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DIABETES BLOG WEEK: Keep it to Yourself – Tuesday 5/12

DAY 2 TOPIC: Many of us share lots of aspects of our diabetes lives online for the world to see.  What are some of the aspects of diabetes that you choose to keep private from the internet?  Or from your family and friends?  Why is it important to keep it to yourself?  This is not […]

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When it’s Out of Our Control……..

But what about…..? What do you do when…….? If that does not work…….? I have tried everything, anyone know what to do about…….? Problem today…..? As I lectured last weekend, I used a line that I have used before; education is the absolute equalizer in our world of diabetes.  The more one knows, the more […]

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Diabetes: I’ll do it My Way….and You Do it Yours, Okay?……Uhmmm, No!

I often find it interesting that there are so many discussions that come down to this point; let’s just disagree on how we each handle the diabetes in our own household. Really?  The reason I state this in this manner is that there is a widening of the gap between what are people’s opinions, and what […]

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My Thoughts of a JDRF Type One Nation Summit

Wherever I go, and I am fortunate enough in my profession to go to many places and meet many people, it never ceases to amaze me how those involved with ‘anything’ diabetes have such similar attitudes towards hoping for a cure, and finding just the right ingredients to live this ‘diabetes life’ that much more […]

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For the Love of……..Mom.

My children have been very blessed.  They have had three matriarch personalities in their lives that I’m sure will have profound impact on their lives.  With Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, it can never be overstated the influence and the importance ‘a mom’ plays in so many lives. My mother-in-law.  Never could a man be […]

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Has your Wish Diminished Over the Years?

I had a birthday recently.  I used to love birthday parties, I still do.  But when we are younger and costume characters would show up, and a million kids from the neighborhood showed up, and it was just one huge blast, well nothing could ever replace those days, can they?  My birthday wishes were silly back then, […]