Do you question your child’s future? In 1992 when Kaitlyn was diagnosed, insulin pumps were just coming around to commercial use. At that time, the management tools were better than they were years ago, but of course not as good as they are today. When Kaitlyn was diagnosed, we were devastated. We learned many things […]
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I have stated millions of times that my children could not have been luckier than to have the mother that God granted them. When I opened this picture, tears flowed down my face. Kaitlyn’s Bridal Shower was this weekend and those two smiling faces would make any man’s heart overflow. Over the next few weeks […]
If you look around the world today, you can easily see that there are many voices rising for many injustices. Injustices, in some cases, which have been occurring for decades; if not centuries. Speaking for myself, I’m glad to see the dial of injustices just begin to move. Women are as equal to any man […]
Dear 2018, Nice to meet you and we look forward to your arrival. You may not know me fully but I’m pretty sure we both know of each other well enough from others, and I was told to contact you for the things that might be important during this upcoming year in my world; which […]
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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 […]
Dear Newly Diagnosed Family with T1D, Welcome. I’m sorry, but welcome. If the diagnosis of diabetes has entered your household and you feel as if the world has completely come undone, I would like to share a little of a journey that is now just over 25 years. Kaitlyn was 2 when diagnosed in 1992 […]