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Wellllllll we visited Riker’s Island recently. Yeeaaa, THAT Riker’s Island. Would I have ever guessed I’d go there? Big. Fat. No. In...
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Laura "Bean"
- Feb 22, 2019
- 2 min
Understanding
Well…. this post comes to you live from the ICU. Ugh. Been in the ICU for about 16 hours now… after finally heading to the ER after 3...
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Laura "Bean"
- Apr 23, 2018
- 2 min
A New Day
Whenever I’m having an off day, it tends to read alllllll over my face. I don’t just mean just the “blahs” of not feeling good but the...
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Laura "Bean"
- Apr 17, 2018
- 3 min
What it really means….
You feel the haze start to come over you. It starts at the top of your brain and it’s almost like you can see the shade being pulled...
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Laura "Bean"
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
Diet Soda
I’m that really annoying diabetic who will get mad at you for telling me I can’t eat a bowl of Mac n’ cheese and then make sure I’m...
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Laura "Bean"
- Mar 30, 2018
- 3 min
The War
Over 19 years ago I got handed a war. I was given the ultimate challenge and told if I didn’t fight, every single day, for the rest of my...
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Laura "Bean"
- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
Back to Normal
Well, the inevitable happened- had an ER visit this past Monday. It was back to business as usual for me – sugar spiked for no apparent...
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Laura "Bean"
- Oct 25, 2017
- 4 min
The Blues
I know everyone has em. Whether it’s having a rough day at school or work, getting screwed over on something or… the diabetic blues. Yup....
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 7, 2017
- 2 min
Math
I hate it. I’m not good with numbers. I don’t like numbers. I want words. Sentences. Paragraphs. Something I can see and understand and...
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Laura "Bean"
- Feb 19, 2016
- 4 min
Wolves Don’t Lose Sleep Over the Opinions of Sheep
Ever had someone say something to you that made you so mad that you vowed to never forget it for the rest of your life? Not to harbor bad...
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Laura "Bean"
- Feb 19, 2016
- 2 min
CGMs
Well…I went to the endo yesterday and my head is still spinning. As I’ve said before, I love love love my endo now. He’s understanding,...
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Laura "Bean"
- Jan 19, 2016
- 2 min
Ollie went Overseas
Cliffs of Maher Last week, Moony and I took an adventure to Ireland! Needless to say, when we first booked it- i was beyond excited. A 6...
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Laura "Bean"
- Nov 12, 2015
- 2 min
Bravery
In the past couple of months, there’s been tons of controversy over the whole Caitlin Jenner situation and the Woman of the Year title....
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Laura "Bean"
- Oct 6, 2015
- 1 min
JDRF One Walk in Beacon
This past Saturday the Bean’s Betes team walked in the One Walk in Beacon, NY. It was raining, cold, and had the threat of a hurricane....
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 30, 2015
- 2 min
Ollie Recall
Ever wondered what an OmniPod looks like on the inside? I found out for us haha Yesterday I got a call from a weird number…naturally I...
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 28, 2015
- 1 min
Endocrin System vs. Support System
BAM Screenshot of his flight itinerary. Mind. Blown. So, in 3 days Pickle the Texan will be returning to NY to attend a JDRF walk. My...
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
You don’t look Diabetic…
What a freakin’ stupid statement!! What exactly does a diabetic look like ma’am?! Holy crapzoids- it took everything in me to not ask my...
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
Kool Aid
Sooo Moony calls me “Kool Aid”. It’s weird. I dig it. haha One day he tells he got me a little something. Interesting... After he says...
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 18, 2015
- 2 min
Sodium Poisoning
Hypernatremia: noun. hy-per-na-tre-mia : the presence of an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood A smidgeybit back,...
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Laura "Bean"
- Sep 9, 2015
- 3 min
DKA
Ahh, those three little letters that can strike fear into anyone who knows what the heck it is! Whenever anyone asks me what DKA is- I’m...
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