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…
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…
After dinner, I usually wait until right before bedtime to check Benny's blood sugar . But around 7pm last night, he said he was really thirsty. With a BG of 458 I could see why! That's way too high and not a number we see very often. I started to give a bolus (deliver insulin),…
I don't know where I got this bendy little dreidel guy, but I love him. This year I'm moving him around a bit more – here he is enjoying the coffee maker: I may have moved him around a little too much – my ten year old asked me, "Is that our Elf on the Shelf?" I laughed…
An hour for lunch and good works all year. That's the idea behind Good Friends, a wonderful Charlotte charity. I've been honored to attend the annual holiday luncheon for the last several years and it's always inspiring. This is the 25th year for Good Friends. It started with a challenge from three Charlotte women, who were…
My son is going to eat corn dogs and nachos. I am so proud. Benny's in first grade and he's been asking to buy lunch at school since day one last year. Since he has type 1 diabetes, that's a bit of a challenge. We base the amount of insulin he gets on the number of carbs…
We have a pretty cool skyline in Charlotte, but there's only one building that makes me ask a question. When I look at the Duke Energy Center I always wonder, why that color? The Duke tower is the only one in town that lights up – it's our New South version of the Chrysler Building. It opened in 2010 and…
You're familiar with the mom bag? The clown car of accessories, it holds everything you need and more. Throw diabetes supplies in the mix and…. here's what you get: (sorry the video's a little hot – I complained to my AV guy, but then he had to go make dinner. We're pros. Really) What do you…
The eggs made us true believers. Back recently from 5 fun days at Disney World. Yes, my kids made me ride the Tea Cups and of course we had a blast at Animal Kingdom, but what I really want to tell you about is a phone app called Lines. There are a billion Disney advice websites, blogs and now apps. This one is a companion…
November is Diabetes Month and today Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation kicks off something new – the first annual type 1 day. Makes sense. After all, it is 11-1-11! You can find out more about JDRF and T1Day here. There's tons of info, videos, etc. We're marking Diabetes Month with a pretty cool project – a family storybook. …