In some communities, they volunteer. In some communities, they are a paid team. In either case and in most cases, the fire department and ambulance service in your area are usually very well-trained to handle any emergency that comes along. These brave souls come out in all different hours of the day and night and […]
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I was speaking to someone recently who was sharing how they had given their child too much insulin by accident, they were devastated. I assured them that we all have been there….and we have, right? Mistakes. Mistakes? Here’s a doozy. I have shared this every time I have lectured, but I don’t think I have […]
Something very interesting happened recently. I was in Chicago through Sunday past, at an incredible event. During the event they did something pretty cool. They had a special drawing. The prizes were pretty significant with TVs and signed sports memorabilia. They asked all of the Veterans to stand up and come forward. Everyone was applauding […]
Place three children next to each other and say one has diabetes, can you pick that one out? With no signs of any daily management tools can you tell the child who has diabetes? With no one to see you in the middle of the night pacing the floor and running a series of blood […]
I’m glad that no one ever stated to us that they did not know we had three children and thought we just had the two with T1D. It’s always been a fear of mine. To be honest, it lends itself to a question one must constantly ask……..is it that I/we are giving too much attention to […]
Have you ever stopped and actually tried to figure out how we do exactly what we do every day when dealing with our child’s diabetes? I mean, imagine yourself before diagnosis; did you ever think you would be doing what you are doing today? When the doctor ran down the list of all diabetes management […]