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Diabetes Needs a GREAT Spokesperson….Uhm, No…..It Needs You!!!

Today’s article is to make us all think a little bit.  Think and create some REAL and RATIONAL dialogue about the disease that either a loved one is living with or an individual is dealing with on a daily basis.  I was speaking to someone who said that the answer we seek/need is for a celebrity […]

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Do ‘Stuck’ Glucose Numbers Upset You? There May (M-A-Y) Be a Simpler Solution!!!

I remember speaking to a teenager a while back and she was quite clear how she found it so interesting what the ‘swings’ do to a parents’ mind.  She was very direct in how we, as parents, got/get so upset at the ‘trying to control’ factor involved with our kids’ diabetes.  “It’s diabetes, just deal […]

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CRYSTAL BOWERSOX-GREAT SONG: PLEASE READ and Share will give $2 to a Worthy Group

What started as a trip to American Idol has turned a career around for Crystal Bowersox.  Many times Crystal, a mega talent who so happens also has T1 diabetes, and I have worked together for diabetes causes and her song here sung at the Students with Diabetes Conference……..well…..something happened that no one could have ever predicted. […]

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Your Child’s Face When You Tell them; NO!…….Kills You; Right?

It’s unfair, isn’t it? This diabetes coming into our lives, just not fair at all.  When Kaitlyn was very little, we took the kids to Disney on Ice.  We love Disney…….but really…..who doesn’t?  We packed up everything to go and off we went to the Nassau Coliseum. Right before we got out of the car, […]

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ANSWERS TODAY: Your Top 5 “MUST HAVE” Diabetes Products–None Rx.

Please respond here on this post or send me an email ( tkarlya@drif.org –in the subject line write ‘products’) as I will not see your responses on all of the individual FB pages.  I am trying to find out what are the five diabetes products that ARE A MUST HAVE for you in your house——without a prescription.   […]

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A Poem: Mom’s Tears.

A child was born, and mom cried tears. The future lay ahead. The possibilities are endless. The journey will be as exciting as trying. A child ‘stepped-up’ from pre-k, and mom cried tears The first five years flew by The journey is so exciting Her child makes her life complete. A child attends their first dance, […]