DiabetesDad“I’m such a horrible parent.” Never said that before….have you? Liar. LOL At some point we say to ourselves, “What was I thinking?” Our child’s blood sugar sky rockets; crashes; rebounds; what a mess. We made the wrong meal, played the diabetes police too hard, gave the wrong snack, gave milk instead of juice, bolused […]
When I write, I speak what’s on my mind and many times I relay what happens in my life being a diabetes dad. Sometimes it resonates with others and at other times, I’m sure, people ask themselves; “what planet was Tom on when he wrote that one.” But it’s what I do when it comes […]
If you looked at my FB page you would see that last night was time for a little fun in Boston. I’m here at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific sessions and it has been nonstop for three days. All good, but none stop busy none-the-less. Our friends at Dexcom hosted a party at Fenway last […]
Holley Rothell Kitchen is a hero. I don’t mean a hero with a cape or anything but a real, true, in-you-face, do-something-with-nothing hero. She created a video. If you watch it, you are compelled to share it……I am doing more than share on FB, I am dedicating space to it today in my column. The video […]
I’ve got it. I have been looking for a way to educate others about diabetes; the differences between T1, T2, and other types; how it is not what it seems on the outside and that smiling active kids is just part of the story. We need for diabetes to become a catastrophe. Whenever something big happens; […]
Who gets you really pissed off? You know, the person you see coming and immediately the hair on your neck stands up. Here they come. Get ready. And why is it that in most cases those situations do not disappoint us? It goes exactly as you thought…..they piss you off? Well if I had an […]