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A Diabetes Celebrity Right in Our Hands……..Let’s Put Him to Work!

Without a doubt one of the most beloved animated characters of all time is Mickey Mouse; and I think on that we can all agree.  I have stated it before, and it is worth repeating, that Lily Diabetes and Disney teaming up to create an actual Disney character with diabetes is one of the most incredible partnerships […]

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Each Situation Warrants this Action Step!

None of us, NONE; have all the answers. I’m the first one to say that each family/person needs to take control of their diabetes; and I will certainly push back when I need to when needed, but let’s be very clear about something; in as much as no one knows our children as much as we […]

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Is it About Time You Hit the “Take Control” Button?

“It’s been two years since my child was diagnosed and I cry every night, still.” “My school denied my child having a medical plan…..” “I am so upset from my last Endo’s meeting.  She got mad at us because our A1C went up 1.5.” “I took my child out of school again.  This is the […]

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Breast Cancer/Diabetes Awareness…..Are We Educated???…..Should We Be?

BREAST CANCER!!!!!! The words alone scream at the reader with instant images of horrified pain and suffering.  But what does one know, when one does not know?  In a new series of articles I am proud to team up with Author, Lecturer, AADE’s Educator of the Year, and a good friend, Susan Weiner. She and I […]

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Oh My God……SO Low at 4 am….it Could Have Been So Much Worse!!!!

It happens, probably, somewhere in a household every hour……maybe even more.  It’s diabetes.  Hypoglycemic reactions, well, they come with the territory.  No one wanted diabetes and no one certainly wants to deal with a low or a high……..but they happen.  They do happen.  And they will happen to you. My child had a severe low in […]

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Because It Might Already Be In Our Own Back Yard!!!!

Why should the world stop and take notice of our kids with diabetes?  Why should they accept any sort of education?  Why should they care to learn anything more than “oh…the disease that Mary Tyler Moore has”?  Why? First, one must start out by asking, “What did we know, or want to know, before our […]