The 2011 ADA Expo came through Minneapolis a couple of weekends ago. Unfortunately, not much changes with the vendors from year to year. Diabetes is a slow business, ya know? But when I heard that Mari Ruddy would be there, I knew I had to go. As an added bonus, my friend (and road trip […]
Meet up
SimonPalooza – Touching Lives Worldwide
What is SimonPalooza? It all starts with Simon. Simon is an incredible guy living with diabetes in Australia. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six years ago, right in the middle of his otherwise awesome life. Being blindsided by his diagnosis, and left drowning by himself to deal with it, he pretty much […]
One of the Minnesota Crews
I love meetups. I will do almost anything in my power to get to them. I missed a group meeting on Monday night, which bummed me out a bit, but couldn’t be helped. Last night was a different story though. I spent a few hours visiting with Dean, Mike, and MissItaly. I loved it (as […]
Dinner in D.C.
The local DOC Contingent sure pulled together while we were in D.C. for JDRF Government Day. What started out as a group of nine or ten quickly turned into sixteen or more! Every time I checked my e-mail or twitter feed, there was another person who caught wind of our plans and wanted to join […]
(see other arm)
I went to a small, but growing, local type 1 meet-up last night, and had a blast, as usual. Mike, Peterspoon, Dean, Scott This picture happened at about 10:30 PM, just before the gals working at Caribou Coffee kicked us off the patio. We all stayed out WAY longer than any of us intended to. […]