When my brother was first diagnosed with diabetes as an eleven-year-old, he was given a case for his kit and extra diabetes supplies. The case was actually a cloth lunchbox, but it had an unfortunate resemblance (at least in my bother’s mind) to a woman’s handbag. At this point, he was too young to even carry a wallet, so the idea...

As I have previously discussed, I am participating in the Protégé Encore study, which is an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody clinical trial that is trying to prove the effectiveness of an investigational drug called teplizumab.  We all know that type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where autoantibodies are attacking and killing off...

Summer has disappeared.   We left Asia in mid-July with so much enthusiasm for plans in the Northeastern US, and now, it’s hard to fathom how Labor Day could possibly be one week away.  Very soon, everyone will be mourning the end of summer, especially children who must return to those newly waxed floors in their classroom halls...

Photo credit: Redvers On Monday, my daily life, my career path, and my work-related goals will change substantially. You see, Friday was my last day working at an exceptional start-up here in San Diego. (I love you guys. I will miss you all!) (Parenthetical, part 2: anyone software engineers out there want to work at a fabulous, fast-moving...

This is the first in a series of interviews with change leaders in diabetes. Dr. Steven V. Edelman, founder of Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a not-for-profit organization with the mission of education, motivation and self advocacy for people with diabetes, impacts thousands of patients across the U.S. whom the health care...

Jessica, the kids, and I just returned from a two week vacation with family in Philadelphia. Before the trip I worried a lot about what I would eat, especially because I’ve been on the Paleolithic Diet.  I worried about blood sugar fluctuations and about gaining weight – both of which have been issues for me on previous trips.  ...

When I first formulated my plan for trying out Amylin Pharmaceutical‘s amylin agonist, Symlin, I figured the hardest supply to acquire would be a pH meter. Now, granted, I haven’t tried for the pH meter yet, so it still may prove difficult– but getting my hands on Symlin itself has certainly been an unexpected hassle. I...

Every person I have met who has diabetes has a diagnosis story.  And every person I have met who has diabetes has vivid memories of this incident.  Since I was recently diagnosed and am just entering the diabetes community, I feel as though I’ve told my diagnosis story more often than any other story I’ve told in my life.  The...

My Insulin Pen I woke up this morning with slightly elevated BS levels. So I ate a little breakfast – a salad with some quinoa – and took 4 units of insulin (Apidra) and set off to do some errands. When I came home four hours later I was hungry again so I ate some more salad with a bit of quinoa and checked my BS again. I...

Juggling on the Berlin Wall If I left align my body throw its edges against a wall I built inside a membrane locking out the memory of excursion an up and a down   Sea I am jealous your tide mediocre at least you have the moon to blame   If I left align my body hold it still forehead to cement against a cold thymus he doesn’t...