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. […]

High With A Chance of Ketones

September 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I went to bed at 10pm last night. All three kids safely within range with no active insulin. I didn’t set any alarms for night checks, no reason to worry. This morning I got up made coffee and packed lunches. Middles got up and took a shower, checked BS (117) and ate breakfast. All was […]

If We Have To Strip – Let’s Be Safe.

August 26, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Earlier this summer Bennet author of YDMV began a campaign to hold manufacturers of glucose test strips and meters accountable. The campaign StripSafely has reached far and wide. Last Wednesday there was a ‘Tweet In‘ members of the Diabetes Online Community and beyond sent thousands of tweets to members of congress and the FDA. (If you […]

The Green Bracelet Post

August 9, 2013.Reading time 21 minutes.

Warning – This post is over 2300 words. It is also not funny. It was a hard post to write. I appreciate you reading it – maybe after you read it you will read the prior post and consider supporting our JDRF walk. Not trying to belittle the importance of this post by plugging for […]

Not The One Where I Get Philosophical

August 6, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have a half-dozen drafts started regarding all kinds of crazy. Including the ‘green bracelet post’, one called ‘You Have my Sword’ regarding the DOC, and one about the theory of probability (where I get all philosophical). But this post is easy so I am posting now. Each year our family takes part in the […]