When I saw this weekend’s New York Times article, “Even small medical advances can mean big jumps in bills,” I thought, “Hey, that’s us!” My son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than 7 years ago and I’m still shocked at how much our supplies cost, even with health insurance. How disappointing to read…
Baseball season! As a diabetes mom, I’m a big fan. The dugout is an easy place to check blood sugar and grab a snack. Plus, the pace of the game is a bit less frenetic. We’re coming off basketball and all that running made for some funky low BGs. Having said that, Benny went low…
On March 24, my alma mater celebrates a big milestone. Syracuse University turns 144* years old. For the next two weeks, school representatives are traveling the country, getting alumni together. The Charlotte event is tonight (3/13) at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grill. I was recently in Syracuse, where the weather did not disappoint – 9 degrees and…
If you could write a letter to yourself at age 10 or 18 or 27, what would you say? I was recently asked that question by Ellyn Spragins, the author of “If I’d Known Then” and other books that use that idea to share valuable information and advice. Ellyn came to Charlotte to speak at…
How rude! The Washington Post recently ran a column from Miss Manners where she recommended people with diabetes only check their blood sugar out of sight. Specifically, she advised we go into an airplane bathroom to check, rather than possibly disturbing those around us. This is wrong for many, many reasons. When my son was…
“We know him!!” We had just turned on the Olympics last night when this segment on skiier and type 1 diabtetic Kris Freeman came up: [youtube id=”kGgZaM9Of3U” width=”600″ height=”350″] Of course, we don’t really know Kris, but we’ve met him at a few diabetes events. He’s signed cards for my kids and chatted with us…
I’ve never been big on flowers for Valentine’s Day. I much prefer chocolate. Maybe it’s the timing? Valentine’s Day comes right about the time I’m ready to give up on my New Year’s diet. This year, I’ve got something even better for all of us to consider. Please check out the Spare a Rose, Save…
“Everyone here is a big liar.” The woman put her hand on my arm and looked into my eyes. It wasn’t what I expected after my talk on finding the funny in diabetes management. “You just lied,” she insisted. “You said diabetes can’t stop you, but it can. If my son had been here, he…
I spent this weekend in St. Louis as a speaker at a JDRF Chapter retreat. It was a wonderful experience and, for one moment, it was like looking into a mirror through a time machine. A two year old boy perched on his grandfather’s shoulders, his older sister looking up at me from behind a…
Just over three weeks in and I am so excited that we started using the Dexcom CGM. (Don’t know what that is? There’s a good explanation here) First impressions? We love it. A CGM gives copious amounts of data, which is incredibly useful to a person with diabetes. It also alarms when BG is going…