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CGMs…a Few Points….Parents: We have NO Clue what Our Kids Feel About Nightime Lows!

  CGMs.  Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) are fabulous devices.  They not only remotely give you an idea on your blood glucose number they also indicate where one is trending (blood sugar rising and/or dropping). The new Dexcom G4 Platinum looks to be a modern, thinner, easier to read, and more accurate CGM.  The Dexcom website states […]

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SHUT UP and Give Her a Piece of Candy!

I’m just a tad tired of seeing ‘that’ horror on the faces of those people who have no clue what bearing candy has in the life of those who have diabetes; honestly, the answer is that it has none. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?  You cannot have candy out on the table; you have two kids […]

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I Would Not Tell You What To Do….no…No…NO!

  Two friends are having lunch.  A third person joins them and says, “Hey, did you see the clown out front?” One friend responds, “Was it a real clown or one dressed as one?” My point; people hear (or in this case, read) something but do not catch the full meaning.  I posted something two days […]