GlucoStories – Inspirational Diabetes Stories

November 1961, I was a 7 year old thin female. I had started losing weight, peeing in the bed, crying a lot and couldn’t play or keep awake. My dad had recently abandoned my Mother with me, a 4-year-old brother and a newborn sister. Granny moved in with us. At the doctor’s office it was discovered […]

About three years ago, my 18-year-old cat Skeeter started losing weight and drinking more. A LOT more. My vet confirmed that he was diabetic and that he would need to be given one unit of Lantus insulin twice day.

Coupled with my cat’s heart murmur, FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease), and advanced age, I thought […]

My diabetes story is a juxtaposition of two deadly diseases; the disease of diabetes and the disease of an eating disorder. I have struggled with an eating disorder since I was about thirteen years old. The fight for my life began on January 2, 2002.

I will never forget that day in January when my doctor […]

I was 13-years-old returning from a week in Colorado with my swim team. I was in the greatest shape of my life- a competitive swimmer, runner and biker. I did it all on a local, state and national scale. When we flew into Miami, I could barely move to get off the plane. It had been […]

In the early 80’s, I’d traveled to Northern Ireland to get into the music scene, folks and cultural, Trad-rock and generally goof off. I wound up getting married and settling in Belfast, a major city over there, because of the musical venues and ‘sessions.’ What we would call ‘Jam sessions’ here in the USA.

We’d just moved […]

In retrospect, no one really knew that Agent Orange might contribute to the cause of type 2 diabetes. I knew before Vietnam that I didn't want to go there. Now, 40 years later, I have learned some of the fallout.

Diabetes is a familiar word in our family history. Every generation for the past four, has someone with the disease, so the signs and symptoms have been recognized and memorized for years. […]

Five years ago to my dismay my family doctor at the time told me I was type two diabetic. My worst fear was leading a horrible life like my late father and being constantly frustrated and angry. Both sides of my family going back three generations were diabetic. I was about twenty-five pounds over weight at […]

I recall little snippets of my life before the new found madness that is, living and managing Type 1 Diabetes.

* Alone on the pre-school playground where my mom used to work.
* Playdough heaven.
* Brownie friendships.
* Chocolate kisses from my Grandmother during my bout with chickenpox.
* Always hating milk in my cereal.

My […]

At age 51, I began to notice my vision was diminishing so I went to the eye doctor and got fitted for glasses fro the first time in my life. After a few more years I noticed again changes in vision but my prescription had not changed greatly so he recommended I see a specialist because […]