They are just like you and me. Many are parents to children with diabetes; many have diabetes; many know someone with diabetes. They give countless hours of their time offering advice and ‘running the show’ in every corner of the United States. They volunteer their time. They attend meetings, they reach out to the community […]
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Hey God, it’s me again. I know we haven’t talked too much lately. I’m still a tad angry. The first child diagnosed with diabetes was heartbreaking, the second was just shattering. I’m also unsure how many of my friends who lost a child due to diabetes can even function. I’m told you have a […]
I have a good friend of mine. Let’s call her Marie. Actually that’s her name. Marie had this idea for an event to do in her home town in Connecticut. There is this incredible candy store in Ridgefield called Deborah Ann’s Chocolates. Many would call it a landmark in the community. The candy there is some of […]
CGMs. Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) are fabulous devices. They not only remotely give you an idea on your blood glucose number they also indicate where one is trending (blood sugar rising and/or dropping). The new Dexcom G4 Platinum looks to be a modern, thinner, easier to read, and more accurate CGM. The Dexcom website states […]
Upon diagnosis, kids feel all alone. Now that they have diabetes, and if no one else in the family has it, it becomes a stark reality that they will go it all alone….right? Eli Lilly as partnered with Disney to create Coco. Coco is a monkey character and she has T1 Diabetes and she is […]
It is a world of get ahead. Many times it is get ahead at any costs. Get one up on the ‘other guy’ so you can win. Not so for my Sunday dHero, a sibling to a brother with diabetes. As if it were not enough that he has agreed to take part in a […]