ACT1 Diabetes

Today is D-Feast Friday!  What is D-Feast Friday you ask?  It’s a fabulous idea created mainly by Karen, Elizabeth and Lorraine via twitter.  (ah the wonderful world of Twitter!)  They have invited all to blog about favorite recipes, including pictures and any special techniques that may be used.

At first thought, I wasn’t going to participate since [...] [...]

The diabetes online community (DOC) is awesome.  If you’re like me and involved with the people who make it up, you already know that.  If you’re not so involved, I would highly recommend checking it out.  We have a blog roll under the community resources tab on our site where you can find some of [...] [...]

The Friends for Life conferences organized by Children with Diabetes, Inc. have always left a positive impression on those who have attended.  You can find out more about them at their website here - it’s well worth the visit.
 
You might be wondering why we would be posting about something to do with children and diabetes when this [...] [...]

This here is a special Father’s Day tribute to my own Dad.  I think it’s fitting to honor him here .. not only because it is Father’s Day but because his life was taken by diabetes complications.
If roses grow in Heaven Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my father’s arms
and tell him they’re [...] [...]

There is always a lot to remember when packing for a vacation, especially one to a tropical location.  Sunscreen, bathing suit(s), cool clothing, sunglasses, aloe, etc.  But if you have diabetes, that list is twice as long.  Insulin pump supplies, insulin, test strips, back up glucose meters, etc.  Even when you’re only going away for [...] [...]