November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the 14th is designated as Word Diabetes Day. It’s my understanding that the American Diabetes Association designated one and the International Diabetes Federation designated the other…..and it was so declared. I think. Now I love ‘branding’. I love that I know what Nike means, what Polo means, and what the golden […]
Tag: November 14th
Everyone of these young ladies, dancing their hearts out, have type 1 diabetes. Dancing for Diabetes has that kind of magic that made this entire evening one of the most memorable of all my World Diabetes Days in all my 22 years on this journey……understanding the nature of it, it was a hugely memorable evening all around. The […]
So here is something you can share with those people who do not have diabetes. A simple cup…….with a message. It just seemed to me that instead of it being a controversy, it could be used for a simple message…..a message that could save the life of someone you know and love. It’s ‘interesting enough’ that local […]
I’m all in favor of everything that will happen tomorrow, and for that matter, all this month regarding diabetes. Happy Birthday tomorrow, Dr. Banting and thank you for creating insulin; it–more than anything else ever discovered, created, invented, researched, and/or implemented is still the single-best finding EVER in the world of diabetes…..and everything else pales […]
According to biblical stories Thomas was the doubting apostle. This has truly followed me my entire life. Many times it serves me well, many time it gets me thinking. But when/if/should my mind ever get changed on something, and I believe in it—-it consumes me. Such was the case last night and I blame Manny […]
Happy Birthday Fred. Yes it is November 14th, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, one of the major forces in the discovery of insulin. Thank you Fred for saving our children’s lives. Were it not for you, we would REALLY have a problem. Here are some items you may not know about Sir Frederick Banting that […]