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Hello all! I'm sure it has been posted many times before, but we are having a horrible time with our daughter's school nurse. She is only ten and in fourth grade. We have had some incidents of her school nurse overstepping when it comes to educating Jocelyn on her diabetes. Things such as mild...

Not sure how much good I am considering I'm from UK but I completely understand where you're coming from. 22 years of diabetes under my belt and I've still yet to successfully make even one Type 1 pal - especially one that takes the friendship beyond diabetes. The only Type 2s in my life...

http://www.change.org/petitions/center-for-disease-control-change-the-name-of-type-1-diabetes-to-betazelltod-disease This is a petition that I started to get Type 1 recognized as it's own disease. It is not the same disease as Type 2 and I believe that the medical and the public at large need to...

Hello fellow Type 1’s! My name is Kestrel, and I am doing a research project on Insomnia and Sleep Disturbance in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes!! I have had Type 1 for nearly 28 years, and I just turned 30. This research is part of my MSc in Health Psychology. I am looking for participants –...

When I was diagnosed with Type 1 back in 1989 (21 years ago) I was told there would be a cure in 5 years. I'm still waiting. ;) Recently at a support group we all realized that no matter what year we were diagnosed, every one of our doctors had told us there would be a cure in 5 years. (It's...

Hello ~ My daughter, Jordan, has already worn out the engraving on her 1st of 2 medical bracelet, in just a few months. I believe it is because the engraving was against her skin and the sweat and chlorine have worn it to be unreadable. Has anyone found any alerts that have adequate space for information...

I woke up in the middle of the night with The Thirst. My bgl was 347! I did a correction bolus (I'm on a pump), drank a bottle of water, and went back to sleep. When I got up for work 3 hours later, my bgl was 306. I did a correction bolus with a syringe (in case it was something with my pump) and...