How To Survive Mid-Terms (Yes, It’s Okay To Cry, Too)

January 20, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

This week at school is the week that all high school and college students look at and just cringe. It is mid-term week. Now Mid-Term week is what stresses out most students because it is assessing if you actually learned anything from the last couple months and to give a percentage of how much you […]

12 Awkward Things You Can Do (&SAY) Because You Have Diabetes

January 13, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

“I’m super high right now.” [inserts weird looks and stares] Shooting up insulin in a public place forgetting that it looks a lot like hardcore drugs (but we all do it just to see the reactions people have). Cutting people in line because of the urgency to pee and just yelling, “I’M DIABETIC!!!” The word, […]

The Multiple Loves of My Life

January 5, 2016.Reading time 13 minutes.

Some of these are embarrassing, but we have all had those moments where well, a certain celebrity was our whole entire world. Yes, having dreams and crying when they post pictures with other women is totally normal, and yes eating ice cream is as well. It is all apart of growing up in the generation […]

Diabetes In Taylor Swift Lyrics

December 24, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

So everyone always says that Taylor Swift is so relatable to basically every aspect of life. I am here to prove that. So here are a few Taylor Swift lyrics that can be related to the struggles of diabetes. When there’s a Christmas party and you just devour sweets and candy canes and you just […]

Christmas Eve Eve

December 23, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Merry Christmas Eve Eve everyone!! Here’s a little Wordless Wednesday (my first one) for how I spent my Christmas Eve Eve!!!!

The Issue With Traffic (How to Handle It When You’re Learning to Drive)

December 19, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

The reason for traffic in any place is usually because there is a hold up somewhere because of something that you either a). will never know why there was such a backup or b). because of a really bad accident and you’ll see the ambulance and about ten police cars holding everyone up or c). […]

The Bad Kind?

December 18, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

When first introducing yourself to the world as a Type 1 Diabetic there are many questions that will begin to intrude your everyday life like “Are you sure you can eat that?” “Can you eat ice-cream still?” “How well maintained is your diabetes?” “Aren’t diabetics supposed to be fat?” “My grandpa has diabetes and he […]

“Best Shooter To Ever Play,”

December 12, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

Kevin Durant was on twitter and was asked the simple question, “you or Steph Curry in a 3-point contest?” and Kevin Durant’s response was short and sweet: “Steph any day, best shooter to ever play” Steph any day, best shooter to ever play RT @nickyokoyama: @KDTrey5 You or Steph Curry in a 3-Point Contest? — […]

Reasons Why Sierra Sandison Should Be Your Favorite Diabetic…EVER!!

December 12, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Sorry Nick Jonas and Jay Cutler, but I think this amazing woman deserves the ‘Best Diabetic EVER Award.’ She totally understands every struggle that diabetics have had…EVER! cause haven’t you ever wondered the same exact thing?! Started the #showmeyourpump hashtag and campaign She walked in her bikini WITH HER PUMP ON!! AND SHE DID IT AGAIN […]

Body Images

December 7, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Click to access lauravenuto.com-History-of-the-Female-Body.pdf I’m going to encourage you to read this post from start to finish. If you don’t read this word for word I’m going to encourage you to look at the pictures that will be following this and let them settle. In this picture above, there is no two bodies that are […]