Motivation

We have stepped into another New Year!  Welcome to a GREAT 2019!  An (almost) blank slate upon which we get 365 days to create, experience, enjoy, suffer, learn, laugh, cry, fail, succeed and so much more.  Use these inspiring words to live to the fullest, despite...

In keeping with my holiday themes, I have a few thoughts on gifts.  The English Oxford dictionary defines gift as  “a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present, a natural ability or talent”.  Each of those definitions can inspire and help put are...

“Cure”.  A word that sparks hope and doubt in the diabetes community all in a single syllable.  The promise of a cure hangs just beyond the horizon, ever-possible, yet never realized.  “It is coming!”, they say.  And we still wait.  So, in an effort to provide the diabetic community with a “cure” that is truly meaningful, I offer you a different kind of cure, actually several, if you are willing to play along.

I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 26, working nights as an ER nurse. This is my journey into insulin and pump therapy.

Thinking About Change "Rock the boat, don’t rock the boat baby. Rock the boat, don’t tip the boat over." Do you remember that song?  That’s a classic in a throwback from the 70s (check it out here for some platform-shoes, bell bottomed, disco fun!)  I am reminded of...