Connections
Personal limits.
I was talking with a patient at a diabetes event on Saturday, and we chatted about CGM, pump sites, and how awesome it was to have a sunny day in November. I noticed he was chugging his way through the bottled water in his hand at a rapid pace. Once the last swig was down […]
Type 1 Moms: Changing diabetes education sixty seconds at a time.
I get a lot of random emails from folks asking for me to try this or that “diabetic” product, or to check out a website/event/book/totally-made-up-cure-for-diabetes-involving-bark-from-a- random-shrub-only-found-in-Peru. It’s part of being in the whole blogging world. But when I got an email from someone who signs their title as “Chief Type 1 Dad”, I just had […]
Doggone wrong?
At first, I roll my eyes when I see the elderly man walk in the door of the Starbucks with a small poodle in tow. Why do people feel like they can bring their dogs anywhere? I wonder to myself. Why do they think their dog is different and should be allowed in restaurants? But then […]
Better with friends.
Every once in a while, something happens with your diabetes that you can’t quite believe. And you should believe it, because diabetes is one unpredictable, sneaky SOB, but for whatever reason, it’s still surprising. Like going from a BG of 303mg/dL to 46mg/dL in an hour. Which is what happened to me on Saturday. I […]
Just ask the Tribe.
After three days on the river, our boat finally pulled in to our final dock, and we began to unload all the coolers, tents, oars, life jackets, and other supplies we’d used. I looked down at my waist and clicked in to my DexCom, which was secured in my Tummietote. 121mg/dL. Nice. I turned around […]
Good company.
I volunteer with the Tour de Cure bike ride to fight diabetes for a variety of reasons. It’s about raising money to find a cure. It’s also about a sport I love. And it’s about being a part of the diabetes community here in San Diego and celebrating the fact that we are not alone. […]
Words worth seeing.
I don’t usually use the words “uplifted” and “blinded by diabetes” in the same blog post. Blindness caused by diabetes is one of the most difficult topics for any of us to talk about, especially for me given my recent discovery of mild retinopathy in my right eye. But when I came across this story […]
Those common threads.
“I’ve seen a lot of doctors lately,” the young waiter at a local chain restaurant tells me. He’d asked who all my to-go food was for and I’d told him that I’m a pharmaceutical sales rep and I often bring lunch in for a doctor and his staff. “Oh yeah?” I said casually, trying to […]
Unexpected Connections.
I rolled into the gym last Thursday and scanned my membership card at the front desk. I said hello to the manager as I always do, and noticed a tremendous human being sitting next him. I said hello to the muscle-bound man, who’s biceps were the size of my thighs, and the manager introduced him […]
Community Strength: In need of the D.O.C.
As a blogger who’s very public about living with diabetes, I get lots of questions about diabetes from readers. I’ve had emails that range from “I have diabetes, now what?” to “Have you heard of this amazing tree root from Ghana that cures diabetes?” (the latter of which I tend to hit the delete button […]