jun 5, 2009

Our Type 1 Diabetes Story

By |2026-02-19T13:13:59-05:00Updated: June 5th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

Imagine the scene, 7.30pm on a typical week night, Mum and Dad both home, four boys in various stages of readiness for bed and the family Doctor phones. You have taken your nine year old son to see him this afternoon, because he had lost weight. What you thought was a growth spurt ended in him […]

Jun 5, 2009

My Journey – Dreams Do Come True

By |2026-02-19T13:17:01-05:00Updated: June 5th, 2009|Diabetes Management, GlucoStories|0 Comments

I was diagnosed with type I diabetes in Sept. 1985 at 17 years of age and a senior in high school. I was terrified of needles and could not imagine myself on insulin injections for the rest of my life. Well, it wasn’t as bad as I imagined it would be. I now wear an insulin […]

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