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 …
The Night Diabetes Didn’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance
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. I remember thinking …
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 isn’t about diabetes. …
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 in the kitchen—who …
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! I missed waking …