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A funny thing happened this week. I turned forty.
Okay, perhaps it wasn't so funny.
The morning of my birthday, I took a long moment in front of my bathroom mirror. My apartment complex management was kind enough to replace the subtle lighting over the mirror that we'd had for two years with new, direct lights that look fancy but which might be more appropriate for an interrogation than the gentle transition from being asleep to facing the reality of my new life as a forty-something. Looking in the mirror, I swear I could hear the faint creaking sound of my bones as they calcified. (READ MORE)

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There's no such thing as a single "diabetes diet". -- Diabetes proverb.

 

One of the challenges in preparing food -- or treats -- for a group of people is accommodating everyone's likes, dislikes, and dietary restrictions. Sometimes this is straightforward -- a packaged salad with OU (U in a circle) markings will be acceptable to most observant Jews; similarly, a vegan-certified product will work for most types of vegetarians. Preparing the same food from scratch poses other issues. If all my ingredients are kosher pareve (non-dairy, non-meat) but I cook those ingredients in a pot that once held pork roast, that food is no longer acceptable as kosher -- it has been "contaminated" by whatever molecules of pork that might have remained in that pot (even after a thorough washing).

 

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It took a good part of the baseball season, but the kids on Charlie's baseball team finally discovered that their hard-hitting catcher has diabetes. For the most part, we are fairly discreet about it. Charlie will run over to me if he feels low. The kids in the dugout are generally too busy using each other's heads for batting practice to notice anything out of the ordinary.

 

This time, Charlie was high heading into the game and I wanted to get his blood sugar before he came up in the batting order. Outside the chain fence dugout, I asked Charlie to stick his finger through. Soon a flock of Little Leaguers converged on the scene and watched with mouths open as if witnessing the birth of baby unicorns.

 

"What are you doing to him?" one perplexed kid asked.

 

"Well, Danny, Charlie really should have made that catch, so .... ya know ... punishment."

 

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I received some excellent suggestions from readers regarding the New York Red Bull soccer fundraiser. Thank you very much.

 

I did talk to the account exec from the Red Bull and we had a very nice conversation. I approached the conversation thinking that anything at all that they could do would be fantastic and saw great value in simply establishing a relationship between JDRF and the team.

 

"I had some ideas," he said. "JDRF can be the 'Charity of the Match' for the game of your choosing."

 

"Uh huh." (I liked where this was going.)

 

"We can do a 'Jersey off the Back' of one of the players raffle at the game. $5 for a chance to win the jersey. After the game, the player will come out, sign autographs and take a picture with the winner."

 

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Listen, people! The FDL (Fantasy Diabetes League) is for real! Sure, it had some trouble finding its footing in the early days of this inaugural season, but I assure you, one lucky winner will walk away with a $10 Starbucks gift card and better yet, an original drawing by Charlie of a giant squid urinating on a scuba diver. Throw a frame on it and it's perfect for the guest bathroom or the baby's nursery.
The gist is simple. Receive absurd comments related to diabetes and earn points. For more on the rules of The FDL, click here. (READ MORE)

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Charlie got happy on Saturday. Happy to the tune of 520 mg/dl.

For several reasons, if we have something fun planned for the kids, we don't divulge the news until the very last moment. This is because A. – it's really annoying to hear "is it time to go yet?" over and over again for weeks because they can't comprehend the concept of time or understand the complexities of calendars,  B. – we don't want them to be disappointed if for some reason we can't go, and 3. – it's really annoying to hear "is it time to go yet" over and over again for weeks.

When we went to Disney, we kept that secret for months. They found out we were going to Disney about three hours before our flight to Orlando was to depart.

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Time to close out your work week with a nice cup of coffee and the Blogabetes Weekly Round Up for November 30th.
Returning from maternity leave and ready to jump back in, Rebecca treats us to a four-part series on the birth of her first son. Great information here for anyone who is pregnant, or thinking of becoming pregnant, with diabetes. (READ MORE)

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I noticed a major change in my habits this weekend. I found that I can actually survive going out to eat without overdoing it. It was huge accomplishment for me since I am a big eater.
My mother was in town for her sister's big 60th birthday party so we decided to go out to dinner on Friday night. My mom picked a great little restaurant not too far from our home that has some of the best barbecue around. You know those places that when you just mention the name, your stomach rumbles in excitement? It is one of those places. (READ MORE)

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While driving to a funeral in the Catskill Mountains yesterday, I called home and Susanne said "don't ask."

 

Charlie has been terribly high lately. I stared ahead at the cars on Route 17 and a valley of farmlands in the distance and responded sarcastically after getting the wretched numbers out of her.

 

"Fantastic."

 

The highs at school have been affecting Charlie emotionally in the last few days. With a blood sugar of 370, he had to skip the munchkins from the first of two in-class birthday parties. He had sugar-free Jell-O instead and was on the edge of losing it.

 

The kids were being rowdy and loud after the teacher had asked for quiet time.

 

"The ones who are still talking should stand up and go get a slip," Mrs. R said firmly.

 

Only one kid stood up.

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