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Upon Diagnosis; “THANK GOD I was Not a Medical Professional!!!!”

I am not speaking for anyone else here, I am speaking for me.   I am so glad that when my daughter was diagnosed in 1992 that I was not (and still am not) a medical professional.  Imagine being trained your entire professional life all of the medical perspectives to everything in the human body.  Imagine you […]

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“YOU ARE SO WRONG…….I’m the One that’s Right!!!!!!” Really?

The passion heard in the banter among people involved with diabetes is commendable.  Sometimes I have seen, and/or heard, it take a turn for the worse.  I was witness to two people discussing a point of view regarding an aspect of care for their child.  One person did something one way; and the other did […]

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A “Diaversary”. Celebrating the People in Our Life…..Though We Also Wish We Never Met at All!!!

Did you ever meet someone who would change your life, just in being who they are?  In your life they just grab hold of your heart and you are ‘off the charts’ how you feel about them…..you know what I mean, right? Today is Sailor’s 12th ‘Diaveresary’, as we say in the diabetes community.  Twelve years ago […]

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I Rarely Do This—But You Must See This Video From WestJet

This is not diabetes related…..but it will surely make you smile. One of the most incredible and genius moves from a company I have ever seen.  Yes, so many are in need and it’s felt especially during this time of year.  So many are in dire straights.  But there are also many everyday people who go […]

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“It’s the Holidays, My Child Cannot Eat THAT!!!!”

“My child cannot do anything for Christmas.  No cookies, no gingerbread houses, no egg nog….I get so depressed during the holidays.” I would truly like to know where people get these notions that their kids, because of their diabetes, cannot eat different things for the holidays.  I would really like this article today to be where people […]

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“At Least I Wasn’t Last.” Why, I Swear, I will keep at this Until the Cure is Found!

That was Kaitlyn’s line to me today as she finished her first 5K.  “At least I wasn’t last.”  She stated that to me as she looked at the people who came in before her and the people who were still crossing the finish line. It is more than what our kids accomplish, it’s what they […]