I have always been fascinated with the new technology that has come along since Kaitlyn was diagnosed in 1992. When she was first diagnosed, we heard all about this ‘new thing’ coming that was right on the door step for everyday commercial use. It would dispense insulin in small doses and using an actual needle […]
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My child starts school in less than a month and has diabetes……I’m so nervous, I could die. Wait. My youngest is in college now. Whew. Sorry. I forgot. I was thinking they were all still in elementary/middle/high school. It’s just at about this time every year I have that anxiety attack and as my youngest […]
Ten years almost to the day, August 30th, 2005. I was the Executive Producer at dLife TV. Our TV’s were always on watching many stations and many aspects of the news. This day was different from most because Hurricane Katrina made landfall the day before. Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated. Such a horror story. So […]
My friend Jerry is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a powerhouse in the Pharmacists’ world. He is a lecturer, an author, and an expert on the subject of diabetes, disease-state management and clinician/patient behavior in the health care setting. I see Jerry at almost every conference I attend. On one occasion he turned to me […]
What would the movie flashback of your life look like? Over the weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to watch, yet again, the Big Chill. The Big Chill is a movie about college friends who get together for a friend’s funeral many years after graduation and all decide to stay a few days extra. The […]
I need to rethink how I am going about the warning signs of DKA. I was out with a dear friend, an attorney and mom to 3 children with T1D as well as a husband with T1D, when Danielle states, “You know, signs of flu/virus-like symptoms do not mask DKA…….they ARE signs of DKA.” And I […]