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JDCA2025

Why do the donors give money to diabetes organizations?

The type 1 diabetes community is comprised of different people from various backgrounds, but the vast majority hold a unified vision – that a cure should be our biggest goal. The JDCA’s latest report focuses on the results of our survey asking for donors to share their reasons for donating to the major diabetes foundations, and 90%... Read moreChevron
posted 09/20/2011, comments (0)|
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Sysy Morales

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I'm a type 1 diabetic since age 11. I'm a diabetes advocate and health activist. I am a wife and mother of twin toddlers and I own a blog called http://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.com

Struggling with Diabetes: When Hope is the Last Thing to Go

I'm American but I'm originally from South America - I was born in Venezuela.  We have a saying that translated into English says, "Hope is the last thing to go".  I often think about that.  I find that hope is one of the most powerful things on earth.  When people are in great danger, suffering, miserable, or sick,... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2011, comments (0)|
Gary

Gary

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Diebetic for 32 years

Humulin insulin and no C-peptides

C-Peptides MESSAGE:     I have been doing alot of digging in to the fact that my body needs c-peptides as I have been a type 1 diebetic for 32 years since the age of 30. I took pork and beef type insulin until it was no longer available. I was into martial arts for 18 years while taking the pork/beef insulin with no complication... Read moreChevron
Natalie

A diabetic coma

My BGs started going up in January or thereabouts, and no matter how much insulin I took, they just kept going up. One day I took 150 units to try to bring my BG down and it didn't do much. I was ravenously hungry as well, and eating everything in sight, especially carbs -- it was almost like a new onset case of diabetes.   Well, with all... Read moreChevron
posted 11/12/2010, comments (0)|
Amylia Grace

Real Life Diabetes: How to Be or Not to Be

[How] To be or not to be--that is the question. -Shakespeare [Hamlet's Soliloquy]     Sometimes my cats forget they're cats, and they act like humans. I'll walk upstairs after throwing in a load of laundry to find that the chicken sandwich I left on my plate has vanished.  For a moment I think to myself "What the %@$? Who ate my... Read moreChevron

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