How do you know if you made a difference; if the point was driven home? How do you know if the listener ‘gets’ what you are sharing? What happens when the dust all settles and we move on with life? A few weeks ago we lost two children in one weekend to DKA and undiagnosed […]
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We took every precaution there was. We read-up on what every parent suggested. We had back-ups of back-ups. We met with the nurse. The kids were all getting a letter home in her K class so everyone was on the same page. Our 504 plan was in place. Jill had quit work so she was […]
We are looking for Reegan’s Rule to come out of the North Carolina Senate Committee and be bought to a vote in the North Carolina Senate. The bill (which is House Bill-20 and is now Senate Bill 27–REEGAN’s RULE) will encourage diabetes education by medical professionals to parents through the first five years of a child’s life. We have worked […]
I’m always amazed at the stories I hear out there. the lack of knowledge is truly astounding. From us, as parents, to the medical profession……the comments I read so often boggles my mind. Actually, it used to infuriate me but it happens so often now, I am down to ‘eye-rolling’. There is also a very […]
School’s Open REAL soon. Many people have asked me this week for a copy of our 504 plan which we proposed to the school. There are many out there if you look around and certainly no one owns the market on what a 504 plan looks like and by looking at a few, you may […]
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 […]