On Mondays, I try to get my post out. That gives me a week to share it across socials.
Not because it’s convenient—but because it’s routine. And with diabetes, routine is about the closest thing you get to control.
But …
Always Be Prepared
I spent a good part of my youth in Scouts, but if we were ever lost in the woods and I had to rely on the navigation skills I supposedly learned there… we probably wouldn’t be getting home anytime soon.…
When Juvenile Diabetes Grows Up
Juvenile diabetes.
That’s what we used to call it.
Forty years ago, and wow, typing that makes me realize how old I am, type 1 diabetes was known as juvenile diabetes. Type 2 diabetes was called adult-onset diabetes. The names …
I Know My A1C. That Should Be Enough.
“I know my A1C.”
Shouldn’t that be enough?
Quick teaching moment. The hemoglobin A1C is a measurement that averages blood sugar levels over the past two to three months. Someone whose pancreas is not on permanent vacation typically has an …
High Speed, High Stakes, High Precision: Hannah Schmidt and the Art of Balance
At 4:00 a.m. EST on February 20th, most of North America will still be asleep.
Coffee won’t be poured. Alarm clocks will still be threatening. Parents of kids with type 1 diabetes, myself included, may already be awake (but only …