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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Do you participate in TrialNet for your other family members? We do. Last year we went a few months after C was diagnosed so that E and I could get a blood draw checking for antibodies. Checking to see if we are at an increased risk for developing diabetes. Last year we were both negative. [...]
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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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