I never remember...but I never forget.....It was about now...or tomorrow....maybe the next day...thank goodness for the FB memory feed -- it will remind me...though it's a constant thought without the reminder. It was around now that we heard those words, "He has type one diabetes."

Today, I told J I wanted to wear a sensor to see what it was like. First time since diagnosis. For real. Yes, I have stuck my finger and checked my bgl about a zillion times -- but this? Nope. never.

He laughed, but I think was intrigued. He said I was crazy, and that the insertion would hurt if I went slow. I couldn't press the button. I asked him to help. We laughed some more, and I kind of fought back tears. It was scary. He did it, and we laughed some more. It is good to be in this spot, 6 years down the road, that sometimes you can laugh at the smallest parts of this disease.

We (I) haven't been able to beat technology yet though. I wanted to have this sensor reading blood sugar levels so we could see both his and mine. Fifteen minutes or so after we inserted this -- I got a sensor failed message. Another layer of really experiencing what t1d feels like -- going through the angst of an insertion - only having to fail -- and you having think about doing it again.

Is this really like having type one? No, probably not. But it is close. A glimpse of what it feels like to have something on your body, all the time. How long will I keep it on? I don't know...perhaps long enough to see if I can get it to reach a receiver....if not....it simply serves as a reminder to me....and to you.....what warriors people with type 1 diabetes really are.

The #educateandadvocate piece -- this is a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor. A fine filament/wire is inserted just underneath the skin to read blood sugars constantly - -giving you new information every 5 minutes or so. This part is worn on the body 24/7 and is restarted or replaced every 7 days....

This is a day in the life of T1d.