When Diabetes Burnout Enters My World

I originally wrote this post for findapsychologist.org back in 2014 and it's one of my favorites.  Diabetes Burnout happens to the best...

#dBlogWeek: Message Monday~

Day one of #DBlogWeek and it’s all about the message. And to quote Karen, the creator of #dblogweek, directly : " Message Monday: What ...

Sometimes I Forget & One Day Of Being Surrounded By People WithDiabetes Reminds Me~

Sometimes I forget the physical feeling of being surrounded by others living with diabetes, and what a high it is.  And there are moments I ...

Slate.Com : With Diabetes, "Even" Little Words Matter

This post started out as a post about the disgusting Mylan epi-pen price increase and how it mirrors the insulin prices increases, but then ...

Dear Congressional Members: #HearingDiabetesVoices In November & Beyond

Dear Congressional Members:  My name is Kelly Kunik, and I'm asking  as  your constituent, your countrywoman, and a person who has lived...

Day 2 of DiabetesBlogWeek: The Cost of A Chronic Illness

Day two of Diabetes Blog Week: The Cost of A Chronic Illness . #### The cost of my chronic illness, t1 diabetes keeps me up at night from wo...

Dear CrossFit: My Diabetes Homies & I Would Like You To Know....

NO, NO, NO.  Dear CrossFit: My Diabetes Homies & I Would Like You To Know....  Making fun of people with diabetes isn’t funny. It’s offe...

#IwishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes Means That Every Day With Diabetes Is Different

Today is World Health Day -and the 2016 focus is all about diabetes and "beating diabetes,"  and I'm glad that the focus of  ...

#tbt: Kids Say The Darndest Things - And Now She's 16!

I originally wrote this post on August 11, 2008 . My niece Oliva, aka, Livvy/Oblivia was just shy of her 9th birthday back then and she was ...