If not, by now, shortly, you and your child will have chosen where they will be attending college in the fall. What an exciting time! As you enjoy the excitement, and if you have a child with diabetes, the coming fall becomes a dreaded monster as you realize your child, AND THEIR DIABETES, will be left on their own without the help of mom and dad. How will this ever work? You got this, and so do they: your child is not the first to enjoy this rite of passage.  Millions have gone before, and so have many with diabetes. You can do this.  Discuss going away to colleg ..read more

For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream.  Now, I am sure that Vincent Van Gogh was not thinking of diabetes when he jotted down this quote. Surely, he was marveling at the heavens above and all those stars in the sky.  Each is different, each burning brightly. Each year, Feedspot ranks the top 100 bloggers in hundreds of different categories and subject matters. It is the perfect place to look and see the many writings on a subject that interests you…diabetes. Go to blog.feedspot.com/diabetes_blogs  and you will see so many diff ..read more

For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream.  Now I am sure that Vincent Van Gogh was not thinking of diabetes when he jotted down this quote. Surely, he was marveling at the heavens above and all those stars in the sky.  Each different, each burning brightly. Each year Feedspot ranks the top 100 bloggers in hundreds of different categories and subject matter.  It is the perfect place for you to look and see the many writings that are out on a subject which interests you…diabetes. Go to https://blog.feedspot.com/diabetes_blogs/  and ..read more

Especially during the time of COVID, it was not so uncommon to rely on doctor’s visits via what was called telehealth.  Actually, during COVID we had tele—everything.  Not only appointments at the Docs but conferences, lectures, school classes, and meetings were all moved to a virtual “Tele-world”. One article I read stated that Zoom grew 500% during the height of the pandemic. That’s a lot of participants. So I have a quick question today.  Knowing that the convenience of attending from home, along with the fact that some people like the autonomy, would you participate in a Zoo ..read more

I have mentioned this topic before but it can never be overstated. With the winter break now over and kids heading back to school, every fiber in my ‘dad’ body begs me to plead with you to please be very alert on where you park and when at the time you arrive for classes. Many times you will arrive in a parking lot after a few classes have already started, and in the middle of the daytime, you may not be reflecting on how far away you actually are and the fact that your last class is at 6 pm, it will be pretty dark, and many of those same cars are now gone. There will be nothing but a healthy ..read more

We all heard it. We may have even said it based on what we were told by those ‘in the know.’ The cure for diabetes will be here in 5 years. I asked a top scientist once about this phrase, and his answer was enlightening, “There was a time that so much was happening in the world of diabetes that many in the scientific world truly believed; how could it NOT be here in 5 years?” I was even told that this would be the case, to my own peril, as I shared it with others, and worst yet, I believed it.  And it didn’t happen. Organizations even got behind beliefs like the Decade for a Cure.  ..read more

This picture has been on my shelf for a million years. It’s of my Grandfather and Grandmother on Mom’s side of the family. They were married on Flag Day (June 14th) a long, long time ago. My grandfather told his kids that their anniversary was such a special day the world put flags out in their honor.  He worked long hours to make sure his family did not feel the depression era as many did. Mom shared that they were the only ones to have a car on the block during that dark part of history, and no matter what, they went away each summer. My grandfather died a month before I was born, and m ..read more

Next month is November. Thanksgiving and Diabetes Awareness Month in the same month. They almost seem like polar opposites, don’t they? To begin, and let me be 1000% clear on this point: I. HATE THIS. DISEASE. I, like that fiddle play who made a deal with the devil that he was better, would also sell my soul for my kids not to have this disease. That’s how much I hate it. Even now that they are adults, the worry is still there. I cannot imagine what goes through their heads each night when they lay their head down. A fear must always be there. You do not need me to define that fear, any word y ..read more

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You need to see how far you have come. When it is 3 a.m. and your child’s blood sugar is just not coming down.  When you have been up through the night trying to figure out whether the pizza or the peach is why your child’s blood glucose levels are through the roof.  When you come from your Doctor’s appointment and you’re thinking, “Pretty sure not one thing I said was heard”.  When you feel like no one understands like you do, this life with diabetes and the ups and downs. Take a deep breath. Recently I was speaking to a mom about her child’s diagnosis just three days before.&n ..read more