11 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

21 Simple Things You Can Do to Help Someone With Diabetes – What Diabetics Can Learn

photo credit: Mel B.
This is a guest post from Cherie Burbach – author of 21 Simple Things You Can Do To Help Someone With Diabetes. Since I’ve shared before about my family’s history of diabetes I wanted to share this post here.
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My latest book, 21 Simple Things You Can Do to Help Someone With [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 5 Comments

Death, Smoke, and Chocolate

photo credit: Victor Bezrukov
My mom calls me from Dialysis today and asks me to come down and run an errand for her. I say sure, load the kids up, and drag them out in the cold to the clinic. I even make them wait with a nurse in the lobby while I go into [...]

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02 February 2010 ~ 5 Comments

The Grim Reaper Carries Insulin

photo credit: Mel B.mesothelioma
Diabetes runs in my family. Not just hanging out, it kills us. My mom is in a wheelchair, flushing her body because her kidneys quit working. Thanks to diabetes. I’ve know of 3 aunts that died from diabetes. One cousin who probably would have ended up the same way if other [...]

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25 January 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Eating Green

photo credit: tiffanywashko
I’m doing a short green smoothie fast right now. I’m not worrying too much about losing weight, but about not being so tired and moody all the time. I’m hoping a good food cleanse will help me.
The hardest part is trying to balance cleansing with keeping enough nutrition to breastfeed. I know [...]

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