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Twas the Night Before dChristmas 2019

With special apologies to Clement Moore.   I present what has become an annual tradition……an updated, ‘Twas the Night Before D-Christmas for 2019 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The meters, CGMs, and supplies were put away with such care, In hopes that Santa […]

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Holidays, Diabetes, Your Child, Relatives — Feeling the Stress?

So you are home enjoying the holiday preparations when your doorbell rings. You answer the door and the deliveryperson is there with a box from a relative. The size of the box surely peaks your interest and you carry your new found delivery to the kitchen table and carefully open the box. As you open […]

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Our Back-ups had Back-ups

When Kaitlyn was first diagnosed, and the credit for this falls squarely on Jill, our back-up plans for Kaitlyn’s diabetes had back-up plans. When it was her glucometer, there was the one she carried, the one in Jill’s pocketbook, as well as the one in the car. There were always three different angles to the […]

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No 2 are Alike

So as we approach our third ‘winter’ in South Carolina, I am reminded of the one thing I do not miss about living up North……..snow. I was never a fan of snow. It always looks beautiful and then the reality hits that those beautiful flakes will not remove themselves from your car and your property. […]

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Thanksgiving and Diabetes Awareness Month….what a Coincidence.

I have always found it incredibly and wonderfully ironic that Diabetes Awareness Month and Thanksgiving are both in the same month. With the amount of both good and bad understanding of the role food plays in the life of those with diabetes mixed in with the biggest food holiday of the year……..well what a picture […]

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This Month, ‘Diabetes’ Gets Nothing!

Dear Diabetes Awareness Month, Sorry I have not paid you so much attention this year. I mean I certainly continued the advocacy I find so important. People need to be made aware of your signs so they can get proper care before it is too late. I am also not letting you off the on […]