In less than one week (on Tuesday, May 20) I will be joining a group of panelists, a handful of behind-the-scenes people, two partner organizations (Diabetes Hands Foundation & dLife), and one sponsoring company (Pamlab) to bring the second Diabetes…
Our assignment for day two of the fifth (!!) annual #DBlogWeek is to write a poem, rhyme, ballad, haiku, or any other form of poetry about diabetes. At first, I thought this would be really hard for me, but my…
Our assignment for day one of the fifth annual (!!) #DBlogWeek is to talk about diabetes causes and issues that get us really fired up. I’m not a fired up kind of guy. The slow and steady march of making connections,…
I recently finished reading “Diabetes and Wellbeing” by Dr. Jen Nash, and I really enjoyed it. Subtitled “Managing the psychological and emotional challenges of diabetes types 1 and 2” Dr. Nash set out to help us find some good ways…
I love this poem & performance by Doc P from DiagnosedNotDefeated, check it out!
I’m very happy to announce the return of the Diabetes Hope Conference! We have another amazing lineup of panelists (some returning, some new), with what we hope (no pun intended) are topics that you feel are worth participating in. This…
This is my friend Doug. He’s pretty cool. He has type 1 diabetes, just like me. 🙂 He decided he was going to run a marathon. In February of 2011, he couldn’t run 0.25 miles, and in October of 2011…
Please don’t judge me for getting excited about finding toaster strudels in the freezer this morning. I did everything right. I tested my blood sugar, I counted the carbs, I even set a mental timer for when I could actually…
This being one of my favorite movies has led to some really interesting discussions… I wish the world could have seen how big my grin was when I found this Tweet & Twitter Account. In the quiet words of the virgin Mary,…
I recently had the honor of spending an hour with Emily and the TuDiabetes.org family talking about my life with diabetes, my work in the diabetes world, and a bunch of other fun stuff. We even had a surprise cameo…
I’m super excited to be joining the awesome Emily Coles at TuDiabetes.org for a live interview on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 4pm EST/3pm CST/1pm PST. I have a TON of things I can talk about, but I’d love for…
I’m happy to spread the word about the Diabetes Scholars annual fundraiser at Friends for Life this July. This year sounds amazing! Mary Podjasek, tireless champion and President/Executive Director, Diabetes Scholars Foundation, describes the evening: Your Polynesian experience begins with the…
Dr. Korey Hood is one of my favorite people. He training to run the 2014 Boston Marathon (!!) with Team JDRF on April 21st, and could use some help. I love Korey because he’s a great guy, and he has…
Before I talk about how much I enjoyed reading Kerri’s book, I need to disclose that she is a close friend. In general, I’m a fan of all she does. I’m also honored to be mentioned and to have contributed…
Opening a new book and finding it easy to read is a treat. It takes a lot of skill and talent to put words together in a way that’s easy on the brain and doesn’t cause fatigue. Using those words to…
I can’t believe this will be the fifth year of diabetes art day (February 3, 2014). Diabetes art day is always a special event, but this seems extra special to me. I had a chance to talk with Lee Ann…
We accept it because it is part of the world we’ve been thrown into. Some of us, myself included, are even thankful. Being able to measure it instead of how things used to be is a huge improvement. But there…
I had my diabetic eye exam yesterday. Nearly 34 years of type 1 diabetes and the doctor said he couldn’t see any sign of diabetes. Not a thing. Whew… I’d been given news of another year (actually two years since my…
It has been over six years since I first joined TuDiabetes. To this day they are still one of the very first resources I mention when people are looking for information about a specific subject, product, problem, or just aren’t…
Pretty soon I depart for Vienna, Austria to hang out with my work colleagues for a couple of weeks. I’m very excited – I’ve never been to Europe, and Vienna sounds like an incredible sight to see. I’m also looking…