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Bowl Of Bolognese
2017 Twenty-seven years of living with diabetes. "Would it be possible just to get a bowl of bolognese, please?" I asked the server in...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 6, 20208 min read


I Gained Twenty Pounds
2018 Twenty-eight years of living with diabetes. At 18 months of age, shortly after learning to walk, I went to the curb, sat down, and...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Broken Group Islands
2016 Twenty-six years of living with diabetes. It is a distinct sound, hollow and bold, that a sea kayak makes when it arrives at the...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 3, 20203 min read


We Aren't In Kansas Anymore Toto!
2015 Twenty-five year of living with diabetes. "How much longer, Mommy?" asks my 7-year-old- daughter. Every parent gets this question...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 2, 20206 min read


Toucans & Tapirs
2011 Twenty one years of living with diabetes. I held my two littles close, assuring them of their safety. Meanwhile, in my head, I saw...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 1, 20205 min read


Sailing and Skittles
2009 Nineteen years living with diabetes. Five sailboats departed from Santa Barbara Harbor headed for the Channel Islands in November....

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 1, 20204 min read


Serenity & Trust
2012 Twenty two years of living with diabetes. She invited me in January at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. My good friend,...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Keto & Running
2014 Twenty-four years of living with diabetes. A friend shared his son's brain specialists advocated a ketogenic diet as part of his...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Jive Dancing
2010 Twenty years of living with diabetes. 5:00 AM, the alarm goes off. It is dark, inside and out. It is a Thursday. I look at my CGM,...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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