I'm the momma of two boys, C and E.
My oldest, C, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (July 2009) and celiac disease (Sept 2009) at the age of 10 and pumps with the Animas OneTouch Ping. In December 2011, he received his 4-month-old Diabetic Alert Dog in-training.
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At diagnosis, C’s nurse mentioned a pump. He immediately said he never wanted one because he didn’t want surgery. We had a neighbor on an insulin pump and we had just assumed that she’d had surgery to have it ‘installed.’ The nurse corrected us and he informed him that there was no surgery involved and [...]
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One year ago today, C ate his last piece of whole wheat toast for breakfast, skipped school in the morning and headed to his regular endocrinologist appointment. That morning we got the results of his Celiac test and found out why he hadn’t gained much weight back after his diabetes diagnosis. We realized why his [...]
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