Thanks for the great feedback on my last post about how to cope with diabtetes during surgery. I’m glad it was useful — I, too, hadn’t realized just how much I’d need to do ahead of time.  But now I’m three … Read more

Here’s a question I’ve always wondered about: what are people with diabetes supposed to do if they have to have surgery? Not only does the trauma of having someone cut into your body seem like it would send your blood … Read more

Last Saturday I went to a friend’s son’s Bar Mitzvah (a Jewish rite of passage ceremony, not the name of a bar, although drinking is involved). It was the first time since getting an insulin pump that I wore a shirt tucked … Read more

I celebrated my 42nd birthday yesterday. I don’t usually like birthdays, at least not my own, but this one was low key and quite pleasant. Celebrations started the night before, when Jessica and I went out to dinner for the … Read more

Today I saw my nurse practitioner at the Joslin Diabetes Center for a regular appointment. We discussed, among the usual matters, foot care for people with diabetes, in particular, foot care for me. Even though, as she said, my feet … Read more

For the last week I’ve been preparing for my first race of the season, The Yarkon Park Half Marathon. The race, which will be held this Friday, will be the first real race I try to run with my insulin … Read more

Traveling is always a pain when you have diabetes. Making sure you have everything you need can take up an extra bag – insulin, test strips, glucometer, extra needles etc. Like most people with diabetes, I take all my supplies … Read more

There were ten in the bed… Okay, it’s not quite ten in the bed, but it’s not far from that.  On a typical night Mike and I share our bed with Adam, the giant baby who still wants to nurse, … Read more

I imagine all people with chronic illness have a complex relationship with the medications they need to survive. From the time of my diagnosis with type 1 diabetes I’ve felt grateful that I live in a place and a time … Read more

She’s with me, so I say to Grace, “Please remind me to put my insulin pump back on.” We were at the rink, getting ready to go out on the ice after both tying on our skates and me checking … Read more