In honor of my Dad’s birthday today, I’m choosing to write about someone who was extremely close to my dad and who has had a monumental impact on my life. I could do this on her birthday but if you knew how close this woman was to my dad, you would understand. She is, by far, […]
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No matter how long you have had diabetes in your life, learning is an ongoing practice. Today, a few things to think about: Checking your child’s blood glucose in the middle of the night is surely your call; but I can tell you that 4-5-6 checks throughout a normal night may be something you might […]
…………hmmmmmmmmm I don’t think so. “No, that cannot be correct. You have to do XYZ with your child who has T1 diabetes. My doctor told me, the world’s greatest endo in ABC City told me, and the Pope told me……it cannot be done any other way. So YOU must do it this way too or your […]
John Travolta’s character in Grease sang that song when he was left high and dry at the drive-in movie theatre by Sandy, his true love. It looks like Danny Zuko is not the only one having problems at the local neighborhood drive-in movies. Dr. John Deleonardis is a pediatrician who also owns a movie theatre in New […]
I remember growing up that my friend Gary, who is now a minster doing God’s work, and his family had this really unique way of calling each other. We were at the mall together and I was with Gary’s sister, Diane. I stated that we had to find Gary and she said, “I’ll get him.” She […]
How many times have we all seen the statements of how much more education is needed for the world to understand diabetes? The differences between T1 and T2 as well as so many other aspects dealing with this insidious disease are constantly being reflected in articles, posts, and in all media; and we are always […]