There is much…I MEAN MUCH…that the diabetes community can learn from the Teal Pumpkin Project. I thank Christina for informing me of this endeavor. What is the Teal Pumpkin Project and who is responsible? The Teal Pumpkin Project is an endeavor by FARE. Their informative website states: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) works on […]
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I had the opportunity to travel for the last week. It was a vacation and I traveled to St. Lucia. St. Lucia has a population of about 174,000 residents and clearly makes the most of their income from the resort industry. The people who live in this area, with an income of roughly $13,000 annually, are […]
When Kaitlyn was first diagnosed in 1992, at the age of two, many people told us that if there was ever a time to have diabetes….it was now. There were so many things different. You no longer had to pee in a cup to check your blood sugar, there was now a meter that in 45 seconds would […]
Without a doubt one of the most beloved animated characters of all time is Mickey Mouse; and I think on that we can all agree. I have stated it before, and it is worth repeating, that Lily Diabetes and Disney teaming up to create an actual Disney character with diabetes is one of the most incredible partnerships […]
None of us, NONE; have all the answers. I’m the first one to say that each family/person needs to take control of their diabetes; and I will certainly push back when I need to when needed, but let’s be very clear about something; in as much as no one knows our children as much as we […]
“It’s been two years since my child was diagnosed and I cry every night, still.” “My school denied my child having a medical plan…..” “I am so upset from my last Endo’s meeting. She got mad at us because our A1C went up 1.5.” “I took my child out of school again. This is the […]