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Mother of a Type 1 Diabetic
- By diabetes2002 · New reply yesterday at 10:25 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- Hello, my name is Katrina and I am the mother of a Type 1 Diabetic. My angel's name is Alysia. She is ten years old and has been a Diabetic for 8 years. All this time she has done very well and she is ...
doesn't feel highs or lows
- By lshoaf · New reply yesterday at 2:00 am
- Discussion in Raising a child with diabetes · 2 replies
- My 8 year old daughter Kinsey was diagnosed 10/5/09. WOW. We are trying to learn so much so fast. My question: Is it possible not to feel a low? Sunday she was playing, jumping, happy and said she was ...
Long Time Diabetics Compare Notes
- By hmcguck · New reply January 17, 2010
- Discussion in Living with diabetes · 27 replies
- I was diagnosed with type I diabetes 50 years ago and am now two months shy of 80. I have at least a little of every expected complication, but remain fairly robust and quite active. I would like to compare ...
Diabetic Recipes
- By SweetiesMom · New reply December 14, 2009
- Discussion in Nutrition · 4 replies
- I was only diagnosed with Type1, 5 years ago, in my 40's. Since then, I have tried to take recipes I find in magazines or on TV and make them more Diabetic friendly. As anyone else done this or got any ...
Team Spazz! (or I Have a Dream)
- By maux · New reply December 4, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- [edit: The discussion has moved to http://www.inspire.com/groups/rare-disea se/journal/sps-fundraising-for-research/ ] LADA folks wanted. I have a dream: TEAM SPAZZ! Support for Stiff Man Syndrome. Inspired ...
Thanksgiving Weekend 2009
- By joshuasmom99 · New reply November 30, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- I have Type 1 Diabetes and Gastroparesis. Two of the most hated disease to have this weekend. Anything that is "good" for diabetes is horrible for GP. My stomach doesn't empty like a "normal" persons ...
Hello everyone
- By TamTam27 · New reply November 29, 2009
- Discussion in Living with diabetes · 3 replies
- i have just been diagnosed with type 1 diabeties with my PG only a couple of months ago. I have been coping ok but really am finding it to be stressful being a new mommy and everything I can honestly ...
benefits of the pump
- By Kathybell · New reply November 28, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Can anyone give me some information about the pump. My daughter has had diabetes since three. She is now 14 and whenever we ask about the pump at the diabetes resource centre they tell us it is just a ...
Cosmo Insulin pump
- By insulinpumpmama · New reply November 28, 2009
- Discussion in Raising a child with diabetes · 1 reply
- My daughter was wearing a cosmo insulin pump and it died! Of course, they have quit making the pump, so we have to get a different one. Some of the supplies we have will now have to go to waste. If anyone ...
swine flu
- By kwisteen · New reply November 24, 2009
- Discussion in Living with diabetes · 2 replies
- anyone with any experience? They have given me tamiflu from a flu line but I think I need i properly confirming-I feel lousy, ketones etc Worried about my three grandchildren all under 5 and daughter ...
insulin pumps-a poem
My Story (Tell me why you are here.)
- By TRPaul · New reply November 7, 2009
- Discussion in Raising a child with diabetes · 1 reply
- My daughter is the reason that I am on this site. She is my reward from God. I had my first child when I was 25. It was a boy. He is what you call a "high maintenance" baby. He was a handful. Cute, but ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Type I diabetes
- By mindgymnast · New reply October 23, 2009
- Discussion in Raising a child with diabetes · 15 replies
- Hi all, My daughter is living with type I diabetes since last about two years and on insulin 5 times a day . Looking for people to discuss, know more about the same. Suneel ...
People with good intentions?
- By Sekhmet_of_september · New reply October 5, 2009
- Discussion in Living with diabetes · 7 replies
- Does anyone have any advice or stories to share about how they might deal with people who think they know more about diabetes than you do? Or does anyone seem to get irritated about people not understanding ...
Botox (iv only been waitting for 2 years)
- By kloua · New reply September 16, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- well this time 2moro i would of had my botox. im a bit on edge at the moment, not sure whats going to happen iv been being sick alday thou, and im sure im gonna get DKA again. if i do i dont think i will ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Baby Steps - a scene
- By maux · Posted July 21, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- A Wow, sounds like you've been through a tough month, but beautiful to help out another as you did. What did it leave with you? B I only nicked myself in the shower. A I mean your friend...? B Him? I ...
Type 1.5 Diabetes and Pregnancy
- By Sekhmet_of_september · New reply July 13, 2009
- Discussion in Living with diabetes · 2 replies
- I am interested to hear anyone's experience of pregnancy while being diabetic. I am hoping to someday have another child... I currently have a 2 1/2 year old who was a 26 week preemie, due to my diabetes ...
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