No question about it that the face of the diabetes landscape is changing everyday. The diabetes health field is adding players and removing players with each yearly cycle. Whether it be Obamacare or competitive bidding for diabetes supplies, the diabetes world of just a year ago, is different from today, which will change again in the […]
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Are you a dad? There are many, many, d-moms out here but the simple truth is that for every child with diabetes, there is a dad. I have the honor to moderate the Dad’s discussion group at the Children with Diabetes conferences. I cannot tell you how much Dads have to say, they do, and their […]
Which is it? Do we want it both ways? Is diabetes a disease which has an onslaught of possible complications and is a life sentence of constant management that at any given moment can have a disastrous impact on the person suffering with it? Or Is diabetes something that we constantly teach our children that […]
Dear Kaitlyn and Rob, I read recently about a horrible car accident. The person who was at fault has T1 diabetes. She informed police that she was late for work and she did not check her blood sugar before she left her home. She was severely low. She did not remember much of what happened. THAT […]
Six years ago he was told he had diabetes. Many stated he was done. Many stated to forget racing. How could he win……he has type 1 diabetes. Charlie Kimball dashed all of the naysayers on Sunday when he ran a brilliant race and with just 18 laps left, he slipped past the leaders and just […]
Is it just me, or do you also find one of the best things about being part of the diabetes online community is watching all of these babies being born and growing up right in front of our eyes? Remembering when our friends were pregnant, the anticipation, and finally the blessed day has now left […]