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An Open Letter to Bagel Friday.

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:46:07 +0000

Bagels on Friday!

Dear Friday Bagels,

I know you don't mean any harm. You're brought in by a fabulous office manager, all warm and tastefully arranged on a plastic platter in the kitchen. Egg bagels, pumpernickel, whole grain, poppy seed ... and the ultimate: everything bagel.

You are round and soft, anchored on either side by cream cheese and butter. You call to me as I sit at my desk:

"Kerri ... hey! Come over and maybe have a half?"

But Friday Bagels, you are not my friend.

Moving Ships Over Mountains

Kerri Sparling — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:33:25 +0000

With Carey and George writing about music that moves their diabetes lives, I wanted to add my two cents on this one.

For years now, the song Fitzcarraldo by The Frames has reminded me of the diabetes community and our lives with diabetes. The song Fitzcarraldo is based on a movie from 1982 about a man, Brian Fitzgerald, so enchanted with opera and the singer Enrico Caruso that he takes it upon himself to build an opera house right where he lives.

In the middle of the Peruvian jungle.

Bermuda

Kerri Sparling — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:01:02 +0000

I was looking through a list of writer prompts for Blogabetes post ideas, and one of them was this: "Open up a dictionary and flip to a random page, then select a random word. Use that word to write a post, and see if you can find a diabetes connection!"

Easy enough.

So I cracked open the big, unabridged Webster's Dictionary and selected the word "Bermuda."

Bermuda ... like triangle? Okay, I'll try it.

World Diabetes Day Recap

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:44:13 +0000

Last Friday, November 14th, marked World Diabetes Day, and the Blogabetes bloggers marked the day in style. I wanted to make sure you didn't miss their musings, so here's a quick recap!

Scott Marvel wrote a great list of ways to celebrate and get involved with World Diabetes Day - check out his suggestions here!

Lindsey Guerin gave us some insight on how she sprinkled diabetes education into her day.

Michelle Kowalski wrote a poignant post about how emotional this World Diabetes Day was for her.

dLifeTV Wants YOU!

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:10:04 +0000

Hey dLifers! I wanted to let you know that dLifeTV is conducting a nationwide search for real people with real stories about living with diabetes. Your special story could be a featured segment on a future episode of dLifeTV. What obstacles have you overcome? What challenge have you met? What unique experiences have you had? Who has made a difference? In an email, tell us your name, address, phone number, and your dLife story.

Tell us your story and you may end up on dLifeTV!

There Are No Rules!

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:39:10 +0000

sixuntilme

Up and down. That's the way it's been lately. Numbers are up, numbers are down, nothing is making sense, patterns are confusing, emotions are frustrating. I've seen some wildly high numbers in the past week or two that are completely blowing my mind. Go to bed at 109 mg/dl, but wake up at 5 am in the 300's.

Evidence

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:38:39 +0000

Kerri Morrone Sparling

I'm not always looking for evidence of diabetes, but sometimes I find it grinning back at me from the most obscure places. A few weeks ago, I found a bit of diabetes in an unexpected place - an infusion set cover in the change compartment of my car. It looked oddly medicinal, peering out from the bright red casing, hidden alongside a random house key and assorted bits of change.

Pain Thresholds

Kerri Sparling — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:14:48 +0000

Kerri Morrone

I did an insulin pump infusion set site change this morning, by the ubiquitous lamp light on the dresser. My fiance (seven weeks until the wedding!) and I were talking about thresholds for pain and how I don't have much tolerance for emotional pain but my threshold for physical pain is high.

"I know. You can stick yourself with needles all day long but you freak out if you see a spider." He grinned at me.

"I know that needles aren't going to try and crawl on my head at night, that's for sure."

The Cookies Have Arrived.

Kerri Sparling — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:54:22 +0000

sixuntilme

Well here's something I didn't see coming: Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Girl Scout cookies. I walked into the lunch room at work and there, on the stainless steel countertop, rested this never-before-seen box of cookies.

"Where did these come from?" I asked my co-worker.

"No idea," they said, through a mouthful of crumbs. "But they're pretty tasty."

(I love when people without diabetes can't tell that they're eating something less crammed with sugar than what they're used to.)

Weekly Round-Up: February 22

Kerri Sparling — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:16:12 +0000

There's nothing better on this snowy Friday afternoon than taking some time to catch up with the Blogabetes bloggers (that is, short of sledding down the hill behind my house on one of those round sleds, but I've digressed). Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Round-up!

Julia has had her share of dealing with the flu - here's hoping her family is on the mend! Share your tips for how you deal with the winter sicknesses.

George has found the answer to life, the universe, and everything during his bout with hypoglycemia. Do you have startling moments of randomness when you're experiencing a low?