Sam’s friend Cat Greenleaf invited Sam to come meet Bret recently when he was a
guest on her show, Talk Stoop. Sam has had type 1 diabetes since he was 21 months
old, he’s now a healthy, active, creative eight-year-old who’s learning to play
electric guitar. Bret and Sam talked about a number of things – school, music, and,
of course, living with diabetes. Sam showed Bret his continuous glucose monitor and
insulin pump. Bret and Sam, like all who live with type 1 diabetes every minute of
every day, know the challenges brought by this disease, and for Sam to meet adults
like Bret only further teaches him that diabetes is not an obstacle to achieving
success and fulfilling dreams. Bret also offered to send Sam to diabetes camp this summer!

Jon and Rachel Dickinson