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It Happened Again……..DAMN-IT……This MUST STOP….Do something!

Again.  It happened yet again. I am beside myself with complete rage and I apologize if my title annoyed or offended you.  I AM JUST SO ANGRY. Mom takes her child to the Doctor with flu-like symptoms. The doctor advises that the flu has been going around and her child must deal with it.  Five days of hell […]

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A Group of People Who Go Almost Unnoticed…..BUT They Shouldn’t….Let Them Know!!!!

We are very quick to let people know about a great doctor or researcher.  We are very quick to let people know of a great person at the organization or foundation we support.  We find a great diabetes educator and of course we let others know.  As well we should. But there is a huge […]

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Define. Your Thoughts and Input Needed.

I have received many emails and one person wrote, “I would be interested to read what others consider as their definition of a cure?” Fair enough. Very simply put:  Please share what a cure means to you?  Please share here on the blog and not on the FB post because it is posted in many […]

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A Meeting……I Should Have Known……We Have Work To Do…….What Say You?

Astounding. Mind-blowing.  Revealing.  Frustrating. We have some work to do.  If ever I was reminded of that fact, it was last night. I belong to a small group in my hometown.  We raise money for local causes surrounding diabetes needs.  In the scheme of things it is significant enough to make a difference to those […]

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I was Asked, I Answer. How About You?

I was asked by someone recently what a cure looks like to me? She writes, “Is the cure you visualize one without side effects, complications and risk. Does it restore normal beta cell function in some way? Does it involve an operation? Will they need any other medication? Will the cure last or will they […]

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PLEASE Let These Wonderful People Know How Grateful we, as a Diabetes Community, are for their Efforts!!!!!!!

Welcome.  Here is your ticket to enter a fabulous world.  I am absolutely exhausted.  I am absolutely exhilarated.  I am absolutely thrilled.  For the past few months, we Suffolk County LIONs Diabetes Education Foundation members have been working on a project to raise money to do what we do to help people with diabetes.  Yesterday we […]