I’m writing this way too late Sunday night and I’m a little exhausted and bleary-eyed after two 12-hour days of “running the conference.” Sorry, no, I’m not in charge of anything. Just running around the enormous expo show floor and from one briefing to another and connecting with industry people I know and don’t know and marveling at all the technology and drug signage and fanfare and goodies and earnest-looking physicians and pharma gals in…
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Jay Hewitt doesn’t really want anyone to think of him as a superhero. But can we help it? Here’s a mere mortal man — who’s had Type 1 diabetes for 16 years — who’s a champion competitor in Ironman triathlons. That’s a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run, all in one day. He’s a three-time member of the U.S. National Team for Long Course Triathlon, and captain of Team Joslin at the…
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I suppose it might be different for people diagnosed as children, who can hardly remember what life was like without diabetes. But for me, diagnosed in my mid-30′s, it still shocks me sometimes…
Sometimes lying in bed at night, I think maybe it’s all a mistake — maybe I could just stop taking all the meds and using all these devices, and my body would just go back to doing what it used to do. …
It seems celebrities are not just going public with their diabetes these days, but actually picking fave products/treatments to champion, as in: What changed your life with diabetes the most?
As I hinted last week, Nicholas Jonas of the hot new teen pop group The Jonas Brothers announced his own experience with Type 1 diabetes at Sunday’s Carnival for the Cure. He was diagnosed in October 2005, and is now working closely with — surprise,…
You can see that this has been a life-changer for me: I usually don’t do anything much “random.” But becoming a pumper — especially with such an innovative wireless system — has brought on all sorts of experiences and feelings that don’t necessarily stack up in any methodical way. I’m just letting it all sink in at the moment…
That said, you can read the “aerial view” of my thoughts on becoming a pumper at…