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A Diab-rose by Any Other Name is Still………

I think I know when it started, but if I am incorrect I’m sure one of my readers will jump in and correct me. I credit Dr. Francine Kaufman who is a world leader in diabetes and she is one of the most incredible woman I have met in my twenty year diabetes journey.  I could […]

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When a Son Becomes a Man

My oldest son is twenty-six today.  Happy Birthday T.J.  This day is different from any other birthday because it is the last birthday that he will be our single-son.  At this time next year he will be married and that means something significant. I cannot write that he will no longer be our son because […]

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How Do You Know…….(with Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy)

If your kid yells to you in a department store that they are high and you know there is not substance abuse……you might be part of the diabetes community. If you find test strips attached to your dog…….you might be part of the diabetes community. If you know who the cute little bushmeister is…….you might […]

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When There is Nothing Left…..There is Something Left

The pain. Ten of thousands of finger pricks, shots, lows, highs, other management nightmares, and tears. Thousands of trips to doctors, glucagon, severe lows, severe highs, and tears. Sleepless nights, dragging days, school hassles, other problems from life, and tears. Diabetes is a non-stop barrage of pain and emotion.  It gathers you together and drop- […]

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On Hallowed Ground………..Again; In Boston.

Today I stood on hallowed ground caused by terrorism for the second time in my life.  Those who know me well know my story of spending thirty-six hours in Lower Manhattan from 9/11-9/12 in 2001.  It’s too long a story to go into here but it was surely a day I will both never forget […]

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Diabetes…..Even in a Quiet Cemetery Called Arlington.

These two stones rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. Two of the worst disasters in our aviation-space-history. I had to wait to get close to them because there was a school in front of me crowding around as the they were lectured to how important these days in history were and to take a moment […]