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Happy St. Patrick’s Day…..The Top of the Morn’n to You…..YOU Deserve Better.

One of the least addressed of all complications surrounding diabetes is the mental state of the entire family involved.  Whether we admit it or not, diabetes plays havoc on all of our mindset.  It is up to each of us to admit it and deal with it.  But we need to find the time, during […]

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Bad Day….Does NOT Make a Bad Life…….BUT…..It’s Your Call!!!!

This week represents what one could call a really horrible anniversary week.  Stick with me on this, it’s not my attempt to write a really depressing article…..those who know me, know that is not my style. On this day six years ago, my dad passed away.  The day before, my aunt passed away; and because […]

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Friday the 13th & Diabetes Luck: Are You Waiting or Making Your Own?????

Black cats, broken mirrors, lucky rabbit’s foot and many other artifacts are needed on this day of Friday the 13th according to folklore.  The date, to which some attribute the 13 who gathered for the last supper on the Thursday before what led to what the Catholics call ‘Good Friday’; when Jesus was crucified….so when […]

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Diabetes: If Everyday is NOT the Same;You’re Doing Something Wrong…..Right?

Diabetes should be the same every day. Glucose numbers should be fairly level and the intake of carbs vs. activity vs. insulin ratio should change very little.  This is not such a hard thing to do.  Sound like a dream??????  Well it is. Whether you are new at this or at it for years you need […]

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When it Comes to Their Diabetes, are We Locking Our Kids…….In?

It seemed like a simple request.  I was in an elevator in my hotel.  A woman walked in with her two children.  Two fine young men both wearing North Carolina shirts.  The mom asks if the young man has the room key and he answered yes, “You gave me yours to hold.  Maybe next time […]

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Time Flies. Machines Don’t. Diabetes….and Time Out the Window…Be Careful!

I really do not know how to explain it.  I really don’t.  I mean I knew it was coming.  At some point or another I knew it would be here.  It was discussed.  It was mentioned.  Yet when all was said and done, it was when I heard two people speaking that I realized, not […]