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The thing is, it’s not possible to cheat in diabetes. The word doesn’t make sense. We can cheat ourselves, but that’s about it. The rest are just choices. There’s no way to bully or make our way to the top … Continue reading →

Nope. Not true. The point of the language movement is not to shame or blame. In fact, that would fly in the face of the whole point of changing our language in diabetes. People living with diabetes report that they … Continue reading →

I said I would be better (more consistent) about posting in 2022, and since today is a special number day, here we go. First, anyone else remember “blood sugar bingo”? We played it at Clara Barton Camp back in the … Continue reading →

I have been thinking, talking, learning, reading, studying, writing, sharing, and hoping about the messages in diabetes since 1990 (it could have been 1988). I truly believe it matters what we say to and how we talk about people with … Continue reading →

Here we are. The much anticipated World Diabetes Day 2021, during the 100th anniversary of insulin. Insulin has been available to humans – exogenously, or from outside the body – for 100 years. When I dressed up like a U-100 … Continue reading →

I have compared managing/living with diabetes to parenting in the past, and the other day it came up again. My kids came home from college in mid-November and stayed until late January and mid-February, respectively. Thanks to COVID, what would have … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Well, the diaTribe Making Sense of Diabetes newsletter has gone and done it again. In the past I’ve mentioned how much I appreciate their recipe column with Catherine Newman (and I still do!). Today I found a … Continue reading →

So I just found this in a file folder labeled “blog”: Stuck. Doing what we’ve done. It’s worked ok. Not perfect. Not horrible. There are probably better options. But it would take work. So we stay where we are. Stuck. … Continue reading →

This made me crawl out of the shadows and write again today. In case you didn’t click on it, this is a post from the American Diabetes Association about a presentation at their Scientific Sessions held this past June. Dr. … Continue reading →

What happened to customer service? Here’s my PSA (opportunity): If you want loyal customers, who will spread the word about your product, have amazing customer service. Don’t make us look it up online if we’ve gone to the effort to … Continue reading →