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Short vs. Long There is a common misconception that all insulin is the same. Unfortunately this is not true. The $25 bottle of insulin that someone bought for their diabetic pet at Walmart is not the same as what most people with type 1 diabetes…
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This was church today. We had every intention of going to church. I laid out nice clothes (anything without holes in the knees) for each of the kids the night before and programmed the coffee maker to have a fresh brewed pot ready for me…
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It has been a while since I have updated this blog and our journey towards getting a diabetic alert dog. So much has happened recently that I am not sure I can cover it all in one post so stay tuned as I do my…
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For those of you that like to skip ahead to the end of a book to find out how the story ends, the total amount raised at our sale is in the last paragraph. For the rule followers like myself, continue reading to get the…
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Childhood should be a carefree time of shooting hoops, riding bikes, and playing tag. It should include birthday cake, ice cream cones, Halloween candy, and licking the batter out of a mixing bowl. But when a child has diabetes, food and physical activity are two…
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It is 6:51pm. My husband has taken our four oldest kids to an awards banquet. Our two high school age kids have been nominated for music awards and tonight is the night they announce the winners and give out awards. I am home with our…
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Resolution I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions but I distinctly remember on the first day of 2019 thinking it would be nice if my faith could grow stronger in 2019. The problem was I was not exactly sure what I meant by “stronger”. I…
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We have been wanting to take our kids to the ocean for years but 1 income + 8 kids = not a priority. A year ago we decided to make a trip to Florida a priority. We booked a rental house and began saving. The…
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The first person I met with type 1 diabetes was my almost two year old son. It was Monday December 22, 2008 at 5:30pm. I had lived 29 years of my life without (knowingly) meeting anyone else with the disease. His diagnosis came before we…
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In an effort to bring more awareness to the price gouging of insulin in the United States I contacted our local news station, WOOD TV 8. When I initially contacted them we only had two children with diabetes and we were planning to order insulin…
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