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Mind. Board. Waves.

From the author of Sugar Surfing, a new book about making sense of diabetes as life unfolds.

Recognize what is happening, understand your options, decide when to act or wait, and learn from what follows.

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Mind. Board. Waves. by Stephen W. Ponder — 3D book cover with a blue Jeep, coastal road, and CGM sign

Three elements. One changing situation.

Mind. Board. Waves.

01

Mind

The awareness, experience, and judgment you bring. What do you know? What are you expecting? What deserves another look?

02

Board

The tools, treatments, people, and resources you depend on—from insulin and devices to supplies, backups, and the people who help.

03

Waves

Your glycemic journey in the moment. Notice where glucose is, how it is moving, and how the situation is changing.

Learning that travels with you

Build personal playbooks from lived experience.

Drawing on more than a decade of shared learning since Sugar Surfing, Mind. Board. Waves. brings these elements together through practical situations and personal playbooks.

A playbook captures a familiar situation, the resources available, the choices made, and what happened next. Each experience can help you refine it—and recognize when the situation calls for a different approach.

Whether you use injections, a pump, or automated insulin delivery, your experience and judgment remain part of the picture.

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T1D Stories

Share what you’ve learned from living with type 1 diabetes.

T1D Stories is a PatientStories pilot supporting books under research by Steve Ponder, Joe Solowiejczyk, and potentially new authors. We’re listening to the practical, emotional, social, and family realities of living with type 1 diabetes.

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