I’m all in favor of everything that will happen tomorrow, and for that matter, all this month regarding diabetes. Happy Birthday tomorrow, Dr. Banting and thank you for creating insulin; it–more than anything else ever discovered, created, invented, researched, and/or implemented is still the single-best finding EVER in the world of diabetes…..and everything else pales […]
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Sitting across the table from Donna Mazyck, the Executive Director of the National Association of School Nurses, one cannot help but feel her incredible passion for not only her members but the people her members serve. On this day, I am not only sitting across from Donna but also at the table is Sarah Butler, […]
Recently I watched as one of my children entered the kitchen to handle their low. As I noticed what was taken out of the refrigerator and the pantry, torn opened and consumed, I knew it was a low needing immediate attention. When two of your kids have T1 and they are 24 and 19; trust me […]
November 14th, as World Diabetes Day, was not a random day. It’s the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting. Dr. Banting was the lead scientist in the discovery of Insulin in 1921. The amount of lives that have been saved since that tome could probably never be counted. There is a movie floating around out there, ‘Glory […]
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Tomorrow is…………Yeah, so What?
Tomorrow is Diabetes Awareness Day; November 14th, the birthday of Frederick Banting one of the few credited with the discovery of insulin. At the time, the headlines stated insulin was a cure. It wasn’t; still isn’t. But when one has nothing, it surely was a great step in saving lives; still does. November 14th, tomorrow, […]