"Are you thirsty? Don't drink the bathwater, it's yucky. I'll get you something to drink." I walked into the kitchen, suddenly alert. With a sippy cup of chocolate milk in my hands
Summer has just begun in Seattle. No, really. There was a depressing article written about how there had been very few days of summer “so…
I have now measured the blood glucose of a mouse. Three mice, in fact.
These mice were non-diabetic at the time, but they were a strain of mouse–…
A few days ago Jessica called me over to her desk. “Come see this,” she said. “It’s great.” She showed me the new…
Gary Schmidt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2002 at the age of 29. Three years ago he started running and has since completed three marathons, a Half Ironman (a Full Ironman is in the works for 2012) and many other races and triathlons. He's involved with Insulindependence...
There are many motivators, and two powerful ones are pleasure and fear. Both of these figure into the care of ourselves and our diabetes.
The anticipated…
Finding healthy snack options isn't always easy and more often than not, I find myself shoveling yet another handful of peanuts into my mouth to stave off hunger. But I've discovered that a number of vegetables crisp up nicely when oven-baked and can be a great substitute for potato chips.
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…
The current glucagon kits are not user-friendly, to say the least...
With August on the run, I can’t help but think how every September seems like a new year, even if my going to school days are behind me. To honor…