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posted 07/27/2009, comments (0)

What is Children With Diabetes?

Children With Diabetes (CWD) is an organization that, for many families affected by this disease, has become something of a second family. The website childrenwithdiabetes.com is an online forum and community where people from all over the country connect and support each other, sharing stories about doctors, blood tests, pumps, etc. CWD hosts... Read more Chevron

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I control diabetes, It doesn't control me...

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posted 07/10/2009, comments (0)

Is Diabetes a dictator?

How much does your diabetes control your life? Or better yet, how much do you let it control you? Growing up with this burden has shown me how much it can take over your life if you let it. I remember when I was younger my mom usually wouldn't let me go to sleepovers and certain events because of my diabetes. She wasn't it doing it to be... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/06/2009, comments (2)

Summertime with Diabetes

Everything seems better in the summertime- the weather, the fresh food, the parties, and the festivals. Everything, that is, except my blood sugar. For some reason, I seem to have many more highs and lows during the summer months than any other time of the year. From August through May, I wake up at the same time, eat lunch at... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/03/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes isn't just a disease... It's a lifestyle...

I just came across the entry I sent in for the Children's Congress 2009, but unfortunately wasn't chosen. My name is Shelby Sharp and I live in St. Louis, Missouri. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age six, and have lived with it for ten years. There isn't a time when I don't remember having Diabetes, and having it affect... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/03/2009, comments (4)

United We Stand...

Having people that can relate to your situation is a comfort that doesn't come along all the time. It seems like in the case of diabetes it's even harder because we are so spread out. People can sympathize with us and realize how much we have to go through on a day to day basis, but no one can really understand unless they go through it too.... Read more Chevron

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