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This was a couple weeks ago but I had to tell everyone. On Saturday a week ago I was going out of a volleyball tournement court and I slipped on a patch of ice! It doesn't seem as bad as you think but it really brusied my tailbone. I went to the doctor...

Thanks everyone for helping to view and spread the word about my blog about raising twins (one with diabetes and one without). A special thanks to those of of who copied my link to your twitter accounts and Facebook pages! I really appreciate it. The...

It's time for all of us to stand up together. Our voices need to be heard and we need to be saying "Weight does not determine health." Weight discrimination should not exist; fat acceptance needs to begin. I took a stand. See how you can...

Back in the day I used to keep a journal. Then I got married and had one baby, then two, then three and journal writing went out the window of course. One day recently while browsing on Facebook I came upon another mom's blog that one of my friends...

This has got to be the weirdest week ever, and its only half over. So Jesse came home early on Monday and hasn't gone to school since. He's got a cough and runny nose, and is tired all day, once or twice he's had some ketones. The funny thing...

As I mentioned earlier this month, Promise Campaign coordinators have been working with renewed energy in the first month of 2012. I am proud to say that thanks to the hard work of JDRF advocates across the country, we scheduled or held 48 meetings in...

trying to meet as many people as i can(aka send as many friend requests as possible) u can never have too many friends=)

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Forget Me Not! Two years ago this February I was asked to be our local chapter’s Advocacy Team Leader. At the time, I had no idea what that entailed, but I knew it was an honor to be asked and I made a promise to do whatever I could to help find...

Its been a while since ive gotten on here. Ive had alot on my mind. Seems like everytime i turn around something goes wrong. My mom has been having some health problems they seemed to get better for a bit and are now back to worrying me. On top of that...

Nearly 20 years ago, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) proved that keeping tight control over blood sugar levels can help prevent or delay the onset of complications for people with diabetes. Since then, researchers have continued to...

hey guys, this is my first blog so I really don't know how this works so bare with me! :) I just wanted to write about how my family can be super supportive and super annoying at the same time! okay, so starting out with my mom. she is probably the...

Hiya! I'm Ellie, I was diagnosed in June 2009, just before my 12th birthday. I am 14 years old now and I'm in Year 10 at school. I live in London. Today, i've had quite poor control actually, well, not all that bad. Blood sugars were low when...

Reaching 300 Promise Campaign meetings is something to celebrate! What better way to do so than reading about how some of these meetings have turned out? Check out our latest list of recently posted meetings below. Want to be a part of your own Promise...

Well not sure what the heck we're going to do. The last 3 or 4 days we've got multiple calls from Jesse's school, he's in the office complaining of tummy aches. Thankfully the school is a 3 minute walk away, so Allison will walk over and...

As I have mentioned before, the best part of the Promise Campaign is the stories from the meetings. Now we want to hear about your Promise experience! Telling your story allows you to become our most important ambassador. It’s the best way we can...

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I posted this a few years back, thought I'd repost it. Jesse's been asking me lately when is his diabetes going to go away?. All I can tell him is doctors are doing their very best...Breaks my heart.. i know one day they'll find a cure I really...

When I posted the meeting digest last week, the Promise Campaign had 297 meetings scheduled or held with Members of Congress. I mentioned that I was anxiously awaiting when we would reach 300. Luckily, I did not have to wait long: Promise meeting #300...

JDRF-funded researchers at the La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology in San Diego have become the first researchers to successfully determine which kind of T-cells are responsible for the autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing beta cells in...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. It's time for me to get back on the bandwagon and act like I'm ready to take care of myself. Find more at C's Life: http://cslifewithd.blogspot.com/2012/01/desperate-measures.html

Walking, I done a lot of it in the past 3 weeks in the hospital!!!! Still kind of strange sitting clearing my mind! Waiting for my 1st sleep out of a hospital, my first of the New Year 20012!!!! I like walking!!! after my 1st surgery, the removal a small...

My name is Jonathon Gray and Ive only had type 1 diabetes for about two months, and even in this short time, its been a roller coaster! My carb ratios been in 5 different spots, and each time I get a new number, I have really good bloodsugars and then...

A little over 32 hours since I was released from the hospital. My 1st 32 hours of the New Year not at a hospital!!!!! Yea!! Still need to sleep I think? I've spent theses 32 hours eating and eating!!! Then again I did go 3 weeks with no solid food...

Well I am out of the hospital a little over 24 hours. Slept about an hour or so, a nap! Trying to unwind clear my head!!!! Wow I can't believe I lost over 20 lbs.!!!! From 6 ft a 171 lbs. to under 150!!!!! Talk about skinny!!!!! I can see every bone...