You can help

Want to take a quick minute to mention a few events coming up. These are ways you can help the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Walk to Cure Diabetes happens April 21st with three locations in the Charlotte area. My family will participate in the one at Carowinds. We don’t have our own “walk team”…

Dreaming of Sleep

I’ve been talking about sleep quite a bit recently, and it seems I’ve touched a nerve. Two sets of numbers came out that got my attention. First, the National Sleep Foundation reported that more than half of women between the ages of 18 and 64 sleep well only a few nights a week. Then, The…

Benny’s big sister

My daughter has started playing “hospital.” Lea is 5 and at bedtime lately, she wants to pretend she’s been treated for a mysterious illness. It’s always something that requires an overnight stay (but never a shot!). It’s easy to see much of this comes from the 3 days back in December when our son, Benny,…

Ketones

Now that we’re sort of comfortable in our diabetes routine, life threw us a curve. It was a small, but messy one: a stomach bug that’s going around. It was the first time since Benny’s diagnosis of Type I Diabetes that we had to deal with a “regular” illness. I’ll spare you the details; let’s…

The Envelope, Please

I love the Oscars. I go to fewer movies these days than ever before; having two little kids will do that to you. I think I saw three movies last year and none of them were close to being academy award nominees. (X-Men, The Prestige and something else. Seriously. That’s what I saw.) I haven’t…

Highs and Lows

One of the keys to managing diabetes is checking blood sugar levels. As I’ve explained before here, it’s usually done by pricking a finger then using a test strip and a meter to get a number. There’s usually a range of blood sugar levels your doctor gives that’s right for you. Too high and you…