Conscious Eating and Televison DO NOT Mix

There is nothing like having a Type 1 diabetic in your household to make you conscious about your relationship food. Unfortunately, there is nothing like the boob tube to take that consciousness away. I do like having a TV in the kitchen so I can watch a ball game or the news if I’m cooking [...]

The Diabetes Dinner by ELLE

It is with pride and unconditional affection that I share a post my daughter, Elle, drafted.  She recently attended a fundraising dinner for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  I hope that you will enjoy reading about her adventure almost as much as I did! As I put my hands on the door handle to a [...]

A Tribute To Mother’s Intuition

On this Mother’s Day, I would also like to celebrate the strength and determination mothering a child with type 1-diabetes demands. I learned to love ferociously the day I became a mother, but at that time I never imagined the depths of a mother’s worry when helping a child live with this chronic, complex and relentless diagnosis. Here’s to mothers who have more sleepless nights than most, who keep calculators on their kitchen counters, always have candy on their person and have learned how to be continuous glucose monitors.