Shelly Jensen

Alone at the Dinner Party – Living as an Adult with Type 1 Diabetes

by Shelly Jensen 01.15.2010 Events

ShareMy husband and I arrive at a trendy restaurant to join a lovely birthday celebration for a mutual friend.  There are about 10 people listed on the reservation and we are asked to wait for the others in the bar.  My husband orders two glasses of wine and a snack mix is offered to us.  [...]

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Sugar Mommy – Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (conclusion)

by Shelly Jensen 10.30.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThis is the final entry in a series of four posts by Shelly Jensen. In the Hospital. My endocrinologist gave me great advice. He forewarned me that I would be more knowledgeable about my diabetes than the nurses would be in the maternity ward. The nurses who took care of me were extraordinary women and I [...]

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Sugar Mommy – Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (part 3)

by Shelly Jensen 10.27.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThis is the third entry in a series of four posts by Shelly Jensen. Carbs, Carbs,Carbs (or not). Let’s get this out the way: when we are pregnant, we often crave food or can’t stand the sight of it. If you are like me, you crave carbohydrates. Even when I was going through morning sickness, [...]

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Sugar Mommy – Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (part 2)

by Shelly Jensen 10.22.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThis is the second entry in a series of four posts by Shelly Jensen. The Special Gift From Your Baby.  If you are like me, you are not perfect. Before, during and after both pregnancies (yes, I did this twice, so it can’t be so bad!) I slipped up. I miscalculated my carbohydrate count, or [...]

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Sugar Mommy: Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes

by Shelly Jensen 10.19.2009 Uncategorized

ShareHeading into the second trimester of my first pregnancy, a friend asked me how I was feeling. She asked me this every time we talked but this time she said “I remember when I was pregnant that I felt sort of alone, like no one could possibly understand what my body was going through.“ I [...]

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