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Messages on the Way to Washington…..Your Messages.

The names jumped out at me; Grace, Kylie, Samantha, Callan, Shelby, and so many more. Stories of kids.  Heartbreaking stories. There seems to be an ongoing dilemma in the diagnosis of diabetes.  Or should I say ‘missed’ diabetes.  A while ago I asked if people would be willing to share their stories.  Stories of kids who […]

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This Could Be It…….What We Have Been Waiting For Since Diagnosis!!!!

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PWDs….”There Came a Time in Your Life When…….”—–Please Share with Us.

Don’t you love kids?  I was thinking today how I remember when Kaitlyn was younger that her only goal was ‘to get back out there’ and be a kid. It was always like, ‘hurry–hurry–they’re waiting for me”…diabetes was a side note to her life.  I always wish, as parents, we could make diabetes a ‘side […]

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Twenty Years Later…….It Is Still Sooooooo Unfair……Don’t You Agree??????

A new bicycle.  A new doll.  A new school.  A new car.  Something new.  How much we all like when we receive something we want.  Gift wrapped perhaps.  A UPS delivery perhaps. We received something new this week.  Something ordered.  Something to look forward to…….right?  Kaitlyn’s new Dexcom arrived.  Make no mistake about it; it is a […]

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When it Happens…..Is There Anyone Who Can Help?

Could anyone imagine a loss so huge?  I cannot.  Being part of this community we see it too often, don’t we? Even once, is too much. Is it happening more often or is it the fact that we are electronically connected that we find out about it……..sometimes instantaneously it seems? One of the most incredible women […]

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TORONTO DOCTORS ON TRACK OF DIABETES CURE

I share my headline with you because of what I saw today.  I saw this on a news release today: Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 01:19 PM The artificial pancreas — a treatment that’s been called the closest thing to a possible cure for type 1 diabetes….. Seriously? There has been a ton lately…..a ton….of releases and stories about […]