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Today was an extraordinary ordinary day. I was inspired by a terrific fellow who quickly added a sweet richness to my life. In that sense, I have one more reason to be grateful. And yet it's a bittersweet gratitude, because I also have one more #1. I met with a young man, the son of a fellow JDRF...

Last Saturday I went to a friend’s son’s Bar Mitzvah (a Jewish rite of passage ceremony, not the name of a bar, although drinking is involved). It was the first time since getting an insulin pump that I wore a shirt tucked in. My pump, hooked on to my belt was exposed but I didn’t care...

Traveling is always a pain when you have diabetes. Making sure you have everything you need can take up an extra bag – insulin, test strips, glucometer, extra needles etc. Like most people with diabetes, I take all my supplies with me in a carry-on. It’s uncomfortable and means there’s...

My HbA1c has been around 7% (6.8%-7.2%) for the last few years. Last year I tried terribly hard to get it down. I cut out almost all carbs, checked my blood sugar obsessively, and did everything I could think of to get tighter control of my blood sugars. I succeeded in getting my A1c as low as 6% but...

Last night I checked my blood sugar before going to sleep. It was 73. I checked my pump and saw I had no active insulin, but fearing a low, I ate a two small pieces of watermelon- just in case. This morning when my alarm woke me at 4:55am I staggered quietly out of bed and checked my blood sugar before...

I woke up early this morning to go running. I had a nice 10 mile run in the park and when I got home I took a shower and went to change my infusion site (after 4 days). I went to the drawer where I keep all of my insulin pump supplies and got a new infusion set (Reservoir and Quick Set)... Read More

This weekend I ran my first 10k race with my insulin pump. It was more of a fun-run than a race. It took place in the Jerusalem hills, on the historical Burma Road . The weather was much cooler and less humid than I am used to since normally I run on very flat terrain near the Mediterranean Sea. The...