World Diabetes Day on Google

This blurb comes from Diabetes Health:
Chances are you’ve noticed that Google has taken to observing special days by putting celebratory drawings or “doodles” into the word “Google” above the search bar on their main page.
Manny Hernandez of TuDiabetes.com and David Edelman of DiabetesDaily.com would like to see a World Diabetes Day doodle on Google’s front [...]

Thoughts on memoir writing and living in the past….

After twenty years away, I am knee deep in high school. It is 2008 outside my window, two weeks from the presidential election but inside my office, it is the late 80’s, it is the land of prep school-Laura Ashley skirts, LLBean boots, The Cure, Dirty Dancing, Cherry Cokes and field hockey. I am in [...]

Continuous Glucose Monitoring During Pregnancy May Improve Outcomes

A new study published in BMJ 2008; 337:a1680 demonstrates that more data collected through use of CGM, creates better blood sugar control throughout the entire pregnancy.
“Continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy is associated with improved glycaemic control in the third trimester, lower birth weight, and reduced risk of macrosomia,” the study authors write. “If confirmed by [...]

Honorable Mention

I just found out that I received an Honorable Mention in the “Hard Times” contest from The Writers’ Workshop of Ashville, NC. Apparently there were over 100 entries and so I feel proud. My essay was called, “Thirst” and is a version of the story I am working on in my MFA about growing up [...]