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The Merry-Go-Round………Take Time to……Well……Get Off!!!!!

The job you do…….well it’s amazing.  If you wrote down everything you did in a day, not dealing with diabetes, and also created a list of everything you do dealing with diabetes, and stepped back to look at them; you would think it could never be done…….but it is.  And it’s YOU who do it […]

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The Dangers to Assume…….ANYTHING!!!!!!

We live in a word where if you fall into the ‘assume trap’ you could be asking for real trouble.  We all remember that wonderful episode of the Odd Couple when Felix represents himself in court and his ‘witness’ uses the word ‘assume’.  It’s under a minute and worth the laugh….click here to see it. In […]

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Today: Taboo is Being Kicked Out the Door—a Must, and Difficult, Read.

What you are about to read is delicate in nature and should be viewed with both a mature and discretionary attitude, it may not be for everyone and certainly parents should read before sharing with children of appropriate age range.  I’m writing about it because ‘not talking about it’ does not make it go away […]

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School, “I’m READY for the FIGHT!!!!!!!”

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this comment and with school starting soon, and when it comes to diabetes, it serves as a reminder:  DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU GO TO SCHOOL. You should be armed and ready for your meeting regarding your child and how the school deals with diabetes.  THIS […]

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No, It’s Not Just You………Who Does That. What? You Think You’re Alone?????

No, it’s not just your child who carries sweets and a diabetes bag wherever you go; No, it is not just your child who gets embarrassed by our list of diabetes questions; No, it is not just your child who has to be represented within the school district to get what is due them; No, it […]

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Do You Hear……or are You Listening?????

Stop. Find something that your child (diabetes or not) is doing that you can say, “Nice Job’.  Out children are incredible, are they not?  Either they have diabetes or they are the sibling to someone with diabetes and they go along their day with all of their ‘monumental problems’ and it is good if every […]