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May 27th, 2012
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It's been ages since I posted here. My life has been chaotic and, frankly, I haven't had much to write about anywhere online.

 

We had to switch endocrinologists recently because our health insurance won't cover Olivia's doctors at Joslin. Olivia and I both hate it but we can't afford to pay out of pocket to see Dr. R so we've switched to UMass. 

 

Our initial appointment was with an awful doctor who left us waiting for three hours in the exam room and offered no apology when he finally came in. He got all snotty with me when I expressed my annoyance. He kept calling me "mom." Dood, unless you came out of my womb, you don't call me mom, capiche? 

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Hey all you people with diabetes! Do you want to have some diabetes fun? I said, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME DIABETES FUN? Er, no, not that kind of fun. Please put those away, miss. I'm talking Mad Libs - type 1 and type 2 versions. Who's in?

Cool. First thing: DO NOT READ THE MAD LIB BELOW. Well, not yet. That would sort of ruin it. Grab a piece of paper and give me the following in this order:

A number
Plural noun
Adjective
Adjective
Body part
Liquid
Adverb
Silly noise
Adverb
Measurement
Adjective
Noun
Number
Food
Animal
Occupation
Plural noun
Liquid
Body part
Food
Food
Activity

Great. Well done. Now fill in the blanks and let's see those zany methods of testing one's blood sugar. I'd love to read some of your results. Charlie's was very funny.

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Julia
JuliaJulia lives behind the Tofu Curtain, in the Pioneer Valley, in Western Massachusetts. It's a nice place. She likes it there. Her eldest daughter, Olivia, has type 1 diabetes. She's also 13. It's a real toss-up as to which is more difficult -- the diabetes or the teen-age drama. (Read More)
Lindsey Guerin
Lindsey GuerinLindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog! (Read More)
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