Stick Me Giveaway!

A few weeks ago, Stick Me Designs was hosting a “Keep/Try and Giveaway” on Facebook.  When I saw, I immediately entered.

I have a “thing” for Stick Me bags. My mom found them, and bought me the pink clutch. It was perfect for me. It held my freestyle meter, multiclix, and test strips. I put a pack of Carb boom in the side pocket for lows. That bag has been all over the place with me.  Early on, I realized that it was perfect for Dixie to carry. She grabs it by the strap and brings it to me.

Once I figured out that it was a match for Dixie, I decided that I should have all my testers in one.

The next one I got (from my mom for Christmas) was a dinosaur patterned one. That was a great addition. It helped Dixie to have consistent bags to grab.

Last Christmas, my mom gave me another. This one is the silky cocoa bag. It’s my “go out on the town” choice. It’s not as casual as the other two.

This Christmas, I didn’t get a new bag. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed. So...when I saw the new Deluxe Clutch patterns and then discovered the giveaway, I was psyched. Of course, I never really gave much thought to winning.

When I got Rickina’s message that I had won, I was jazzed! I picked out the Scroll Chic design. This bag is perfect for traveling. It holds everything. I have it loaded with Cleo infusion sets, Multiclix lancets, tubing, foil wrapped ketostixs, Carb Boom packets. It is ready to go, at a moment’s notice, on my next getaway. Usually, before every trip, I grab zip lock bags and put the supplies that I’ll need in them.  I never really unpack the bags, so I end up having a mismatch of supplies in my travel bags.

Now it’s your lucky day! I’m giving away a Deluxe Clutch in the Lotus Lily Pattern. (just like the one that Sara won!) These are really well made, well-designed bags. Mine have been through years of use, and are no worse for the wear. (even after being carried in Dixie’s mouth :-)

So... just leave a comment on this post before midnight on March 26th, 2012, and you will be entered to win.

Thanks, Rickina, for sharing your talent with others.

Tractor Tires and Spiders

Last week, I met up with Scott, for a good old fashioned d-meetup. Dixie didn't come. She was  battling a sore back, and spending a couple hours on a concrete floor didn't seem therapeutic. Unhappy about it, she stayed home.

I left my house and was cruising down the highway. Suddenly, a giant tractor tire flew off the back of a truck and was hurtling towards my car. I swerved into the next lane (THANK GOODNESS there wasn’t a car in that lane at the time) and swerved back. The tire missed my car by about a foot. It went sailing down the side of the road and cars behind me dodged it as well. 

What was the first thought I had after I survived the trauma? Not, “Holy Sugar. I’m lucky that tire didn’t hit my car and kill me.” It was “Oh great. Now I’m going to be high from the adrenaline surge.”

Really. Who thinks that way?! I was nearly smashed by a flying tractor tire, and the only thought that came to mind was about my impending high blood sugar.

I shared the story with Scott, and he told me a similar one about testing his basal rates overnight, walking into the bathroom and seeing a spider, freaking out about said spider, and then knowing his basal testing was a wash because of the adrenaline rush.

Dam diabetes. It infiltrates everything. Every. Little. Thing.

We laughed. Because what else can you do?  The two of us, sitting in a restaurant, laughing because we both understood.

There was a lot of talking and a lot of laughing. Scott and I discussed the possibility of improved diabetes management if we had an I-phone with Siri. I told Scott, imagine being able to just say, “I’m eating 2 cups of white rice. How many carbs is that?”  I actually tried this with a friend’s phone. Only it was Thanksgiving, so I asked how many carbs in a cup of stuffing. The phone pulled up a whole list of carb possibilities. With that as a d-strategy, maybe Scott would be able to ditch the clipboard. :-)

Are you using Siri as part of your d-management plan? If so, please share!

Happy Holidays!

Molly and Dixie

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