'Pregnant graffiti' (photo by Petteri Sulonen) she wrote her poem on his wrists love transcribed in code a double-backed polynucleotide beast sealing the air between his lungs and his wrists on his wrists she wrote her love son son I a Silverstein tree give you all all that I have that I know that I am son son but son not that not that...

I took my sons for routine blood tests this week, and given that they are the offspring of two type 1 diabetics, you can imagine the fears in the back of my mind.  Their fasting blood glucose levels came back normal (thankfully), but what I found myself thinking about -surprisingly- when I looked over their results was – what if...

I’ve been vaguely following the reports on Jamie Oliver’s trip to a West Virgina school where he showed the children common vegetables, like tomatoes and cauliflower, which they were unable to identify.  This led me to think about my own childhood, and what I ate.  What I realize is that while vegetables did exist here and there...

New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has proposed a tax of 12 cents per can of soda (a penny per ounce). During his weekly radio address, Bloomberg said the soda tax would discourage consumers from buying sugar-laden drinks. According to the NYT, Bloomberg noted research suggesting that such a tax would reduce consumption of the...

I read this New York Times article, “Childhood Obesity Battle Is Taken Up by First Lady,” which details Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign – America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids.  Thank you so much for doing this, Michelle Obama! What struck me as I was reading the article was that,...

Okay, the Jets didn’t win today so much as they, um, lost.  But it was an exciting run and it was the culmination of some sports activity this weekend.  Obviously I am including lying on a couch, somewhat ignoring my kids, and shouting at a team that can’t hear me as a new sport. Actually, yesterday we went out to NJ to see my nephew...

Okay, not literally. But if you’re looking for a creative way to show your support, consider making a donation to Zip the Cure, an effort organized by a 15-year-old young woman with Type 1 named Monica Oxenreiter. Monica lives in Pittsburgh and has had Type 1 since she was 13 months old. Her brother, John, was diagnosed when he...

There’s a lot of guilt involved in parenting, and I tend to find myself feeling guilty even over small things, like telling my sons a white lie in order to do something beneficial for them.  Last night, for example, as I kissed six-year-old Guy goodnight, he said, “Come check me every five minutes all night.”  I didn’t know...

On November 14th (otherwise known as World Diabetes Day), the Sundance Channel will air the television premier of a new documentary called Life For A Child. And oh, man, if you were looking for things to feel grateful for, how about this: you don’t have to walk four hours through mountain passes to get to a bus to get to a clinic...

I just saw an article in USA Today about how the school nurse shortage is affecting kids with diabetes and it made me very grateful, as I always am, that I wasn’t diagnosed with this disease till I was 22. Not only did that mean that I got to live a normal, carb-filled childhood (no crappy Halloweens for this girl!), but my parents...