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Terra's Blog


Live Laugh Love
2013 Twenty-three years of living with diabetes. I turned 40 at the beginning of 2013. Ready to transition into the new decade of life, I...

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


Resilience
2008 Eighteen years living with diabetes. My 1-year post-baby goal was to run the Santa Barbara 9 Trails 35 Mile Endurance Run (SB9T)....

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 30, 20204 min read


Blades of Glory
2007 Seventeen years living with diabetes. I like excuses to have a celebration and throw a party. COVID has been a bitch for this...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Boston Strong
2006 Sixteen years living with diabetes. Sitting in the car driving through Boston, I picked up the monitor. It was slightly larger than...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 29, 20203 min read


Superhero Strength
2005 15 years with diabetes. The trip was a month in Europe with my 22-month-old son, a mix of work and play. I had concerns about how I...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 29, 20205 min read


These Boots are Made for Walkin'
2004 Two strong legs, grounded like tree trunks in the ground. Hundreds of times, he practiced going from the floor into his standing...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 22, 20203 min read


The Magic of Mommyhood
2003 Thirteen years of living with diabetes... Three words summarize this year - BIG LIFE CHANGES. I remember reading, after 2003, not to...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 19, 20202 min read


Lucy in the Sky
2001 Eleven years living with diabetes... "Babe, let's go look at some puppies. We will go look, just look." I said to my boyfriend on a...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Bonjour, ça va?
2002 In my 12th year living with diabetes, I moved to Saint Jorioz, France, about 10km outside of Annecy at the foot of the Alps. It was...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 17, 20203 min read
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