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Sharing my favorite places to travel, adventures you gotta try, things I’m obsessed with, diabetes life, and everything in-between.

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Gretchen Otte 4/21/21 Gretchen Otte 4/21/21

I will never forget the summer that changed my life forever…

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As a girl in her 20s, dating and finding that special spark can be hard enough… Add diabetes in the mix, and it makes it seem almost impossible!

Gretchen Otte 3/25/21 Gretchen Otte 3/25/21

Can you think of a time where you have used the words: lancet, painless, fun, and cute all in the sentence? I can't. Until now..

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When I was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it made me feel like I was always carrying around a giant burden…

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