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A President Shot: A Defining Moment…a D-Mom/D-Dad: When was Yours?

The picture on the left is the day, in fact the moment, that President Reagan was shot in 1981.  The picture on the right was taken by me yesterday.  With the exception of the flowers that have been added, the area outside the hotel is about the same.  If the walls could talk. This spot represents a […]

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Is There a Great DIABETES Divide with Us and the World Around Us???

Do you ever feel like there is a ‘great divide’ between those of us in the diabetes community and the rest of the world?   It’s not just a matter that there is much misunderstanding, there is this kind of ‘hill’, or maybe ‘mountain’, that we cannot seem to get over for the world to understand […]

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In the Mirror; What your Child Sees……..Is Up to YOU!!!!!!!

There is a video that just started making the rounds online.  It was created by the people of Dove.  In a few places around the world, they built two doorways.  They both are clearly marked; one-beautiful, two-average.  The exercise was done to show what people think of themselves.  The majority of the people went through […]

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Diabetes Shark Tank—–An Idea Whose Time has Come…..Yes?

To say I am a huge fan of the TV show Shark Tank would be an understatement.  At this point, in my watching, I usually can tell who is going to be ‘eaten alive’ and who has a shot at getting funding. In case you do not know, Shark Tank consists of 5 people from […]

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Are You Asking…or Do You Want to be Told What You Want to Hear…CAREFUL!!!!

This was a hard article to write but I have never shied away from a discussion that should be had.  I’m also shocked when, undoubtedly, someone writes me privately and says, “……are you referring to ‘such-and-such?”  Interesting thing is that I will get numerous such emails and I will not be referring to any specific […]

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Diabetes Language….Blah Blah to Others; Is Understood by Us!!!!

A while back, Rob and Kaitlyn were discussing something about their diabetes.  The conversation was theirs, and I will not reveal it, but I will say that what Kaitlyn said I could never say.  I have often wondered if people who have diabetes have a language all their own.  Or, at least, a ‘pass’ to […]