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Hey AI—Why Not Teach Yourself to Help Mankind?

I guess the cautionary tale, these days, in the world of social media and online communications is artificial intelligence; beware. So many seemed to be obsessed with the idea that machine will mimic us in an uncontrollable way. A way that will almost begin thinking for itself and go in directions unwanted or unplanned. Think […]

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Look How Far You’ve Come?……….It’s a Long Way Baby

On the 26th of September, it will be thirty-two years that we have been ‘at this’; this ‘diabetes thing’. It has been one most remarkable ride. Not only have we meet some incredible people on this journey, I have learned a few things over this stretch of time. Many good, but also some painful lessons […]

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Doc’s Checking Blood Sugars……Why is this Not a Thing?

Any time someone visits their health care professional for a wellness check, rest assured that certain testing; both diagnostic and otherwise will be performed.  It’s part of the process. “You know Doc, I have this calf muscle that has been bothering me for the past two weeks.”  The health professional will examine the area, and […]

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The Diabetes Circus Comes to Town

Remember when you were a child, and the world would stop, and the buzz would rise when the circus came to town?  Where I lived, the Barnum & Bailey train could only go so far as the performers and animal acts made their way to the Nassau Coliseum to begin their week-long schedule of shows. […]

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You Deserve Some of the Pomp and Circumstance

I could never imagine what it is like to have a disease that is constantly reminded of its existence at every chance it gets.  Lest those of us who don’t have it, ever forget that 24/7/365.  I have written in the past about those who have diabetes going through life ‘with an asterisk”.  How amazing […]

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Diabetes In The Real World: College

If not, by now, shortly, you and your child will have chosen where they will be attending college in the fall. What an exciting time! As you enjoy the excitement, and if you have a child with diabetes, the coming fall becomes a dreaded monster as you realize your child, AND THEIR DIABETES, will be left on […]