Monday, February 13, 2012

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JennyO2216

it's been a long time

Well it has been a long time since i've posted. I have now had diabetes for two years and one month. I've had the insulin pump for almost a year now. I really like it, for me it's a lot easier. With the pump a lot of bad things happen. i've had about three bent infusion sets so with that i got really high. With one of those bent sets i fainted. It... Read moreChevron
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Meet Phil Southerland from Team Type 1

Meet Phil Southerland – the founder of Team Type 1   If you haven’t heard of “Team Type 1,” the group of elite cyclists with Type 1 diabetes, you probably don’t know who Phil Southerland is, either. But you need to know about this guy; he has been living, and thriving, with diabetes for over 25 years, and is... Read moreChevron
posted 08/16/2010, comments (0)|
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Meet Will Cross: Explorer and Mountaineer with Type 1 Diabetes

In May 2006, Will Cross became the first American with Type 1 diabetes to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. This alone is an amazing feat, but for Cross it was the capstone of a much greater achievement: successfully summiting Everest made him the first diabetic in the world, and the first American ever, to have... Read moreChevron
posted 08/11/2010, comments (0)|
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2011 Children's Congress Applications Available Now

My last post introduced JDRF's Children's Congress, a biannual event that brings kids with Type 1 diabetes together in Washington, D.C. to speak to government representatives (including the President) about life with diabetes and the need for a cure.    On Monday, July 12, 2010, applications for the 2011 Children's Congress... Read moreChevron
posted 07/15/2010, comments (0)|
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Share Your Story at JDRF's Children's Congress

Every two years, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation puts on an event called Children's Congress in Washington, D.C. JDRF brings about 150 kids, ages 4-17,  from all areas of the country to meet with policy-makers on Capitol Hill and communicate the realities of living with diabetes. No one knows what life with diabetes is like better... Read moreChevron
posted 07/09/2010, comments (0)|