When you’ve had diabetes for a while, you start to think you know your diabetes. Sure, you have a smart pump, but you believe you’re smarter. Maybe it’s because, in the early stages, we can feel when our blood sugars …
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 …
I should play the lottery!
It isn’t often that both mine and my son’s blood sugars are in range at the same time — in fact, it feels like catching a shooting star!
But take a look at this screenshot from my phone: Owen’s number …