Ten years almost to the day, August 30th, 2005. I was the Executive Producer at dLife TV. Our TV’s were always on watching many stations and many aspects of the news. This day was different from most because Hurricane Katrina made landfall the day before. Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated. Such a horror story. So […]
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My friend Jerry is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a powerhouse in the Pharmacists’ world. He is a lecturer, an author, and an expert on the subject of diabetes, disease-state management and clinician/patient behavior in the health care setting. I see Jerry at almost every conference I attend. On one occasion he turned to me […]
What would the movie flashback of your life look like? Over the weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to watch, yet again, the Big Chill. The Big Chill is a movie about college friends who get together for a friend’s funeral many years after graduation and all decide to stay a few days extra. The […]
I need to rethink how I am going about the warning signs of DKA. I was out with a dear friend, an attorney and mom to 3 children with T1D as well as a husband with T1D, when Danielle states, “You know, signs of flu/virus-like symptoms do not mask DKA…….they ARE signs of DKA.” And I […]
I love it when people are REALLY GOOD at something. I like to watch and see how they do what they do. I love to ask questions and find out how they became so good at what they do. Over the years I have met some really cool people who are the best at what […]
There was a time we would give an insulin shot a little bit of time before my daughter ate. The meal would be given and the insulin would impact the body ‘at the perfect time’ to counter the carbs she was about to eat. Ideally. Sometimes it was a race to the finish line (yes […]