Monthly Archives: June 2007

Pump (and Fairy) Update

First, the pump. We have a launch date. If all goes well, Benny goes “live” on the insulin pump Monday July 9th. This Wednesday Benny should start wearing the pump and all that goes with it, but he won’t have any actual insulin in it. We’ll see how quickly he gets used to wearing it…

We lost a friend this

We lost a friend this week. Just a terrific woman, Carol Thurm. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer recently, and it took her life so quickly. She and her husband, Joel, are about the same age as my parents. They’re from the same part of New York as my family and Joel knows some of…

In the Swim

Pruney fingers are hard to use for blood sugar checks. That’s one of the things we’ve learned after a few weeks at the pool this summer. Vigorous exercise can bring blood sugar down, so we have to check Benny pretty frequently while he’s swimming. I’ve heard earlobes are a good place to check, but I…

Harris Teeter Celebrity Classic

I’ve played in the JDRF’s golf tournament for about five years now. It’s always a great time. The Panthers Coach, John Fox (with me, left), is the celebrity chair and he brings out some fun players. There are a lot of kids there – the inspiration for the tournament – and it’s always incredible to…

Five-Second Rule

We’ve all heard of the five-second food rule, right? Something falls on the floor and if you pick it up quickly enough, you can still eat it. Two new studies took a look at this thinking. At Clemson University, researchers looked at just how many germs can survive on food after five seconds. They used…