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I’m Done with the Mis-information and Bullying! Are You In?

In the wake of many of the responses and messages I personally received in the last few days; a thought has come into light that we should explore.  When it comes to diabetes, and not only what the media portrays, but in our everyday lives (and the lives of our kids), are we being bullied? Bullying. […]

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What Do You Know and Use Everyday? Share with Us.

As I read responses to yesterday’s article, and  the so many traits that people have leaned upon to ‘get them through’ the new normal, I realized that my two emotional aspects of laughter and music has served us well, but there is another approach needing discussing and that is ‘the practical’ aspects.   Jill is without-a-doubt […]

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On What Do You Lean? Please Share.

Well if anyone can handle this, you guys can.  Really?  I have always wanted to punch in the nose whoever said those words to me; and every time I heard them.  I do believe I would be left with many less friends though, so I refrain.  We heard the words a lot over the years […]

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Does Anyone NOT RECOGNIZE this Picture? Ohhhhhh Diabetes.

I find it extremely interesting that no matter how much we store in our kids’ rooms for night-time lows; no matter how many juice boxes, gels, cookies, glucose tablets, and whatever else we store; the counter in the morning reveals that a blood-sugar-low led them to waking up and making their way to the kitchen. It […]

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An Emergency…….What Would YOU Do??? Panic!

Recently, I read, with great interest, a story about a woman who was completely stressed out that her child’s pump malfunctioned.  She went on and on about how her entire life was now upside down and she had been fighting with all sorts of people on the phone to get it fixed immediately and she was […]

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AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!! TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!!

For some reason, and I am not exactly sure why; the last three days have been an absolute perfect-storm for the techno-gods to not shine their smiling faces upon me.  My oh my–what a mess.  One computer glitch disaster to another. Traveling as much as I do—-this could potentially become a problem….and this trip….it surely did. […]