August 4, 2015
Why A Person with Diabetes Bikes to Beat Cancer
Some people look inward with anxiety. They usually also look forward with fear. But others look upward with an unexplainable hope; and they look outward with compassion.
August 4, 2015
Some people look inward with anxiety. They usually also look forward with fear. But others look upward with an unexplainable hope; and they look outward with compassion.
January 19, 2015
People with diabetes need good friends. By good friends, I mean people who are patient, understanding, sympathetic, and, most importantly, have a sense of humor. By the way, I’m not saying we deserve people to treat us well just because we have diabetes. I don’t want people to feel sorry for me because of my condition. (The truth is, some people with…
I often hear people say they are at the end of their rope. If you’re feeling that way, here are some important assessment questions to ask yourself. I encourage you to work slowly through these. Reflect on them, not only with your mind, but also your feelings and spirit. Write your responses in a journal. What is the other end…
When you are walking through a dark valley or when the circumstances in your life are not making sense, it’s vital to ask the right questions. What kind of circumstances? I’m talking about living every day with a disease such as diabetes or cancer, relationship issues, or any other life difficulty. I was reading through the psalms in the Bible one day and…
July 13, 2014
Kim was my first real girlfriend, and by “real girlfriend,†I mean we made out in the front seat of my 1967 green Rambler, a car we called the Rolling Rock. Like me, Kim had type-1 diabetes. In fact, that’s what brought us together, besides the fact that she was really cute, and I had a car. When we first…
“After the match I went to the doctor who diagnosed my diabetes.†– Jeff Bennett, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 50 years. Quoted from an article in the CRANBOURNE LEADER, “Cranbourne South man shows how to live with diabetes and make most of life,” July 6, 2014 I’ve noticed something about people who have lived successfully with diabetes over the…
Many of my heroes as a teenager were athletes; Their Sports Illustrated covers plastered the walls of my room. Heroes like Pete Rose, David Thompson, and, well, Christie Brinkley. Oh, and Ron Santo, a Chicago Cub who, like me, lived and played baseball with Type-1 diabetes. And did I mention  Christie Brinkley, who, as far as I know, didn’t have Type-1 diabetes,…