If I suddenly become irritable on an otherwise normal day, my wife knows that there is a relatively good chance my blood sugar is running low (I mean, what else could impair my extraordinarily pleasant disposition?). She’s quick to point it out to me and get me something sweet, and she’s also quick to forgive. […]
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If you know me, then you know that physical fitness is a crucial part of my diabetes self-management. I may not be able to fix my pancreas, but I can keep the rest of me in good working order, and that helps my A1Cs to stay in shape. I belong to a large gym, and […]
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When I was sixteen, eight years before I developed type 1 diabetes, I purchased a poster of a speech given by Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers. The speech on that poster was titled “What it Takes to be Number One,” and it was Lombardi’s manifesto on winning. It begins with: […]
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We all know there are certain origin truths: Babies come from storks, all of our best Christmas presents come from Santa Claus, and the yard full of candy my kids hunt for each Easter comes from an elusive little bunny. That’s fine. I accept all of those without reservation. What I can’t accept is not […]
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About a year ago, my six-year-old son decided he was ready to play baseball. He had been watching his two older brothers for years and was dying to get out there and play like them. I signed him up for a Single A coach-pitch league, and he was assigned to a new team that hadn’t […]
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