We don’t know exactly why this happens, but we do know that some people are born with a tendency to develop diabetes. Then something “triggers” the onset of the disease. It may be a virus that triggers the onset, or it may be something in the environment. There is nothing a person can do to prevent this from happening.”
"ADVOCATE EVERYWHERE," are the words printed on the front of one of myfavorite T-shirts, obtained years ago (maybe 2013 or 2014,) from the Diabetes MasterLab, which at that time, piggybacked CWDFFL, in Florida. And they are words that continue to inspire me in my life… and my life with diabetes. I wear this shirt because I love the message and the spirit behind it. I love…
OK-first and foremost — spring has finally sprung. YAY! Secondly, sorry for the being MIA the last couple weeks. I came home from a work trip on the night of Tuesday, April 24th, with a 101.2 fever, Moderate to Large keynotes, and the stomach virus that has been the plague of spring 2018 for many — and it was horrible. …
We all have our own diabetes idiosyncrasies – I certainly have mine! They make us feel safe, keep us organized – even if they can occasionally annoy the crap out of us! ###### I was leaving a meeting the other night — walking down the darkened hallway, the last out the door — besides the organizer and a couple of stragglers. I…
Hey guys – HAPPY APRIL and HAPPY….. spring? The first day of spring brought snow and followed by a short week and holiday weekend. Easter/Passover weekend kicked off Friday night and well into the early hours of Saturday morning -with several bad sites, resulting in multiple omnipod site changes – including one a few minutes before 5 a.m. Can somebody…