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Kim – “Texting My Pancreas”
Kim was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six. In 2003 she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Her diabetes management tools include her CGM (that she has affectionately named Jim) and her insulin pump. Born and raised in Nebraska (with a brief stint in Connecticut), Kim has found that growing up with type 1 can be a struggle at times. In late 2009, she discovered the diabetes online community, which has provided her with a great deal of support in helping to alleviate the anxieties, fears, and feelings of isolation that living with diabetes can bring. She started her blog Texting My Pancreas in the summer of 2010 and has also become active with the JDRF. Visit Kim’s Blog: “Texting My Pancreas”.

Latest Posts by Kim

6-18-2013

My #DayOfDiabetes.
Yesterday found me participating in #dayofdiabetes, where I tweeted the majority of my day as someone who is both pregnant and lives with type 1 diabetes. Sorry about cloggin’ up your feedz, but I wanted to be honest in what was happening, how I make decisions, and how I felt about the results of… Read More

6-14-2013

What Helps.
Being pregnant while trying to wrangle blood sugars, blood pressure levels, morning ketones, food, boluses that seem too huge to be right, and everything else that comes with diabetes-while-gestating can feel really overwhelming sometimes. But you know what helps me a whole lot? (click… Read More

6-13-2013

Find Mari Ruddy.
UPDATE: Mari has been found! Check with findmariruddy.com for updates on her condition. Have you ever heard of the ADA’s Red Rider program? How about Team WILD Athletics (who so kindly sponsored one of my giveaways last December)? The woman behind these wonderful programs (and so many… Read More

6-7-2013

Week Thirty.
Let’s start with a bumpdate, shall we? I’m simultaneously starting to feel quite uncomfortable in my own body, yet pretty good about how that body looks. While my rib cage misses all of that luxurious room it used to have, things like random ankle swelling seem to have been a one-trick… Read More

6-4-2013

Really? Okay.
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; Have you ever had to crank up a basal rate so high that you wondered, “How am I not dying right now”? And have you ever, then, seen a line so steady on your CGM graph that you could swear this was a dream/nightmare/did breakfast make me hallucinate? … Read More

5-31-2013

Adorably Functional.
You guys know how much I love my diabetes accessories, right? I mean, if I have to lug around all of this medical crap it might as well be packaged in a way that doesn’t scream “HEY OVER HERE DIABETES”. I can’t tell you how many small cosmetic bags I’ve bought for this purpose, and while those… Read More

5-30-2013

Puff, The Magic Cankle.
I looked down at my feet last night after I was home from work and though, “Hmm, that’s not normal.” One does not have time to pretty their feet up for the camera when there is swelling involved. Whoooaaaa, there, left foot. What are you doing, buddy? Up until now, my… Read More

5-28-2013

No.
Will 15 units of Humalog cover this meal? How about 20? What if I do 23 units with an increased basal rate for three hours? 23 units, an increased basal rate for three hours, and I go walk for 15 minutes? THIS IS THE WORST. Is it possible to eat breakfast without topping 200… Read More

5-24-2013

Revisit: There Is No Spoon.
After reflecting on the past few days’ CGM graphs, I’m reminded of this post from 2011. Pregnancy is this exaggerated version of what living with diabetes has been like for me – with 100% less predictability, more exaggerated swings, and super stubborn blood sugars. While I want to achieve… Read More

5-22-2013

High Price For High Risk.
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5-17-2013

Guest Post: WhatToExpect.com.
“My eyes immediately welled up as I realized that the two pink lines I’d seen a few days prior had not been a fluke. ‘Oh, wow!’ I said, as my eyes fixated on the small monitor to my right. ‘It’s… it already looks like a baby! Except it’s sort of a shrimp with T-Rex arms, but still…’”Also not my… Read More

5-17-2013

Week Twenty Seven.
You know that thing where you see a pattern of not ideal after-meal BG readings, and so you finally think to change up some basal rates, and commend yourself: “Yes! This will fix it! I am a genius!” and then you’re still over 200 the next morning? I am currently living that thing. … Read More

5-16-2013

#DBlogWeek: Accomplishments Big and Small.
Today’s prompt: We don’t always realize it, but each one of us has come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years; you’ve done something outstanding diabetes-wise. So today, let’s share the greatest accomplishment… Read More

5-15-2013

It’s Our Call.
Earlier this week I met with my regular OB for our every-four-weeks shindig. (All still looks good!) This is a doctor I’m quite fond of, who smiles easily and has confidence in both of our abilities to keep this pregnancy as healthy as can be. And if we can’t? “We’ll deal with that when we come to… Read More

5-15-2013

#DBlogWeek: Memories.
My participation in this year’s Diabetes Blog Week can best be described as scattered, iffy, occasional, not as originally intended… I seem to have once again over-booked myself in terms of both projects and future energy stores. I love this event, though! Everything you need to know… Read More

5-7-2013

As Soon As It’s Safe.
For the entirety of my pregnancy, I’ve been working under a shared understanding with my regular medical team that as long as everything goes well, there is no reason I can’t have a normal pregnancy. I know; “normal” is a loaded word. What I mean by that, here, is: if my blood pressure stays… Read More

5-2-2013

Close Calls.
Especially today, I am thankful for technology that helps me not send myself into a hypoglycemia-induced spiral of doom. In the past 24 hours I’ve managed to come dangerously close to double-bolusing for meals on two separate occasions. Luckily I had the sense to check my bolus history the… Read More

4-27-2013

Twinsies.
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; That’s an impressive little algorithm you’ve got there, Dexcom…. Read More

4-26-2013

Week Twenty-Four.
Remember four weeks ago when I said I was “in the tail-end of that ‘is she or isn’t she?’ phase of roundess? My bump, my bump, my bump, my bump. My lovely baby bump. Check it out! Duuuuude, she is. I’ve reached a point where people have asked those around me to confirm, and… Read More

4-23-2013

Twenty Seven.
Today marks 27 years since I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I don’t have much in the way of profound reflections or revelations this year, but what I do have is a life and health I will continue to be thankful for. I’ll be in search of celebratory cupcakes after work today – bring on the… Read More

4-22-2013

Falling To Pieces?
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; Guess who I’ll be calling today? (Luckily I was able to pop that disc back in and it is still taking readings, but the functionality is, as they say, “wonky”.)… Read More

4-19-2013

Week Twenty-Three.
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; Nothing says “hip” like a home blood pressure monitor, amirite? At the casual suggestion of my regular OB, I made a trip to Walgreens to check these things out. While my BP readings in her office tend to be towards the high side of “okay”, that may also be a… Read More

4-16-2013

Clean Off.
It appears that I should really be more careful when approaching chairs with unforgiving arm rests…. var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; While the Flexifix tape did its job of keeping my three day old Dexcom sensor’s adhesive stuck to me, the actual sensor ripped almost clean off. Part… Read More

4-11-2013

Breakfast Woes.
“I think that’s too many carbs for you right now.” My endo and I were reviewing several days’ worth of Dexcom graphs, and it was glaringly obvious where my most consistent challenge lies: breakfast. Overnight? Coasting beautifully. After lunch? No problemo. Dinner? Even that’s not too… Read More

4-10-2013

Wordless Wednesday: Balloons.
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; A big thank you to my friend Amie for taking such wonderful pictures!… Read More

4-4-2013

Cauliflower Crust Pizza.
It occurred to me last night that I hadn’t eaten any “real” vegetables in a couple of days, and seeing as how we had two heads of cauliflower sitting in our fridge, I should probably do something about that. Growing babies like veggies, I hear. And so, this happened (and it was… Read More

4-3-2013

The “What If”s.
Aaron and I headed to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine division of Bergan Mercy hospital in Omaha on Tuesday for our first level 2 ultrasound. It was our first experience with this office, this doctor, and an ultrasound that projected on a large flat-screen TV in front of us. Actually, it was… Read More

3-29-2013

Week Twenty.
Hello there, little nugget, We’re halfway there! Huzzah! Also, aaaaah! I appreciate your daily reminders that you’re in there: stretching, possibly punching and kicking, and probably high fiving your umbilical cord from time to time. “Yeah! We’re awesome! Let’s do this! Woooooo!”,… Read More

3-25-2013

I Need Better.
var linkwithin_site_id = 1586671; After my third snack of the day (it’s for the baby, okay), I realized I’d been relying on Dexcom-supplied glucose guesses for the whole afternoon. “Huh, I should probably test.” I pulled out the iBGStar from my meter case and stuck a strip in. Lancing my finger… Read More

3-21-2013

Round-Up.
Stuff and things: You may notice in the near future (or, not, because it will be tiny) that I will have a small ad on my site for Diabetic Living magazine, which is part of the Meredith family of publications. They reached out to me earlier this month about doing some advertising on TMP, and… Read More

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