Did I get your attention? Good. When I was involved in government, I worked for the highest ranking official in my town. It was years ago of course but I remember that during an election, folks involved in air-tome (radio and television) were required to give opposing candidates equal tome. If a story was done […]
Tag: children with diabetes
Did I get your attention? Good. I do not want to get political here but to make a very interesting point……and to utilize that point in our diabetes community. If you look around the media/public/online world as a whole, as a general rule, it’s safe to say that the majority of information and comments able to be […]
A Rose is a Rose…….right? Well not really. Not when it can save a life. Hard to believe it has been four years since this incredible program began but it is…..and it’s so simple….and YOU can do it. Spare a Rose, Save a Child is an online effort that raises money and awareness for IDF’s (International […]
I have written countless times on the missed diagnosis of T1D and will continue to do so. I have warned that when someone is not used to diabetes, when it occurs, they may not know the signs including flu/virus-like symptoms. But there is something very important that you, having a child with diabetes, should know […]
This weekend marks a ritual that is almost absurd in its definition of hype……the Superbowl……or since it is a trademarked name, should I say, ‘THE BIG GAME’. Why on every commercial across this great land leading up to it, buying TVs, beer, chips, yada, yada, yada, you hear the announcer say…..”for the big game’ and […]
From the onset, I want to let you know that I do not have any incredible answers for what I am about to write; but I am ‘putting it out there’ so others may comment on how they have handled this situation which I am hearing more and more. Parents of the parents. This includes […]