Heads up, Twin Cities! JDNL.org is putting on another free driving clinic for teens with diabetes (August 4th, 2017 at Dakota County Technical College)! But you’ll have to hurry up and register! There are only a couple of openings left for this year’s session. My son just started driving (he doesn’t have diabetes). It’s an […]
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The Freedom Broker by K.J. Howe
Lucas Davenport, Mitch Rapp, and Jack Reacher are a few book characters I enjoy sharing time with. I recently added Thea Paris to that list. She is one of 25 elite response consultants who travel undercover to the deadliest situations in the world to recover hostages by any means necessary. And diabetes doesn’t slow her […]
The Diabetes UnConference – February 2017
[button href=”http://diabetesunconference.com/product-category/las-vegas/” primary=”true” centered=”true” newwindow=”true”]Register Now[/button] Don’t miss it – register now – the deadline is January 24th! From the official website: What is it? At The Diabetes UnConference, every participant is an expert. All attendees can ask and answer questions and learn from their peers in a safe setting where there is no judgment or wrong […]
Identifying barriers to transition of care
I had a great pediatric diabetes care team and stayed with them as long as possible. I was in my mid-twenties still sitting in the waiting room with the little guys and gals. We passed the time by checking out Highlights Magazines and sliding shapes along metal rods. Then an insurance issue forced me out the door […]
Sugar Surfing comes to Minneapolis
Dr. Stephen Ponder is a pediatric endocrinologist and certified diabetes educator with Scott and White Healthcare in Temple, Tx. He’s lived with type 1 diabetes since March of 1966 and has been a pioneering force in diabetes telehealth and remote care for many years. One of his latest projects is Sugar Surfing, a modern approach to […]