The Ones Who Love Us
The other night, Brad was meeting a friend after work, so I stopped at the grocery store on my way home to pick up a few things. My numbers blood sugars had been stellar all day, so when my Dexcom...
View ArticleMy First Full Year with Diabetes
This year felt like it flew by! 2012 has been my first full year of living with Type 1 diabetes, this month’s DSMA Blog Carnival prompt spurs a long summary of a short-feeling year. The prompt: Take a...
View ArticleWinter Decorating
The moment leftover turkey and mashed potatoes find their way into the fridge after Thanksgiving, I shift into gear for Christmas and start decorating. The trees go up, the Advent wreath comes out,...
View ArticleThanks Pam!
A funny thing happens when you officially change your address… You start getting junk mail for people who don’t even live in your house. We receive promotional mail (i.e. not official stuff like bills...
View ArticleBlood Draws for Total Babies (like me!)
I’m a total baby when it comes to having blood drawn. It goes back to long before diabetes, but my panic over having lab work was exacerbated when I was dehydrated and having hourly draws nearly two...
View ArticleMy Curse
Since our names are our identities, I’m amazed that I’m not completely screwed up about who I am. It’s incredibly rare that any paperwork for me is accurate, I’ve come to refer to this as my curse. At...
View ArticleProbably Rachel Just Got Shorter
Rest assured, I did not shrink (that would be bad news), the URL to get here shrunk. I’m now the proud owner of probablyrachel.com. The “old” URL will still get you here, but if you want to shorten any...
View ArticleA memorable day
I’ve said several times before that I really don’t know people in my “real life” with type 1. I finally had the opportunity to meet DOC member Amy in person and discovered how truly small the world is...
View ArticleWhat to Wear to a Graduation
If you’re graduating, let’s be honest your outfit won’t be seen during the ceremony. With that said… don’t wear jeans under a graduation gown, that will be seen. I made the mistake of wearing...
View ArticleWhat you should know
My heart hurts each time I hear a story about someone passing away because they had diagnosed, or misdiagnosed, type 1 diabetes. There are a lot of things being passed around the online diabetes...
View ArticleFriday Five: Things You Don’t Know About Me
In honor of a new blog set up and… well August being half-way over… Here are five things you probably don’t know about me: 1. I’m afraid of birds pooping in my open sunroof. Where I got the idea this...
View ArticleWhat I needed was a pocket
One of my best friends got married on Saturday! I will post more about the wedding and my Matron of Honor duties later I’m sure… But today I’m posting a creative solution to a problem that some ladies...
View ArticleChristmas… In Photos
We started with a newly painted bathroom (more on that after the new flooring gets put in). Before Christmas Eve got started I got a needle in my arm for labs for my endo appointment. I already got...
View ArticleThe Best of ProbablyRachel in 2013
As this year wraps up, I’d like to share with you some of my top moments and posts. 2013 was a big year for me blog-wise. First, I transferred to self-hosting to be able to steer my blog better, I also...
View ArticleA Weird Lunch Break and a Whiter Smile
Weird Lunch Break At the beginning of the week, the creative director at the agency where I work told me that he notices I stay in my office over during “lunch” and encouraged me to try to get out...
View ArticleHappiness Is…
I’m getting over a cold or something that involves sinuses and a scratchy throat, plus coming off three nights of consecutive nosebleeds. I think I need a little happy in my life right now. So I took...
View ArticleWhy I Blog
Why I Blog If you’ve read my About page, you know that ProbablyRachel was started when I received the advice in college: Write every day. ProbablyRachel has grown and changed over the past few years...
View Article10 Things. 10 Thoughts
I’m doing the 10 Things on Tuesday…err… thing again! 1. Yesterday, I replied to an email that didn’t require a response for the sole reason that the sender spelled my first name as “Rachael” when the...
View ArticleA Side Effect of Diabetes
There are a lot of side effects of diabetes that no one ever seems to talk about… Today, I’d like to discuss one of them. Diabetes is a 24/7 health condition that never lets up and requires a lot of …...
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