The High Costs of Diabetes Kills: RIP, Shane Patrick Boyle

Shane Patrick Boyle has been on my mind and in my heart since last Thursday.  I've reached out to Shane's cousin on Facebook, but ha...

Me + T1 Diabetes+ Weight Gain+ Insulin Resistance + Metformin ER =

A little over two years ago I started gaining weight - and no matter how much I walked, rode my bike, counted carbs and kept an eye on my pl...

Slate.Com : With Diabetes, "Even" Little Words Matter

This post started out as a post about the disgusting Mylan epi-pen price increase and how it mirrors the insulin prices increases, but then ...

Diaversary: Thirty-Eight Years Of Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Today marks 38 years of living this diabetes life. This day brings up all sorts of emotions - but I try and focus on the positive because th...

The Daraprim Effect

I write about living with diabetes, I A dvocate for people living with diabetes, and it's incredibly important to me that patients not o...

Dear CrossFit: My Diabetes Homies & I Would Like You To Know....

NO, NO, NO.  Dear CrossFit: My Diabetes Homies & I Would Like You To Know....  Making fun of people with diabetes isn’t funny. It’s offe...