Monthly Archives: February 2012

Kids Rally for Kids

Imagine your whole school cheering for you. Six young students at St. Mark Catholic School in Huntersville had that experience this week. It was the kick off to their JDRF Kids Walk and it was wonderful. I MC'd the event and talked with a few of the families.  The Langbo family has 4 children at St. Mark's,…

Children of the Year

Ten weeks from now, our local Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will announce the Man and Woman of the year. It's a great event and a competition that raises tens of thousands of dollars for blood cancer research. The best part, though, is the celebration of the Boy & Girl of the Year. This year, they…

Moving Up.

One of our big challenges in diabetes care has always been the way Benny's insulin pump connects to his body.  It's called an inset and I've described it as looking like a small nicotine patch, with a bump on top.  Pictures almost always show it in the stomach. Usually in a thin, gorgeous female stomach like this lovely: Very…