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IRMA: WHERE TO POINT PEOPLE IN NEED OF DIABETES SUPPLIES

Below is a message I just received from Carol Atkinson of Insulin for Life-USA.  Please share it with people you know in Florida and pay close attention to help happening for those in the Fort Meyers area this weekend.  So if you have supplies, hear of someone in need, and/or have few bucks to share, […]

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Why Go It Alone……Ask!

In addition to asking for help on social media when you come across a ‘hiccup’ in your diabetes journey, make sure you also ask for good and reputable websites to help you address a problem, or for that matter; any problem. Little, if anything, has yet to be seen in this crazy world of diabetes […]

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Where Did Everyone Go?

I still have a hard time understanding where people go after being active in diabetes causes for so long….one day…….poof, done. “I am tired.” “I cannot ask my friends for money anymore.” “My kids are older now, let younger people take over.” “I got so tired from broken promises…..it is all just a waste of […]

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Not the Pain, but the Void………Left Behind.

Today, I saw the date in the lower corner of my computer.  August 22, 2017.  I started to reach for the phone because I knew, inherently, that the date was significant. I reacted because I had not yet called my dad to wish him a happy birthday.  “Oh, I gotta call……..” But you see, I […]

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Someone Dies……..it’s None of Our Business……..None. Period.

I find it absolutely astounding that when someone with T1D passes away…..from diabetes or something else, the questions begin about the cause as if someone has the right to know.  Here is the hard truth…..you don’t.  For whatever reason you think it is okay to soften;  the ask, the question, or the statement…..it’s not, it’s […]

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What Do You Say to a Newly Diagnosed Family?

To this day it still happens.  The phone rings and we’re informed by a friend/neighbor/colleague/friend-of-a-friend that someone new is diagnosed with T1D and can we find the time to speak to them and/or their family? Well the answer is…………………..always. But it’s a fine balance to let them know that they are not about to lay […]