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If YOU had Just ONE Choice…….What Would it be????

I have always been fascinated with the new technology that has come along since Kaitlyn was diagnosed in 1992.  When she was first diagnosed, we heard all about this ‘new thing’ coming that was right on the door step for everyday commercial use.  It would dispense insulin in small doses and using an actual needle […]

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BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!!…..I am SOOOOO Nervous, I Could Die.

My child starts school in less than a month and has diabetes……I’m so nervous, I could die. Wait. My youngest is in college now. Whew.  Sorry.  I forgot. I was thinking they were all still in elementary/middle/high school.  It’s just at about this time every year I have that anxiety attack and as my youngest […]

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omg…….Omg…….OMG…..The Week My Life Changed!!!!….and the One Night it ALL Came Back.

Ten years almost to the day, August 30th, 2005.  I was the Executive Producer at dLife TV.  Our TV’s were always on watching many stations and many aspects of the news.   This day was different from most because Hurricane Katrina made landfall the day before.  Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated. Such a horror story.  So […]

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Do You Have a Diabetes Educator???…Here’s Where They Learn What They Teach You!!!

My friend Jerry is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a powerhouse in the Pharmacists’ world.  He is a lecturer, an author, and an expert on the subject of diabetes, disease-state management and clinician/patient behavior in the health care setting.  I see Jerry at almost every conference I attend.  On one occasion he turned to me […]

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JUST IN: Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE….AADE’s Diabetes Educator of The Year

Integrated Diabetes Services FB page just announced that Gary Schneier just received a call from the American Association of Diabetes Educators’ VP of Community Affairs and informed him that he is the AADE’s choice for Diabetes Educator of the Year. Gary is to be congratulated for his herculean and untiring efforts on educating those, like […]