Posts Tagged ‘symptoms of type 1 diabetes’

Our Diabetes Story: Unconditional Love (part 1)

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I hadn’t thought much about unconditional love until earlier this week. It had never come up, never been forced upon me, never required that I prove it. I had, possibly like most parents, simply taken it for granted.

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Causes of Type 1 Diabetes

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How do you explain to your child why and how they got Type 1 diabetes?  It is one of the most difficult conversations you’ll have.  And it will be one that comes up again and again.
Why people contract Type 1 diabetes is still a mystery. Scientists agree that it is partly due to some [...]

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Symptoms of Diabetes: Type 1

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It took us a good four weeks to understand something was wrong with our son. We had no idea what the symptoms were for Type 1 diabetes and it wasn’t until he had lost almost 10 pounds and was having to go to the bathroom hourly that we finally brought him into the hospital.
As Type [...]

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