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Worse than Falling Off the Horse………I Missed CWD FFL

I have successfully landed in the land of physical therapy and am officially ‘post-op’.  At an eventual time in the not too distant future, I will land on my feet again….hopefully better than new; or at least better than my pre-op status. I have learned that I’m not a good patient. I find it hard […]

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Why Live Life in Fear When You Can Live it to the Fullest

I heard this statement from a person at the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference in Orlando Florida this week. “I refuse to let diabetes dictate what I do”. I like that saying and I like it a lot.  It sort of summed up what thousands of people heard this week at this, the 18th […]

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This is Not a Story of Hillary Clinton…Well, Maybe a Little….Not Really.

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 […]

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This is NOT a Story of Donald Trump….Well, Maybe a Little….Not Really.

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 […]

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Save One Rose, Save One Life; We ALL CAN DO….For Those Who Cannot!!!!

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 […]

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Your Child WILL GET SICK……It IS NOT Always Diabetes-Related!

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 […]