Diabetes Blog Week – Day 7 Who are my diabetes heroes? I’m going to go with two for this one that come to mind first.  This one is very simple and I will explain each.  If you have followed me for even a short time these two should be pretty easy to guess. Caleb Sisto, [...]

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 5 What is one thing you would tell someone that doesn’t have diabetes about living with diabetes? Plain and simple, diabetes sucks. Insulin is not a cure and even with the technology, sensors, pumps and different medications, it’s still very difficult to manage.  Also, I would explain that it’s a [...]

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 4 Since I’m not too imaginable, my fantasy device would be just combining a few different devices I already have. I would prefer to have less devices because pocket space is important to me for carrying things around. Why can’t I use my iPhone to view my Dexcom data and [...]

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 3 Phew, just one thing? There is quite the list when I think through the opportunities for doing better… This one is actually pretty easy when I think through it. I’ve mentioned it before and will combine it with something I learned from Gary Scheiner who talks about Critical Analysis [...]

This is one of my favorite recipes ever and I usually make multiple batches to freeze for later.  Also, this meal is carb friendly and usually doesn’t spike my blood sugars. This recipe was in Clean Eating magazine about a year ago and has never failed me.  Total prep and cooking time is roughly 45-50 [...]

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 2 I do many things wrong and sometimes, usually by accident, I get something right. One of the things that I got right was giving back. If you’ve listened to my weekly diabetes show you’ve probably heard me talk about giving newly diagnosed people today what I didn’t have back [...]

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 1 Through my weekly diabetes show I was able to find a new friend who I wanted to share with you. He doesn’t own a blog, but has been a bit active on twitter lately. His name is Jim Martin and has the twitter handle: @TheInsulinJunky.  Jim and I share [...]

For the last 14 years that I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes, I’ve been a good patient, had “good” control and been a good advocate.  In the last 2 months I attended the JDRF Research Summit and interviewed a few people living with diabetes.  In my interview with Scott, he talked about the Red Rider [...]

This video explains the difference between a low and high standard deviation with blood sugars. A1C The most commonly used method to measure blood sugar control is the A1c. This blood test measures the average (mean) blood sugar over the previous 3 months and is always checked by my doctor every time I go in [...]

JDRF Type 1 Research Summit Let me start by saying that this was my very first diabetes “event” or conference ever. So I’ve basically gone 14 years with T1 diabetes and have never been involved in a conference. The past few years that I’ve had this site and the podcast I’ve seen and heard more [...]