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DKA SURVEY—State-by-State Breakdown as Promised

As a follow-up to the survey I took in the diabetes community, I promised a state-by-state breakdown of some of the results.  If it helps when/if you meet with your state representative, feel free to use it, just be clear on how the data was acquired (that it is not completely scientific etc. etc.). Again as […]

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DKA—MISSED DIAGNOSIS……RESULTS OF SURVEY TAKEN A FEW WEEKS AGO.

  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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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 […]