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Terra's Blog


Between Diabetes
2000 The new century began with the typical good stuff; a couple more marathons, an ultra attempt, travel, new job, breakups, getting...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 15, 20204 min read


True Grit
1999 Nine years living with diabetes ... I’m committing to watching this movie this evening, True Grit. It is an old favorite of a good...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 9, 20206 min read


Besties, Basecamp & Best Effort
1998 8 years of living with diabetes...Cinco de Mayo 1998 I reached the summit of Mount Rainier with several good friends via the...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Because I Can
1997 Seven years living with diabetes... I opened my freezer and removed the two half-full frozen water bottles. It was 2:30 pm on a...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Snickers Bar
1996 We roll out from work Friday at 5 pm. The car is packed with ropes, harnesses, ice tools, ice screws, sleeping bags, sleeping pads,...

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


Hope
1995 There is this thing with being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. After meeting and discussing this with many d-peeps it appears to be...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Joy and Essence
1994 In college, we drove into San Francisco and watched The Strangers, every chance we could. They were a band from Eugene, OR that...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 4, 20202 min read


The Dance
1993 Get up. Check blood sugar. Result 249 mg/dl. Take 249-100 because I am optimizing for blood sugars to get back down to 100mg/dl. So...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 3, 20201 min read


It takes a village
1991-1992 April 1991. It became a routine, coming home from school and walking straight to the mailbox. Then I saw it, the large...

Terra Thomas, MS, NBH-HWC, CHPC
Nov 2, 20204 min read
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