By far, this is the hardest thing that I have been involved both in and with; on our diabetes journey and within our diabetes community. It is hard. It is sad. It is reality. And quite truthfully it just sucks. The number one thing that occurs when someone dies in our diabetes community, is the […]
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The Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition was created after years and years of people wanting to do something, AND DOING SOMETHING, but without a cohesive effort so the entire diabetes community knows what to do in the time of disaster. This is the only time I will speak in general terms about this group…..moving forward, when […]
I’m sure there was a time when people were dealing with their diabetes; and were used to peeing in a cup, boiling water, dropping in tablets to match a color chart, and check the color of urine to see how much insulin was needed, they were content with the procedure because it was really the […]
Me: How often does that happen? Teenager: 2-3 times a day. Now I will be the first one to admit that we did not have the luxury of a CGM sending our child’s glucose numbers to our phone nonstop when Kaitlyn was diagnosed year’s ago. What happened in the discussion I was presently engaged was […]
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When it Hurt Too Much to Write
Hi there. It has been a while since I wrote, but I’m still here. One of the happiest times in my life was discussing my articles with my mom. She was my sharpest critic but make no mistake, she was quite proud of the forum I now have. My mom loved to write….she always did. […]
As I walked through the Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association’s 78th meetings and exhibit hall I can only think that when we started this journey in 1992, never did I think we would be where we are today. Both ideal management tools and research science looking to cure this disease seems to be […]