There are things about ourselves we choose to know, things we would rather not know, and things we don't even realize are available for us to know. Genetics can fall somewhere in the middle. Some people are eager to know everything their DNA might reveal. Others understandably wonder whether knowing would simply give them something else to worry about. I understand both perspectives. But I have come to see genetic information somewhat differently. I don't think of it as a pre

By Honey I took a break from my Omnipod for a while, but recently started wearing it again — this time more discreetly on my thigh, hip, or abdomen. It’s so comfortable now that I often forget it’s even there. Still, for weeks, I’ve been frustrated with my blood sugars, wondering why my Omnipod seemed out of sync. My total daily insulin dose was less than 16 units, yet more than 72% of that was basal. My boluses barely showed up to the party. Last week, when my endocrinologis