I was out this week and I saw a young couple at a table in a restaurant. They were both speaking to each other but more than “half-an-eye” was on the hand-held phone device as they ‘spoke’ to each other. Do you have that visual in your head? Now ask yourself where are you on […]
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DiabeTattoos are showing up everywhere. Body art, as popular as it has become, has feverishly infiltrated the world of diabetes. Our friends over at Healthline.com are creating a place for DiabeTattoos to be seen collectively, A DiabeTattoo Museum as it were. Take a look at their slide show at: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/diabetes-tattoos#2 . But wait…..they are nowhere near done […]
I saw the picture I have attached today and immediately became horrified. I saw it recently in New York City, it was done to mailboxes along the route of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City; the BEST Irish parade in the United States, although my dear friend Patti from Chicago would vehemently disagree, as would […]
One of the least addressed of all complications surrounding diabetes is the mental state of the entire family involved. Whether we admit it or not, diabetes plays havoc on all of our mindset. It is up to each of us to admit it and deal with it. But we need to find the time, during […]
This week represents what one could call a really horrible anniversary week. Stick with me on this, it’s not my attempt to write a really depressing article…..those who know me, know that is not my style. On this day six years ago, my dad passed away. The day before, my aunt passed away; and because […]
Black cats, broken mirrors, lucky rabbit’s foot and many other artifacts are needed on this day of Friday the 13th according to folklore. The date, to which some attribute the 13 who gathered for the last supper on the Thursday before what led to what the Catholics call ‘Good Friday’; when Jesus was crucified….so when […]