Dear Readers, I write about diabetes almost every day.  I write to inform you about the latest diabetes news, diabetes technology, and diabetes research.  When I share my personal stories about living with diabetes, I try to weave in humor.  I want to make you smile so that you remember that we can live well and be happy despite...

My family didn’t believe in being sick. Being sick was a sign of weakness, a sign of being needy, and neediness was bad. We were Stockwells who could trace our ancestry all the way back to the Mayflower. We believed in moderation and hard work, in doing things ourselves. When Mom got sick she was “fighting something,” as if to be...

I wasn’t in favor of this health care bill. I wish I could have been because I supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election — which is exactly the reason I wasn’t in favor of this health care bill. Key components of this bill, including the individual mandate, the Cadillac tax, the lack of a public option, the lack...