"Maybe he is jealous of your daughter? Some parents can't handle it when their kids aren't the best, or first or whatever. As to making it obvious or a bid deal, my girls dance and swim. Its not like they can hide their durable medical…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jacob's mom Feb 16. 20 Replies 1 Like
Okay, so I am adding this just to remind everyone not to forget the humor in life, so I hope this makes you smile. My story doesn't start to funny, but hang in there. I have 2 type 1 diabetic…Continue
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aliceclones replied to Robyn's discussion 'How many Test Strips do you use in 1 month? Just Curious.'"One daughter uses 300 a month the other 250. Both have cgms."
aliceclones replied to Stuart's discussion 'Yes or No: cured in your lifetime?'"Amen! When my daughter was dx'd at 6 they tested her insulin production. She was making none, nada, zip. At that point the told us that she would have a maximum of 3 days if she ever went of insulin. That is 3 days till she died. Definitely not…"
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Pumpkin patch[1]
"Thank you! That picture was taken right after our oldest was diagnosed, her sister had been diagnosed 10 months prior. Those are my two little heros! I am constantly amazed by how strong they are!"
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girls with their hero Gary Hall Jr
"Yep, the girls got to meet him a couple of times while he was still living here in Seattle. He is a great guy, I feel blessed that my girls got to meet him and talk with him in person."
aliceclones left a comment for Jacob's mom"Hi Amy,I am sorry that i dodn't reply to you right away, this last 2 weeks has been hell on our family. My girls lost 2 of their swim team coaches in a tragic plane crash, and it has been a very difficult thing for all of us to process, they…"
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- Either I or a loved one have:
- Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
- How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
- support
- Date diagnosed
- November 26, 2009
- Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
- 8.3 and 7.7
- Type of treatment/devices you use
- Pump, CGM
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- omnipod, animas ping, dexcom
- Tell us more about you (optional)
- I have 4 beautiful children who are the light of my life. My oldest 2, both daughters, are both T1 diabetics, diagnosed 10 months apart. Diabetes is a part of our lives, but it is not what defines who we are.
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- At 10:05am on September 2, 2011,
Trini's Mom said… - I didn't know about the Seattle-Sweden symposium .... where can I get more info and sign up ??
Thanks !!!
- At 9:32am on June 23, 2011,
shirleyanne said… - Yes, the wait is horrible ... every April/May I wait for the letter back from TrialNet (you don't want the call - that means positive) ... I'm really hoping Max escapes his brother's fate ... I've had T1 for 25 years now and the worst part of my diabetes is the fact that my eldest Nicholas got it ... he was diagnosed in 2006. I don't know how families that have more then 2 members w/T1 do it .... I had to leave work to help manage Nicholas' diabetes .... it affects your life on all levels imaginable.
- At 4:30pm on February 9, 2011,
Pamela said… - Hi Charis,
Thank you so much for responding...Today is the first day I actually had a chance to sit down and browse this site. It is awesome so far. I only have one child. Olivia age 9, going on 20....lol her b-day is May 30th...can't believe she will be 10 soon. This new diagnosis threw us for a loop....I am a nurse and even I didn't see this coming. The symptoms were so vague.
She did present in DKA however....Anyhow, how are you adjusting with 2 having D? I bet it actually is a little easier so that they have eachother to lean on etc...
I will definately give Olivia your dtr's email addy. Mine is babynurse10@hotmail.com and Olivia's is Olivia2001@computermail.net
Thanks so much for sharing and have a great evening...Please keep in touch...
Pam and Olivia...
- At 9:22am on December 16, 2010,
D. Bahr said… Interesting that it wasn't as big of an adjustment for Lilly. When Eva was diagnosed, she just took it in stride since it had already happened to Erin. She would ask us when she was going to get shots before her onset. She thought it was just part of getting older. Neither of my girls really remembers the non-D years.
- At 9:42am on December 15, 2010, D. Bahr said…
I think your daughters are the same age as my younger daughter, Eva (7). Erin is 9 going on 40. Our family has it a bit "easier" if you can call it that, since we don't have any non-D siblings to take into consideration. With both of them having T1, our family can embrace changes a little more easily. The disease is a little different in each. We caught Eva's onset much earlier so she isn't as insulin-resistant as Erin. Erin was in DKA when she was diagnosed and it took a long time to stabilize her.
Wecome to Tu! When I first joined here, there definitely weren't that many parents with more than 1 T1 kid!
- At 5:25pm on December 14, 2010,
Tracy Baker said… - I never real found out which ones by the time we got the results back he had been dx. I have a group I stated for families with multiple members just see my page for info.
- At 4:09pm on December 3, 2010,
Jessica05 said… - Wow, that does sound busy! I have my girls in a dance/gymnastics class and have 2 nights a week at the Gym, and that wears me out! :) But, they both love it and their confidence and physical strength and ability has really grown, so it's very worth it to me. That's great that they're starting to count carbs, etc. Are they pumping or on MDI?
I know what you mean about being an ambassador for D. I get tired of the silly or crazy things people say to me, but I keep speaking up to help them understand better. I read the book Getting A grip on diabetes (written by teen brothers with Type 1) which is great for teens/kids and the book their mother wrote. It's outdated a bit, but nice to read her ideas and how she managed things. She has a can-do attitude with them and they're done great.
Feel free to PM me any time or to chat on our pages. I don't know many D Mamas, so I love chatting with people online via TuD.
Blessings to you~
Jessica
- At 1:09pm on December 3, 2010, Jessica05 said…
- Hello~
You have your hands full with 4 kids and 2 sets of diabetes to manage! It sounds like you're doing a great job though! :) Thanks for the add. We're going on 4 years with D, my younger daughter was diagnosed at 15 months.
Let's be in touch...
Jessica
- At 12:58pm on December 3, 2010,
Patti said… - So so true!! We are in the midst of puberty with my younger one, so his numbers are a mess (at least compared to his brother's); yes the frazzled, sleep deprived feeling is definitely a familiar one - it's like having a newborn all over again. Are your girls on a pump? That has made things much easier. As they get older they become much more independent, which helps too. We are currently looking into a dog from the Dogs 4 Diabetics folks, which I think will be an enormous help!
- At 6:42am on December 3, 2010, Patti said…
- No worries, it is definitely a different experience with 2! No, we only have the 2 kids, no other siblings, and I was adopted so I have no idea about a family history. My husband's side of the family didn't have any T1 til this generation, now it's our 2 plus one of their first cousin's. Their onset of this was identical - huge weight loss, ravenous appetite, thirsty, thirsty, thirsty. My older son said he hid it from us for as long as he could - he knew he had it and just couldn't deal with it.
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