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Sunday dHero—a Young Man Teaches Us All a Lesson.

It is a world of get ahead.  Many times it is get ahead at any costs.  Get one up on the ‘other guy’ so you can win.  Not so for my Sunday dHero, a sibling to a brother with diabetes.  As if it were not enough that he has agreed to take part in a […]

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Hofstra University Presidential Debates Tonight—-There IS a Clear Winner.

  Those who know me also know my very, very deep gratitude and pride I have about my alma mater, Hofstra University.  As you watch the debates tonight, I thought you would like to know how my close ties with this incredible University played a role in our diabetes world.  Even if there is no […]

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What are You Doing Today???? Do the Big Blue Test.

Between 2010 and 2011, over 10,000 people helped themselves while helping more than 10,000 others. Most participants in the Big Blue Test experience an average blood sugar drop of 20% and by every Big Blue Test result a donation is made by the program sponsor to help others around the world with diabetes in need. The Big […]

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Diabetesdad’s Sunday dHero—-a Young Man Who is Focused on Helping Others.

  The first thing that strikes you about this incredible young man, when you meet him, is his friendly smile and laid back attitude.  He has a kind word for you and will always ask how you, or a member of your family, are doing.  He is Diabetesdad’s Sunday dHero not just because of the […]

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T.G.I. F. (Thanking Great Individuals Forever)–a Man who Just Will NOT Give Up.

  There is a man I know.  It is hard for me to write about him because my eyes swell up with tears every time I try. I have been at this for over twenty years.  Every time I see someone or meet someone who I have not seen active in a while I ask […]

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Diabetes Awareness Month—How About Something Different this Year….Yes?.

November is Diabetes Awareness month thus deemed so by the American Diabetes Association a long time ago and followed by the world.  November 14th is Diabetes Awareness Day–in honor of Frederick Banting who is the youngest Nobel laureate in the area of Physiology/Medicine for his discovery of insulin (he did not do it alone but that is a […]