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NEWSBREAK: Little Esme Gets Diabetes Supplies and……..an Apology!!

 SCORE ONE FOR THE DIABETES COMMUNITY TONIGHT.  I was contacted by Esme’s mommy, Faye, tonight and she informed me that not only were Esme’s diabetes supplies approved by her insurance company tonight but Humana Insurance Company apologized as well. Little Esme captured the hearts and involvement of the diabetes community on Thursday when it was reported […]

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NEWSBREAK: Can You Care Enough About This Face To DO Something……..NOW!!!!!!

I try not to get involved in situations that deal with what is covered and what is not covered via insurance companies.  There are just too many variables for all of us to understand.  But this……THIS is something we can do something about; and now.  We need to speak up when we can…….today is such […]

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NEWSBREAK: If Diabetes UK Recognizes Missed DX T1D; Why Will Not Diabetes USA???

If Diabetes UK recognizes that there is a problem with missed diagnosis causing the death of people with T1D (type 1 diabetes)—how long will it take for the United States to catch up?   Why must everything happen in the UK first?—-I applaud them for their incredible efforts. How many more missed diagnosed patients must die before […]

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NEWSBREAK: SERIOUSLY!!!! Yes…Again. A Child Dies. Missed Diagnosed T1D

This was taken from their “Go Fund Me Page”. For the loss of my nephew, Kedrick “Santana” Callaway He was diagnosed wrong at a hospital, to find out it wasn’t a stomach virus… to find his sugar was too high for him which caused him to unexpectedly pass away. He was born: 2/11/03 He died: 4/8/16 […]

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NEWSBREAK: DEXCOM RECALL classified as most serious by FDA

If you use the products discussed below, you should have received a letter from the Dexcom folks regarding the following.  This is copied exactly as written from the FDA page and the link to the actual page is at the bottom.  Please take heed to what is being said.  Devices are mechanical.  From time to time […]

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12,327,840 Minutes that Only a Parent of a T1D Child Will Understand.

This picture is something only a parent will understand.  This is a picture only a parent could possibly grasp.  For the last 12,327,840 minutes of our lives, this door was our life-saver for our children since Kaitlyn was diagnosed on September 26, 1992 and then Rob on March 20th, 2009.  For 12,327,840 of the preceding minutes, […]