Clearly the way I was bought up, is much different from the way we bought up our own children, which I’m sure is even much different from today’s skills needed for parenting. How much of the way we were bought up plays a role in how we deal with the diabetes in our own house? […]
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My child threw a tantrum today. Threw toys all across the room and when I check the blood sugar it was 120. My question, what else in diabetes would make my child act this way? Perhaps, nothing. Always ask yourself if the behavior your child displays is indeed ‘the fault’ of a glycemic (high OR […]
It is National Siblings Day. When I first heard this mentioned many years ago, in the early 2000s, it made me think of my own brothers and sisters. Counting me, we are six in number with JoAnne as the oldest and myself as the youngest and only 7 1/2 years among us all with no […]
I’m so, so sorry that I gave you diabetes. I thought it was not me but I paid to have that DNA testing service having to do with ancestry run MY DNA and it game back that the lineage of T1D on my side of the family goes back to the days when a guy […]
How many times have we heard the phrase, “Well at least they’re healthy”? Does the answer just roll out of your mouth or does it stick to the roof of your mouth before the words pour out? To be completely honest with you, I have NEVER been able to answer this statement without it rolling […]
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My New Hero……..Is My “Maine Man”!
One of the greatest thing about the journey I am on, is the people I get to meet. Not too long ago, I was asked to speak in Maine at the P-Pods annual event. What a wonderful crowd. After I spoke, I joined my friend Aaron Kowalski (who also spoke) from JDRF on stage for […]