A few weeks ago I started a survey. The survey began as a project to obtain statistics regarding missed diagnosis of DKA while being diagnosed with diabetes. What I found out was both educational and alarming. Today I share with you what I found out. LET’S BE VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING. This was an exercise […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over the last few days I have been at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Conference in Philadelphia. I have been coming to this conference for years. It is great to meet up with those who support the DRI in so many different ways and to meet colleagues who are deep into the fight for PWDs […]