Those who know me also know my very, very deep gratitude and pride I have about my alma mater, Hofstra University. As you watch the debates tonight, I thought you would like to know how my close ties with this incredible University played a role in our diabetes world. Even if there is no […]
Author: tomkarlya
Between 2010 and 2011, over 10,000 people helped themselves while helping more than 10,000 others. Most participants in the Big Blue Test experience an average blood sugar drop of 20% and by every Big Blue Test result a donation is made by the program sponsor to help others around the world with diabetes in need. The Big […]
The first thing that strikes you about this incredible young man, when you meet him, is his friendly smile and laid back attitude. He has a kind word for you and will always ask how you, or a member of your family, are doing. He is Diabetesdad’s Sunday dHero not just because of the […]
There is a list full of things to do when you are about to embark on travel that will take you through security. You can find them all over the internet and I’m not going to rehash all of it again today. I have read where parents have had nightmare experiences with their children and their […]
There is a man I know. It is hard for me to write about him because my eyes swell up with tears every time I try. I have been at this for over twenty years. Every time I see someone or meet someone who I have not seen active in a while I ask […]
November is Diabetes Awareness month thus deemed so by the American Diabetes Association a long time ago and followed by the world. November 14th is Diabetes Awareness Day–in honor of Frederick Banting who is the youngest Nobel laureate in the area of Physiology/Medicine for his discovery of insulin (he did not do it alone but that is a […]