Which is it? Do we want it both ways? Is diabetes a disease which has an onslaught of possible complications and is a life sentence of constant management that at any given moment can have a disastrous impact on the person suffering with it? Or Is diabetes something that we constantly teach our children that […]
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Dear Kaitlyn and Rob, I read recently about a horrible car accident. The person who was at fault has T1 diabetes. She informed police that she was late for work and she did not check her blood sugar before she left her home. She was severely low. She did not remember much of what happened. THAT […]
Six years ago he was told he had diabetes. Many stated he was done. Many stated to forget racing. How could he win……he has type 1 diabetes. Charlie Kimball dashed all of the naysayers on Sunday when he ran a brilliant race and with just 18 laps left, he slipped past the leaders and just […]
Is it just me, or do you also find one of the best things about being part of the diabetes online community is watching all of these babies being born and growing up right in front of our eyes? Remembering when our friends were pregnant, the anticipation, and finally the blessed day has now left […]
I was reading an article by a well-known entertainment agent (I can’t always read diabetes stuff, you know) and he stated that sharks will die if they do not keep swimming. So the goal in life (in his, the entertainment industry) is to keep moving forward. I liked the analogy enough not to check its […]
I had heard it before; this time I wanted to know why? When I was in a discussion recently and was discussing the life of having two kids with T1 diabetes; it was said to me again. “My aunt has diabetes and had her leg amputated. She died, relatively, very young.” Normally I say to myself, […]