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A Burning Event that Serves as a Reminder to All of Us.

Just finishing getting dressed, the fire alarm in the house started.  I walked down stairs into a house full of smoke.  Alarms blaring.  Much scarier than it looked, the toaster did not pop-up the English Muffin for the person using it(do people in the UK call it an English Muffin also?).  It started to smoke—-and it smoked […]

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Could the CGM Ever Send Information to a Cell Phone?

This is more of a question than anything else but I thought I would ask you all.  Is there a reason or a thought behind the fact that if the CGM has a sensor and a receiver……could we not download software that would allow the same information to be ‘beamed’ to a cell phone; or […]

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An Initiative Created: Now it’s UP TO ALL OF US. PLEASE SHARE EVERYWHERE.

There has been talk for so long how the education level regarding T1 diabetes needs to be ramped up.  We need to do more.  What can we do? For over a year I have been working with Kim May (a d-mom) who owns her own ad agency in Texas (this initiative DOES NOT happen without her […]

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A Child’s Cry that MUST Be Heard………A Child’s Cry for Change THAT WILL BE Heard.

It was over four months in the making.  The finished product is almost 40 pages long.  To be honest, I cannot tell you how many times I cried as I read the stories.  I received so many.  The story of the missed-diagnosed child that led to bigger problems upon diagnosis.  A story or two also […]

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Your Endocrinologist, or Ped Endo (as we say); Are You Happy?? Kindly Chime in Today…..You Could Help Others.

At the risk of being targeted by many of the pediatric endocrinologists out there, I had an interesting inquiry over the weekend and I thought it best to throw it our there for discussion and comments. The person asked, “How did you pick your child’s endocrinologist?” Now truth be known, when Kaitlyn was diagnosed and […]

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……..Because Some People are Worth Melting For……..A Parent’s Letter.

My Dear Child, Sleep. It is more important that you do than I. Wish. I wish I could take it all from you. Educate. While you are at this age, I will do all that is necessary so you can grow. Learn. When the time is right, you will know what I know and more. […]