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Diabetes Jeopardy Answer #23 for D-Month: Diabetes is NOT Just in the USA…4 Making a Difference Where They Live

       ……..and the answer is, who are Jacqui Double, Jackie Jacombs, Barb Wagstaff, and Wayne Cox. The problems of diabetes stretches across the globe and the problems and challenges we fight in the USA  are sometimes even more challenging than we would ever know.  But here is a short glimpse of 4 parents who fight […]

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Diabetes Jeopardy Answer #22 for D-Month: On the Anniversary of that Fateful Day In Dallas; Something WONDERFUL from the State of Texas.

….and the answer is, who is Pam Henry. It just seemed to me that with the 50th anniversary of that fateful day in Dallas being today, I needed to write about something hugely positive that came from the wonderful state of Texas……I found my answer of course, in Pam Henry, her husband John, and their […]

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NEWSBREAK: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE RECALLS STRIPS

FROM THEIR WEBSITE—-CLICK THE LINK TO READ ALL Recently, it has come to our attention that certain lots of FreeStyle® and FreeStyle Lite® Blood Glucose Test Strips produce erroneously low blood glucose results when using FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meters, FreeStyle Flash® Blood Glucose Meters and the FreeStyle® blood glucose meter built into the OmniPod® system. […]

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Diabetes Jeopardy Answer #21 for D-Month: The “FIXER” in Disaster–and How You Can Help Those in the Philippines.

…..and the answer is, who is Ron Raab. Disaster. It slams into countries in the form of natural forces that no one can stop.  devastation is left behind.  And it is during this time that even though the name Ron Raab may not be known; his work surely is. His Insulin for Life is a worldwide effort linking […]

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Diabetes Jeopardy Answer #20 for D-Month: 50+ years living with Type 1, He Continues to Teach Others.

  ….and the answer is, who is Joe Solowiejczyk. The fact that Joe has lived as full a life as he has chosen with Type 1 diabetes is, in itself, a worthy accomplishment. But to this day, he continues to teach others and will be the first to tell you that he too, continues to learn each […]

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Diabetes Jeopardy Answer #19 for D-Month: When it Comes to Advocacy at Schools, One Mom Stands Alone in Her Efforts…..

…….and the answer is, who is Crystal Jackson. Clearly Crystal is part of a great team effort at the American Diabetes Association’s constant battles to protect the rights of people with diabetes in the work place, at school and in many other arenas.  As a mom to a child with T1, Crystal’s efforts are monumental […]