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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I had butterflies in my stomach all morning. Scary, nervous butterflies. C’s endo apt was today. We’re supposed to get the results of his Thyroid Antibody test. His thyroid was enlarged and he had a few other symptoms. Not really a big deal in the long run, but still. He’s tired of being diagnosed. He’s [...]
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When C was 15-16 months old, he’d had this unusual diarrhea for about 2 months. It was orangey colored and very mucousy (sp?). I nursed him until 14 months. It was right after I stopped nursing that it started. I took him to the doctor and they thought it must be parasitic. They did a stool sample [...]
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Only a day after my total panic with E yesterday and forcing him to test for ketones I received a letter in the mail. I had taken him to TrialNet at Children’s Hospital LA a few weeks ago for the “Natural History study for the development of Type 1 Diabetes” where he was tested for diabetes-related autoantibodies. [...]
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