There are a wide variety of self-proclaimed ‘diabetes days’. I think I would like to add one. Let’s make Tuesday, October 8th, Diabetes Leave Me Alone Day. I chose that day because it’s tomorrow. Why put off something that can happen right away? Here is how it would work. Whoever is the caretaker of the […]
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I have discussed before doing ‘due diligence’. Due diligence is making sure all aspects are checked thoroughly when dealing with our children’s diabetes. Whether it is a doctor, a management tool, a diabetes educator, or even a diabetes alert dog; make sure you ask a zillion questions. Check references. Ask people in the diabetes online […]
How I wish every day was like yesterday. How I wish all of my friends could have yesterday, every day. Being so involved in the diabetes world; being so much involved with everything we do every day; once in a while a day comes along like no other. As many know, our son got married yesterday. […]
We use the word diabetes with such familiarity, don’t we? How was your diabetes today, diabetes came to visit, diagnosed with diabetes, ‘no not that one, the one without diabetes’; are all just some of the phrases that have crept into our every day language. I was all set to tell you about today, which […]
School. It makes sense to think at some point our kids will be given the opportunity to share diabetes at school as part of a project. Perhaps a classroom speech. Perhaps a science project. If you have not been faced with this decision, you very well may. I recently read a story of a young man, […]
This is not a rock’em sock’em story. This is a real story with a real message. It’s a story of struggles. It’s a story of perseverance. It’s a story of diabetes. It’s the story of a young man who had a dream. You may have heard his name before, but you have never seen him unless you […]