5 things I want to tell you on World Diabetes Day

We just came back from a drive at an abandoned hotel here, on the Azore Islands, and I’m being flooded by World Diabetes Day posts on Facebook. Unfortunately for us, since June 13, 2023, we know very well what this…

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Type 1 Diabetes is not a death sentence

What you see in this picture is an 11 year-old who just won 2nd place in a 12U tennis competition. It can be a big deal or not, depending on what you know about tennis, what your kids (or yourself)…

Sudoku: The silent threat to your Sanity!

Sudoku: The silent threat to your Sanity!

This is a translation of an article I posted on July 30, 2010. Although written so long ago, it’s still pretty funny today. Please enjoy and, why not, share your own crazy airport/travel stories. We returned to NY yesterday after…

First Year with Type 1 Diabetes

It was supposed to be the perfect, well-deserved summer vacation. That’s what I promised her. She worked hard, played tennis, joined the Gifted and Talented program in math, and finished third grade with straight A’s. Since our motto is “work…

DojoBlog.ro Becomes byDojo.com

This is what I was planning to do on DojoBlog.ro, when I started it on September 11, 2007. Whoa, it was 17 YEARS ago. I lived 5 lives since then. Lost so many people, gained so many people. Probably the…

Primele 6 luni de diabet

Ar fi trebuit să fie o vacanță de vară perfectă și binemeritată. Așa i-am promis. A muncit enorm, a jucat tenis, a intrat în Gifted and Talented la matematică, a terminat clasa a III-a cu A+. Pentru că deviza noastră…