About My Blog

Hi, I’m Brian — and Wala! — welcome to my site. 

I’ve had the itch to create something like this for a long time. I always thought it would be cool to share what it’s really like to live with diabetes. But for years, I never got much further than a catchy title and a few half-finished stories. 

Then everything changed in 2023 when Owen, my youngest, was diagnosed with diabetes. 

In that moment, I stopped being just a person with diabetes. I became the father of a child with diabetes — and I felt a deep desire to show him, by example, that diabetes isn’t the end of anything. It’s a beginning. 

And not just for Owen. I have two older children, Peyton and Kendall, who thankfully don’t have diabetes — but this disease affects their lives too. This journey has touched all of our lives, whether we’re making insulin or not.  

Somewhere along the way, I also became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). Before that, I had roles in industry and higher education, and since becoming a CDCES, I’ve worked in patient care and with nonprofit organizations. Being a diabetes educator has deepened both my understanding and my passion for supporting others.  

What You’ll Find Here 

What am I hoping to provide with this site? 
Education. Empathy. Encouragement. 

This is a place to share stories — about living with diabetes, raising a child with diabetes, and what I’ve learned through both experiences, with insights from my work as an educator. 

This site is my way of sharing what I’ve learned personally, professionally, and parentally. If you’re living with diabetes, caring for someone who is, or supporting others in this space, I hope you’ll find something here that helps you feel seen, supported, and maybe even inspired. 

About My Passions 

I love running. Like, unhealthily love it. 
I found running shortly after my diagnosis (seriously — I’ve got photo evidence). It wasn’t easy at first. My doctor didn’t support competitive running, and many adults were skeptical about what I could handle. But my parents believed diabetes wasn’t a barrier — and I stuck with it. 

I ran cross country and track in high school and college, and later earned my master’s degree in exercise physiology to better understand how to balance athletics and diabetes management. Since then, I’ve completed multiple Ironman triathlons and over 50 marathons — including New York, Chicago, and eleven Boston Marathons. 

These days, raising three amazing kids has made marathon training a little trickier. So I’ve shifted toward ultrarunning, a passion that fits well with my lifestyle and still feeds my love of movement. 

In addition to talking about diabetes through the lenses of a person, a parent, and an educator, I’ll be sharing stories about running and what it’s taught me — about perseverance, adaptation, and the power of doing hard things.