I normally wouldn’t do this sort of thing, but I’m really bothered by this. I also know that we’re dealing with “The Internet”, things like this are to be expected. But I don’t have to be happy about it. Early…
After a short conference call this morning and a quick session of lunchtime basketball, I’m driving down to Des Moines, IA to attend the Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference tomorrow. The TCOYD conferences do the best job of…
Sorry folks, I’m not done gushing about CWD Friends For Life. I left off with Jay Hewitt on three TV screens, and some evening basketball with Gary Scheiner. I had just as much trouble choosing sessions on Friday as I…
Thirty years ago I was peeing on test strips to assess my diabetes management (a revolution for those who had to use a chemistry kit). Within the next few years I was measuring my blood sugar instead of urine, and had machines that…
I have lived with diabetes since April of 1980. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disorder. For reasons nobody knows, my immune system has attacked a part of my pancreas. My pancreas is the organ responsible for micro-managing my…
We were sitting just around the corner from the candy counter waiting for my wife and son to finish school shopping. “Can you get me something?” “No.” “But Dad, I’m starving.” “No you’re not, we just ate.” “But I’m hungry.”…
I hate that title, because it implies that I dislike Symlin. That’s not true. I like it a lot. Most of the time. The few times I don’t like it are memorable. Take this experience from about a month ago.…
Today (September 1, 2010) is the first “Diabetes Art Day”, a really fun project that Lee Ann (with a little help from Cherise) announced recently. My niece, a creative genius, was over this weekend, and I recruited her to…