DiabetesDad2025 was a real mixed bag in our house. My wife retired. I was fired. A grandbaby arrived. A new job was found. Our daughter moved closer to us. My son found a new job. Some friends passed, and some new friends were found. Life, doing what life does. If I’m honest, fired is probably […]
I watched. I read. I watched again. I read again. My Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube feeds were suddenly chock-full of diabetes content—education, awareness, reminders, campaigns… all of it. Until. Until I asked a friend what he thought of all the diabetes information flooding social media. He looked at me blankly. “What are you talking about?” […]
How many sunrises? How many sunsets? How do you measure a year? Seasons of love, as stated in the Broadway Musical, Rent. On November 1, 2025, it will be one year since Michelle and Jeff Bauer, and their close friends, all of whom were united in trying to make a difference in our collective diabetes […]
When September comes to an end, it is aways a time for reflection in our house, well for me. September 26, 1992 seems like a million years ago, and yet, it also seems like only yesterday. Diabetes showed up and stayed and turned everything inside out. We have become masters in learning what we need […]
I have incredibly fond memories of this time of year… right before school reopened. In my youth, it was those last summer nights staying out late in the neighborhood, my Dad’s back-to-school ice cream sundae tradition, BBQs, and of course, the WONDERFUL Jerry Lewis Telethon. Later, when I became a parent, it was re-living those […]
The recent excitement around “Barbie with Diabetes” has sparked widespread conversation, and that’s a good thing. Awareness matters. Representation matters. And for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), seeing a doll like Barbie living with the same condition can be uplifting. But make no mistake: this article isn’t about Barbie. Years ago, long […]