The summer of 2007 greeted me with unbelievable thirst. I was drinking a gallon of milk and a gallon of iced tea and still so thirsty. So very thirsty. I thought nothing of it. It was summer. We were a young active family and doing a lot. It wasn’t until I was driving home with my two young kids in the car and I could not get eyes to focus. Everything was fuzzy. Talk about scary. I got my husband…
Our daughter Hannah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just after her 6th birthday 6-19-08. There have been many ups and downs in the last 5 1/2 yrs. Hannah has been a trooper. She did not like the routine of 5 or more shots per day and wanted to be on the insulin pump. Two weeks before her 7th birthday, she was put on it. She was then later taken off of it (2-13) because of dosing herself causing hypoglycemia. She was having a hard…
Noah was just 6 years old when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Just beginning first grade, he now had to learn about carb counting, insulin, and diabetes in addition to what other kids his age were learning in school. Diabetes is hard on a young boy, just starting “real school”. He felt different than the other kids. The kids in school suddenly stopped inviting him to birthday parties and social events because they were afraid he couldn’t eat…
When Paige was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, we thought her life was over. We couldn’t begin to imagine how she would live a normal life. It just seemed so overwhelming. She had become slower and slower through T-ball season and could barely run the bases. We told ourselves it was because she was so little; after all, she was only five years old! But then, when she started with this insatiable thirst and waking up several times in the…
DIETITIAN MOM AND TYPE I DAUGHTER TAKE ON DIABETES As a Dietitian, teaching people to make healthy eating choices is my life! It doesn’t sound as glamorous as being a rock star but I am truly passionate about helping those inflicted with medical conditions to be in the best health possible through optimal nutrition. I remember it was Spring Break of 2011. You know the time where you are supposed to be carefree, celebrating the warm weather and basically life?…
On July 5th 2013 (just 2 days after Shelby’s 11th birthday) we were on our way to Blair Batson ICU via ambulance as we had just learned that our daughter is a Type 1 diabetic in critical condition. I THOUGHT I knew what I would be facing given that I have two Type 2 parents. Saying that I was wrong in my assumption is the understatement of the decade! During Shelby’s stay in ICU the staff of the hospital educated…
Both my boys are juvenile diabetics. We have actively participated in the Tour de Cure and have raised more than $20,000 over 5 years as a team, The Brooklyn Boys. My boys are not limited by this disease as they are both very active in sports. Cooper is a wrestler and a football player and Mason is a Baseball player and also plays football. Nothing has slowed them down as they both continue to fight this disease. It makes me…
My son Gage has dealt with health challenges all his life. His first stay in the hospital was at 9 month old. He been hospitalized about twice a year up until he was 7 years old. Finally we got answers why Gage would become so sick. He was diagnosed with Adrenal Hyperplasia. His body does not produce enough of the stress hormone cortisol. He now takes hydrocortisone to make up for what his body does not make. We were so…
Kylie is an amazing three year old. When Kylie was two she was diagnosed with a incurable disease. This disease is life altering, and has made her dependent on medications for the rest of life. Kylie can not sense when she is feeling gross from the sickness because she is so young and still does not understand how to express everything she is feeling. Kylie has Type 1 Diabetes. It is a terrifying disease and is extremely hard to predict….
I am the mother of a T1 diabetic daughter. Her name is Nicole and she was diagnosed at the age of 6. She is 19 years old now. Nicole had just started swimming competitively when she was diagnosed. Back then, kids were put on injections twice a day, and that’s what we did with Nicole. We kept her swimming everyday on her team. It was difficult. Her coach didn’t want to learn anything about diabetes because “his mother in law…