About
My name is Christina (aka Cria) and I was diagnosed with diabetes on August 5, 2006 at 27 years old. At the time I was told I was Type 2 but I know now that I am Type 1, more specifically LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) which is treated like Type 1. This blog is written to help educate non-diabetics about life as a Type 1 diabetic. I hope you enjoy and make sure you subscribe below to get an email whenever there is a new blog!
Blog
The Night I Almost Died
Like all Type 1 diabetics, for me occasional lows are just a part of life. In the struggle to get the insulin dose just right, sometimes I miss. Unexpected things happen. There are so many factors, some still unknown, that can affect blood sugar and I can do the same thing every day and sometimes …
National Diabetes Month
“I feel like my entire life has been shaken up. It’s amazing how much can happen in such a short time. A life can be change forever with one simple word. I have diabetes.†That was what I wrote in my journal about a week after my diagnosis in 2006. What is interesting is that …
Insulin 102
This is a follow up to last week’s blog, if you haven’t yet, make sure you read it first here! Now that we have talked about what insulin is, how it works and why Type 1 diabetics need to inject it, I realized there is much more info than fit in one blog post! Since …
Blog Archive
- 04/20 | The Night I Almost DiedLike all Type 1 diabetics, for me occasional lows are just a part of life. In the struggle to get...
- 11/14 | National Diabetes Month“I feel like my entire life has been shaken up. It’s amazing how much can happen in...
- 09/29 | Insulin 102This is a follow up to last week’s blog, if you haven’t yet, make sure you read it...
- 09/22 | Insulin 101A comment from a friend recently reminded me how little many people understand about Type 1...
- 09/14 | The CureForget the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? Read this blog to refresh your memory! As...
- 08/30 | 1+1=5?One of the most constant things about being a Type 1 diabetic is how inconsistent blood sugar (BG)...
- 08/22 | What We Want You to KnowAs I have mentioned before, I am very active in the Type 1 diabetic community not only on social...
- 08/16 | PlanningOne big adjustment for me as a Type 1 diabetic was having to learn to plan. It’s not that a...
- 08/05 | My DiaversaryToday is my diaversary. It has been 14 years since I began my journey as a diabetic. For the last...
- 07/25 | Everyone is UniqueEveryone is unique, that is a concept we are all familiar with. It is no different in the Type 1...
- 07/15 | The BlessingsSince the purpose of this blog is to give a glimpse into daily life with T1 diabetes, many of the...
- 07/11 | Diabetes Technology Part 3 – When Used TogetherThis is the third of a three part series, you can read part 1 here and part 2 here My last two...
- 07/03 | Diabetes Technology Part 2 – Insulin PumpsThis is the second of a three part series, you can read part one here. The last blog was all about...
- 06/27 | Diabetes Technology Part 1 – CGMI know that if you aren’t familiar with T1 diabetes, you might think it will be hard for you...
- 05/06 | Let Us Eat Cake!Yes I haven’t written a new blog post for months! Honestly this blog hasn’t been...
- 12/10 | InsuranceHealth insurance battles. They are something we have all had to deal with (at least those of us who...
- 11/12 | Extra ChallengesT1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, where the body mistakenly attacks healthy cells (in this case...
- 11/12 | World Diabetes DayNovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month (#NDAM). It’s used as a time to educate and...
- 10/29 | Learning the LanguageLike many diseases, T1 diabetes has its own lingo and language. Here is a guide that will help you...
- 10/18 | T3 diabetesMost people have never heard of Type 3 diabetes because it isn’t really diabetes....
- 10/04 | All About BasalBefore I was a T1 diabetic, I thought that having diabetes meant taking a shot of insulin before...
- 09/21 | The LowsLow blood sugar (BG) is probably the most dreaded aspect of having T1 diabetes. Low BG happens when...
- 09/20 | What the Type?Although pretty much everyone has heard of diabetes, many people don’t understand the...
- 09/19 | CommunityThe T1 diabetic community is unlike any I’ve ever heard of or experienced for any other...
- 09/15 | Sleep ?T1 diabetics (and the parents that take care of T1D kids) regularly loose sleep at night when BG...
- 09/12 | BurnoutDiabetes burnout. It’s a real thing and all T1 diabetics go through it at times. Having T1...
- 09/12 | Getting HighSaying that I’m high is something I will do without even thinking about it until I see a...
- 09/11 | Eating is Complicated…Food. It’s probably the biggest challenge for a T1 diabetic. We have to count the carbs in...
- 09/10 | The Stubborn HighsLast night I had a dream that my BG was in the 400s and it would not come down! Normal BG is 80-100...
- 09/10 | The “Pain†of T1 Diabetes“I could never be a diabetic and poke myself with needles all the time.†It’s...
- 09/08 | How I got hereOn August 5, 2006, I ended up in the ER really sick and found out that I had diabetes. I was...
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