Every month I get at least a couple calls/emails from people around the country asking if I know of any mental health providers with knowledge of diabetes in their area. Sometimes […]

About a year ago, I became a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Since then, one that’s that’s become really clear to me is how much impact a little bit of basic […]

This article was originally published in 2014 by Insulin Nation: http://insulinnation.com/living/should-you-go-to-a-diabetes-psychologist/ When I tell people I am a psychologist who specializes in diabetes (and who also happens to have Type 1 diabetes), […]

Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Daniele Hargenrader, aka the Diabetes Dominator. Here’s the video of our conversation where I tell part of my diabetes […]

A couple of months, I got a call from Jimmy Ferrer at the Diabetes Hands Foundation asking if I would speak at MasterLab this year in Orlando. I was thrilled […]

Last week at the ADA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Dr. Howard Wolpert made the bold assertion that ‘Digital technology really has the power to fundamentally change the delivery of […]

I have a confession to make. A couple weeks ago, I lied about having diabetes. I didn’t lie because I was ashamed of having diabetes, but in order to cover […]

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and there’s been a lot of great discussion about the intersection of diabetes and mental health. We know that living with diabetes can come with […]

Several years ago, my mom tried to start a Thanksgiving tradition in our family that she called ‘the blessing cup’. Before dinner, she would read a prayer and then pass […]

For people with diabetes (PWD), words matter. Having diabetes can bring on feelings of being out of control and disempowered, and the language that people use around diabetes can sometimes […]