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Does Anyone NOT RECOGNIZE this Picture? Ohhhhhh Diabetes.

I find it extremely interesting that no matter how much we store in our kids’ rooms for night-time lows; no matter how many juice boxes, gels, cookies, glucose tablets, and whatever else we store; the counter in the morning reveals that a blood-sugar-low led them to waking up and making their way to the kitchen. It […]

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An Emergency…….What Would YOU Do??? Panic!

Recently, I read, with great interest, a story about a woman who was completely stressed out that her child’s pump malfunctioned.  She went on and on about how her entire life was now upside down and she had been fighting with all sorts of people on the phone to get it fixed immediately and she was […]

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AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!! TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!!

For some reason, and I am not exactly sure why; the last three days have been an absolute perfect-storm for the techno-gods to not shine their smiling faces upon me.  My oh my–what a mess.  One computer glitch disaster to another. Traveling as much as I do—-this could potentially become a problem….and this trip….it surely did. […]

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Say It……..Today!

Do you have that one friend or one relative that you would be lost without?  You know, the one who ‘gets it’ more than almost everyone else?  The one who is willing to help, give you a break, take you for a drink, allow you and your spouse to get a night out, take the kids […]

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A Love, A Story, and Diabetes, Trust Me; You Will Want to Read and Share…….Enjoy.

I’m up in the air, on my way to many meetings in the upcoming few days.  I was up at 5:00 am today, said a prayer for my friend Laura who was running somewhere at about the same time, and headed to the airport. Now at 38,000 feet and there is really sweet woman next […]

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A Questions is Asked…..Diabetes Needs More? Do We? Your Thoughts Please.

On FB yesterday I read the following question from a parent: I am tired that everywhere I go there is a support this or support that except for our t1d children and families does anybody feel the same? In the world where we find products all turning pink or a telethon or paper Shamrocks being sold or […]