Nuggets
As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money.
T1D
T1D Markers
When the nurse came to help get Stella set up with her insulin pump in September 2019, he commented that he seemed to be the one from their office who takes the sibling groups. If […]
Uncontrolled Diabetes
Stella gained five pounds in the two weeks after her diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). She gained nine pounds in six weeks. This is a good thing. In the season of life when her […]
Audacious
Here’s the big picture, the 30,000-foot view — The goal of JDRF and others involved in research into curing Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is to restore the body’s own ability to make and deliver insulin. […]
Artificial Intelligence
Since their diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Oliver and Stella have benefited from previous research. Medical technology produced an insulin pump that automates some of the tasks a person with T1D must deal with […]
Lesson in a Blue Cap
We have supported the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) since Oliver’s diagnosis in 2010. Shortly after that first walk, I wrote the piece printed below. I dust off this article every year as it is […]
Whiz Kid Quiz
Oliver and Stella, like other children with type 1 diabetes, have to test their blood glucose levels like a nurse, carefully consider food options like a dietitian, and calculate carbs per unit of insulin like […]
Ketoacidosis
Every fall in the last decade I have joined with those in KC raising money for JDRF, a foundation that supports research in type one diabetes. I’m letting you know now to expect my invitation […]