Author: Rachel

My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

Cutting It Close

April 2, 2013March 12, 2014 Rachel 6 Comments Diabetes, insulin, OmniPod, Type 1 Diabetes

In probably about 1 hour, this will just change to say: LOW I have a spare pod in my purse

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Blood Draws for Total Babies (like me!)

April 1, 2013October 10, 2014 Rachel 3 Comments blood draw, Diabetes, health, Life online, Rachel, Tips, Type 1 Diabetes

I’m a total baby when it comes to having blood drawn. It goes back to long before diabetes, but my

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Friday Five: Making Me Happy

March 29, 2013March 12, 2014 Rachel 4 Comments animals, Friday Five, Happy, style

Things that have made me happy in large and small ways this week… 1. My 75-cent pin. I’ve been thrifting

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Review Type 1 Diabetes 

Product Review: LEVEL Life Glucose Gel

March 28, 2013March 12, 2014 Rachel 5 Comments Caramel, Diabetes, glucose gel, Level Foods, LEVEL Life, low blood sugar, mandarin orange, Review, strawberry banana, Type 1 Diabetes, Vanilla

I had heard of LEVEL Life glucose gels before and was curious about treating low blood sugar with gels. I

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Health Monitoring Devices

March 26, 2013January 3, 2015 Rachel 2 Comments Dexcom, Diabetes, health, Insurance, Technology, Type 1 Diabetes

I clicked over to this article from Twitter the other day in part because I already wear a medical monitoring

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