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NEWSBREAK: Something Great for Kids Who Have T1D!!!!!

Make no mistake about it, I am probably the biggest fan of Coco as she deals with her diabetes.  I just cannot applaud LOUDLY ENOUGH for this Lilly Diabetes/Disney Collection on T1Everyday Magic. WOW!!!!!! Today I’m informed that Go, Team Coco! has been made into the newest digital version of Coco’s adventures and is available […]

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Do You Dream About Diabetes…….NOT Existing????

Do you dream?  I do.  All sorts of wonderful places and events.  Some a bit scary but all adventurous. Last night was a different dream for me and I’m not so sure I ever had this dream before.  My three kids and I were walking in a field of yellow flowers….I’m not sure what they […]

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How Many Children’s Death Need to Happen??????

I’m not exactly sure why this is such a problem; I mean I really am unsure.  Do we need a celebrity’s child to be stricken to bring awareness?  Is not the amount of death and illness that has happened not enough?  I’m dumbfounded that the death of even one child, which was absolutely preventable, is not considered […]

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Yeah, But….But…They’re on Immunosuppression…..Let’s Just Take a Look….

When it comes to research, there are so many occurrences simultaneously that it’s very difficult, at times, to keep one’s hand on the pulse of so much activity. When it comes to the notion of research in our diabetes world, there is something I have noticed that I want to address. It’s this notion of […]

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A Line from an Award Winning Play…….Describes Life.

“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?”   One of my favorite plays to both read and to have performed is Thornton WiIder’s Our Town.  Pictured above from over 35 years ago, this one line still resonates with me so many years after I played George, in a truly wonderful production.  How […]

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Please DEAR GOD, What Will it Take……UK Tribunal Hears of Death Due to Missed DX T1D.

I AM SO ANGRY.  She is gone.  It happened in 2012.  Now a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, UK, is hearing the case to see what can be done about it.  Claire Taylor was a talented dancer and baker who wanted a career as a dietitian as her older brother Andrew had Type 1 […]