As any family living with diabetes will attest, summer is a particularly difficult time of year in the blood sugar management department. Unstructured time spent playing outside, swimming, attending the myriad of camps offered for the enjoyment of each happy little camper and out of necessity for beleaguered parents all adds up to trouble [...]
There is nothing like having a Type 1 diabetic in your household to make you conscious about your relationship food. Unfortunately, there is nothing like the boob tube to take that consciousness away. I do like having a TV in the kitchen so I can watch a ball game or the news if I’m cooking [...]
On this Mother’s Day, I would also like to celebrate the strength and determination mothering a child with type 1-diabetes demands. I learned to love ferociously the day I became a mother, but at that time I never imagined the depths of a mother’s worry when helping a child live with this chronic, complex and relentless diagnosis. Here’s to mothers who have more sleepless nights than most, who keep calculators on their kitchen counters, always have candy on their person and have learned how to be continuous glucose monitors.
I want to thank First Lady Michelle Obama for her efforts to get American families moving. The First Lady recently launched the Let’s Move campaign to address the alarming rates of childhood obesity in this country. Imagine for a minute that this generation of young people could be the first to have a [...]
I am happy to share with you a story written by my husband, Craig. Through his words, you will begin to understand why it is such a privilege for me to be married to this man. Not to mention the fact that I am lucky to have found someone who is such an [...]
President Obama came to Nashua, New Hampshire earlier this week. The Town Hall Meeting at Nashua North High School was intended to highlight the President’s commitment to strengthening America’s small businesses through tax incentives and other support. This may sound crazy for those of you who do not live in an early Primary [...]
Last night I had the privilege of attending the State of the Union as my mother’s guest. Of all the public speeches, campaign rallies and inaugural addresses, the State of the Union is one speech I have always wanted to witness. It is nearly impossible to completely capture on television the nuances associated [...]
Elle had the privilege of taking a field trip to the New England Cable News studio earlier this morning for an interview about life with Type 1 Diabetes and the launch of this blog. The tediously slow trip down Route 128 was worth every minute. Elle thoroughly enjoyed visiting the newsroom, control room and meeting [...]
Friday marked the end of an era for our family. Our two-year journey into medical research is one that I am sure to draw on again as I continue to blog. But today, I find myself oddly nostalgic and deeply grateful as Elle and I reflected together on this challenging and compelling experience.
28 days [...]
As the holiday season draws to a close and we all move abruptly into the new decade, I find myself feeling particularly grateful for an unlikely and unexpected gift my family recently received. At the end of 2009, my mother in her role as New Hampshire’s Junior United States Senator, passed a resolution in support of Diabetes Awareness Month.
Friday, September 3, 2010
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