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 ...

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...

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 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...

Novo Nordisk, AskScreenKnow®, Rev Run, T2 Diabetes & The "Am I At Risk?" Campaign

Diabetes, "it's tricky," no matter the type. Today I'm writing about t2 risk assessment because as a person with t1, I hav...

#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 ...