encouragement

Peace of Mind for Parents

by Rachael McConney 06.29.2010 Life with Diabetes

ShareAsk any expecting parent what they want their baby to be, and chances are the answer will not have anything to do with sex, hair color, eye color, height or weight. In most cases, they will simply respond with one word: healthy. All parents want to know that the life they bring into this world [...]

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JDRF Type 1 Teen Mentoring

by CassidyHornsby 05.05.2010 Life with Diabetes

ShareHello…. My name is Cassidy Hornsby, I am 13 years old. I live in Brentwood, CA. I LOVE soccer and play on a competitive team, the Evolution. I also run track for my middle school and play on the softball team. And I was diagnosed with diabetes on March 31, 2005. Since then my life [...]

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Thriving 2010! Saturday, June 19th to Benefit JDRF

by ElysePasha 04.27.2010 Events

ShareDo you know how challenging it is to manage intense exercise and glucose levels? As parents have you run to the side lines or the dugout or the court or the stage with juice and glucose hoping our child will be back in range when he is needed? Have you watched your child miss opportunities, [...]

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New Type 1 Diabetes Teen Mentoring Program

by Carolyn Eisen 04.16.2010 Life with Diabetes

ShareJDRF is excited to bring “Diabetes CommuniTEENs – type 1 teens mentoring type 1 kids” to Silicon Valley! In this program teens and kids build one-on-one relationships where kids can get a peek at life as a teenager (with type 1 diabetes), and teens can be role models. Everyone will have fun participating together in [...]

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Sugar Mommy – Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (conclusion)

by Shelly Jensen 10.30.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThis is the final entry in a series of four posts by Shelly Jensen. In the Hospital. My endocrinologist gave me great advice. He forewarned me that I would be more knowledgeable about my diabetes than the nurses would be in the maternity ward. The nurses who took care of me were extraordinary women and I [...]

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Sugar Mommy – Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (part 3)

by Shelly Jensen 10.27.2009 Uncategorized

ShareThis is the third entry in a series of four posts by Shelly Jensen. Carbs, Carbs,Carbs (or not). Let’s get this out the way: when we are pregnant, we often crave food or can’t stand the sight of it. If you are like me, you crave carbohydrates. Even when I was going through morning sickness, [...]

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Sugar Mommy: Encouragement for Expectant Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes

by Shelly Jensen 10.19.2009 Uncategorized

ShareHeading into the second trimester of my first pregnancy, a friend asked me how I was feeling. She asked me this every time we talked but this time she said “I remember when I was pregnant that I felt sort of alone, like no one could possibly understand what my body was going through.“ I [...]

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