DiabetesDadFor one brief moment may you find the peace and solace you need to enjoy those around you. For one brief moment, although you will never forget pain, be allowed to focus on what you DO have around you that brings you joy. For one brief moment, may diabetes behave, to allow you to see […]
“I think we have been apart too long. I really just cannot exist without her in my life.” And in an instant, all of the concerns about,; will he take care of her diabetes, will he make sure she is okay, will he care for her, will he…..will he……willl he??????? I answered him, “You not […]
Today, Lilly Diabetes released an announcement that they are reducing insulin up to 40% for some users in the retail market. You can read the announcement here: https://investor.lilly.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1003887 Now this very well may not be for everyone and clearly will not work in all cases, maybe not even in a whole bunch of cases. But […]
What I am about to share with you, has been shared with me from our friends from Glu, a T1D exchange Community and T1D Exchange. I’m sharing it because so many have been inquiring as to the data from their extensive survey entitled: Driving patient-centric research: DKA & Misdiagnosis. Let’s be very clear about these findings…..THEY ARE […]
At a recent event, I was engaged in a discussion with a couple who are ‘fairly new’ on this journey. After a conversation on a myriad of topics the gentleman said to me, “Can I ask you something personal?” Never one to run from such a question I answered, ‘Sure”. “How do you stay at […]
The post on social media goes out; “My child is going through (fill in the blank with a medical ‘occurrence’.)_____________________. I have tried this (again fill in the blank) ____________________; that (again)_________________________; and this again __________________________________ to no avail, I’m very worried, what should I do. And the list begins on advice. I’m the first […]