The first thing that strikes you about this incredible young man, when you meet him, is his friendly smile and laid back attitude. He has a kind word for you and will always ask how you, or a member of your family, are doing. He is Diabetesdad’s Sunday dHero not just because of the […]
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There is a list full of things to do when you are about to embark on travel that will take you through security. You can find them all over the internet and I’m not going to rehash all of it again today. I have read where parents have had nightmare experiences with their children and their […]
November is Diabetes Awareness month thus deemed so by the American Diabetes Association a long time ago and followed by the world. November 14th is Diabetes Awareness Day–in honor of Frederick Banting who is the youngest Nobel laureate in the area of Physiology/Medicine for his discovery of insulin (he did not do it alone but that is a […]
Did you seriously say that about my child with diabetes? No I did not give them too many sweets. Ever have anyone come to you and with all sincerity in their eyes say, “I know exactly what you are going through, my dog had diabetes.” Really? I mean Really? When our second child was diagnosed; “Tom, […]
This is a pet project of mine. Last year I ran a fund raising event that was fun and worth while. I sent personal letters to children, from Santa Claus. Parents would make a donation to the DRI and we would send a letter from Santa Claus; complete with stamp from the North Pole. Kids […]
To this day, the BEST idea about how to handle Halloween still rests with our friends in Charles Schulz’s character-land of Peanuts. Agreed. Your kids can still eat some of the candy even with their diabetes. Agreed. There probably is not a time that Halloween did not come and go that our kids did not go […]