Will there be a pair of white diabetic tube socks in your stocking this year? Zebra-patterned pump skins? Beaded alert bracelets? Sugar-free treats? A T-shirt that says, "I'm So Sweet I Need Insulin?"

I'm curious about your thoughts on giving diabetes-related holiday gifts to your favorite diabetic. Sorry, person with diabetes. I'm not so sure how I feel about it. I did consider getting a lightning bolt pump skin for Charlie for his stocking, but the more I thought about it, the ickier it felt.

"Diabetes gift" seems like an oxymoron to me. I think I'd prefer to separate the disease from Christmas as much as possible. Sure, he'd probably like a pump skin, but how about instead of a gift we just call it a supply. And instead of Christmas, we just give it to him on a Thursday.

One website I found was pretty funny. "What to give a person with diabetes is not always easy," the article began, begging the almost impossible question: What can you buy a person with diabetes?

Uh , earrings come to mind. People with diabetes do have ears.

CDs? Again, people with diabetes do have ears.

Books are another option. In the last 10 to 15 years, much progress has been made and at least 75 percent of adults with diabetes can now read at a fourth-grade level.

I don't know. Maybe I'll just wrap the box of insulin that just came in the mail and throw it under the tree for Charlie.

"Whoa! Whoa! Don't shake that one too much, Charlie."

"No way!!!!!"

"What is it, Charlie? Show the camera."

"No way!!!!!"

"A three-month supply of fast-acting Humalog insulin!!!!! Thank you Santa!!!! This is awesome!!!! How did he know we were running low? Mom can we prime the pump right now with it? Please, please, please???"

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.