A voice for living well with Type 1 Diabetes

Altitude, Attitude & Turbulence

This week Kendra and I are on a road trip from St. Louis to Phoenix to spend time with our son, Connor, do baseball Spring Training, and visit with friends and family (that seem numerous this time of year in Arizona). Usually, we would fly, but Kendra and I had...

2022 Review & Diabetes Wellness Wheel

2022 is in the rear view mirror!  It’s time to reflect on my diabetes wellness and make adjustments for 2023. It was another challenging year, still navigating our world of Covid and experiencing an unexpected hip fracture in Q4. After two bouts with Covid in 2021, I...

R.I.P Jack Burr, M.D.

This week marks my 60th anniversary of living with type 1.  At the beginning of my journey was a pediatrician named Jack Burr.  He is one of the first gratitude posts on this blog.  As he and I reconnected over the past decade, his wife included me in their annual...

60 Years with Type 1

I don’t post much on Facebook, but today is an exception as it’s my 60th D-Day … here’s what I posted: Those who know me well are aware of my life’s journey with diabetes. Diagnosed at age 3, today marks my 60 year milestone living with type 1....