Halloween tests every parent’s patience —and pancreas. I fully admit to eating candy while walking my kids from house to house. You’re lying to yourself if you don’t. If only I could get you on a sensor. …
Peyton’s Race
I’ve written often about my son Owen, but I also have two other incredible kids: Peyton, 15, and Kendall, 13. Diabetes affects them too, and of course, I worry they may develop it someday. But this story …
Counting Carbohydrates (& Cookies!)
I don’t know if “counting carbohydrates” qualifies as an oxymoron, but it sure feels like one sometimes.
One of my favorite pleasures in life is making cookies for my kids. The smell of them baking, the warmth …
When High Blood Sugar Hijacks the Morning
Snooze… Snooze… Oh No!
The alarm had been buzzing for a while before I finally moved. Snooze… snooze again… and again. I lost count. When I finally lifted my head from the pillow, it was 6:30 AM. Oh no! …
Glucose Tabs, & Karate Kicks: Fall Sports with a T1D Twist
Fall Sports!
If back-to-school means pencils, backpacks, and lunchboxes, it also means the return of the Foster Taxi—me shuttling kids off to their athletic adventures, armed with a stash of chips, fruit, and now, for Owen, glucose …