I advocate Therefore I Am

February 7, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

Warning – this post is 1270+ words. normally I would toss in some random cat pics but honestly I don’t want to take away from the message. I thought about changing the font randomly but that just seemed silly. Its wordy but in my very humble opinion worth it. Who is an advocate? : a […]

Roses are Red Violets are Blue You can Save a Child Too

February 4, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last year some very wise and humble members of the Diabetes Online Community (Kerri Sparling, Bennet Dunlap, Kelly Close, Manny Hernandez, Adam Brown, and Jeff Hitchcock) started something. It is called Spare a Rose, Save a Child. The campaign runs Feb 10th to Feb 16th and helps support the Life of a Child program sponsored by the […]

oh F***

January 8, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m torn. Really seriously torn. I want to give these kids kudos. I want to congratulate them and wish them luck at the Grammies. I want to thank them for raising awareness about the dangers of sugars and how eating unhealthy can/will lead to obesity and other health issues. The thing is – I can’t. […]

“Diabetes In His Eyes”

September 16, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

(not about diabetic retinopathy) UGH UGH UGH So this weekend Middles was watching Looney Tunes. I love Looney Tunes. Bugs is my favorite – laid back and witty. So after an episode Middles called for me. Told me I had to watch something, “it was so funny” he said “it says diabetes” he added. He […]

Oh – He Had It Bad

September 13, 2013.Reading time 14 minutes.

Contrary to what John Q. Public believes there are no levels of severity with Diabetes. Wearing an insulin pump does not mean the pwd has it worse than another pwd. Last night was Back To School night at my sons middle school. It isn’t really a time to meet the teachers and have a conference. […]