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The Night Before D-Christmas—2017

With special apologies to Clement Moore. I present what has become a DiabetesDad tradition……an updated, ‘Twas the Night Before D-Christmas for 2017 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The meters, CGMs, and supplies were put away with such care, In hopes that […]

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Good-Bye 2016….and Thank……YOU!!!!!!

Well tear the page off the calender, 2016 is history.  Much has surely happened this year and as I reflect on it, I realize that so much good happened in the year.  I know many feel differently, and that is fine as they are entitled, but I’ve never been one to stay focused on one […]

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Twas the Night Before D-Christmas 2016

With special apologies to Clement Moore.   I present a tradition……an updated, ‘Twas the Night Before D-Christmas for 2016 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with prayer, In hopes that Santa would bring the cure with him […]

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NEWSBREAK: Animas Vibe Receives FDA Approval for Children Ages 2 to 17.

I received the following email from Bridget Kimmel, Senior Manager of Communications & Public Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies Animas Corporation & Life Scan, Inc.  I know people have been speaking about this device and I share with you what was sent to me without edit. I’m pleased to share that FDA […]

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Are You a Basal-Tears, or a Bolus-Tears-Kind-of-Person; in Your Diabetes World???

I was engaged in a conversation yesterday with a good friend and we came up with the following question; ‘When it comes to diabetes, are your tears via a basal-tear rate, or a bolus-tear rate?” When you think about everything that happens in our diabetes world, do you sort of cry a little bit many […]

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NEWSBREAK Report: T1D in Children Rising; and a Woman You NEED to follow “Closely”.

Kelly Close’s DiaTribe published a very interesting finding based on a recent study in Diabetes Care……it states (according to DiaTribe); “……..more US children and adolescents have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in recent years: the disease’s annual prevalence in a large, insured population increased 53% between 2002 and 2013, from 1.48 to 2.33 cases […]