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The Power Within
One of my favorite movies growing up (and even as an adult) was The Wizard of Oz. I learned many lessons about life from its symbolism....
The $15,000 insulin pump catheter
Our diabetes technology is amazing. But it's no better than its weakest link. With diabetes therapy there are many potential stumbling...
How does diabetes stand by you?
"How does diabetes stand by you?" I find metaphors useful in describing diabetes concepts and our approaches to self-care. One I often...
Bubbles and Shells
One of my roles as an endocrinologist and certified diabetes educator (CDE) is to educate and support my patients' diabetes care skills...
The path to the dark side
My day job is as a pediatric endocrinologist ("peds endo" in the diabetes on line community vernacular). In our current health care...
The curse of comparing
Ever since numbers crept into the management of diabetes, all of us have fallen prey to our desire to compare and contrast. Searching for...
In diabetes chance favors the prepared mind
One of my core beliefs about diabetes is that quality self-care is derived from an ongoing series of choices we’re constantly making...