Staying positive in the world of diabetes is not an easy task. I remember when Kaitlyn was first diagnosed and I saw so many parents who really, really, tried to live life in such a positive manner. I looked around at my life. We were down to one income, staying up the entire night, realizing the […]
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There was not always an ‘online community’. There was a time when after diabetes became the new norm, it was only you. There was no instant access to……well…..anything. Those of us who went through all of this during that time, I believe, have an advantage. When you have no one else to depend on; you […]
Okay; congratulations on your new job. You have been promoted to the role of Executive In-charge of Programming for a major network television and your first job is to pick up the option on your new show. Double congratulations; the newest show is about your family. You have offered your family millions of dollars and negotiated […]
The title of today’s article was something my daughter said years ago in an interview. The reporter asked how it felt to have diabetes and without so much as a thought, Kaitlyn responded, “I have diabetes, diabetes is not who I am.” It was a phrase that has resonated with me any time I feel […]
I am not a firm believer in over-kill. Not just in diabetes, but in anything. That said, I am a firm believer in ‘back-up’. It’s well- known that you need to have back-up diabetes supply in your car. But does your spouse have a back-up supply and if your child is dating, does their boy/girl […]
How many times have you asked yourself if you are the reason your child has diabetes? I’m here today to tell you two things, one: you are the reason; two; there is nothing anyone could have done anything about stopping it. Now that I have sent you into a tail-spin of panic and utter guilt; […]