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Guest Blogger: Ashley L.
In addition to keeping up on this blog, I am hoping to also feature a guest blogger each month too. The only requirement is to talk about diabetes, Laila, or a combination of the two.I'm so inspired by...
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A1C= 8.3%
Yesterday was another routine endo visit, another long trip to the hospital in Phoenix, another missed day of school, and another finger poke. Typically, I cringe when I see the date pop up on the...
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Guest Blogger: Dawn Haddad
February's guest blogger is a very important person to me: my sister. She is also Laila's aunt, and Godmother. Here is a letter she wrote to Laila. Grab a tissue.Dear Laila,When I think about you, the...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Nessa Dixon
Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don't understand. ~Robert BraultI recently took a "time-out" to go visit my friend Joli in Arizona. I didn't have any of my own...
View ArticleSnap Back To Reality
Diabetes is such a common term in our house, I rarely realize I say it, it's so common. Words like sugar, carbs, strips, lancets, juice, ect. are language that's become so regular, so ingrained in my...
View ArticleRemembering D-Day
Normally, I really enjoy reading other blogs, they make me laugh, cry, and sometimes even inspire me with new ideas to write my own. Last night was no exception, thankfully I had a box of tissue and a...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Bobbi-Jo Asher
Laila. Cute. Feisty. Smart. Sassy. Silly. Beautiful. Spunky. Independent. Courageous and…Diabetic. All of these words clearly describe Laila. All of these words but one define her. Laila refuses to be...
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Diabetes Blog Week: Post #1
This is the 3rd annual Diabetes Blog Week, and even though I'm behind, I'm proud to finally be able to take part in such an awesome event! I want nothing more than to find a cure for this awful...
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I'm writing this blog for Laila, with the hopes that one day she can look back and remember where she's been, and see where she will one day be. At only 6, she knows no different than to just take the...
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"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in...
View ArticleDiabetes Blog Week: Post #4
I hate admitting this, but I lack in the imagination department. I'm not one for fantasy worlds, creatures, alternative lifestyles, and I have a terrible time creating things in my own mind. Thank...
View ArticleDiabetes Blog Week: Post #5
Laila is very special to me, and her opinion is always important, no matter how small the matter or issue at hand. I love blogging for her, and hope one day she'll follow in my footsteps and love...
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Diabetes Blog Week: Post #6
Education is the key to survival with diabetes. Check your sugar, check it often, and pay attention to the patterns. There are always patterns. This post is titled "Saturday Snapshot". Rather than take...
View ArticleDiabetes Blog Week: Post #7
True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat. -Napoleon BonaparteThis post is titled "Diabetes Hero". As if there's ever been any...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Josie Morgan
Dearest Laila, I first want to tell you, you are a beautiful, strong, smart young women. I can remember as if it was yesterday when I first saw you, you just moved down the street and...
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Traveling With Diabetes
Our family vacation this summer was a planned two week trip to Michigan. We had spent weeks dreaming of the sand between our toes, the sunshine on our faces, and the company of friends and family. I...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Kim Rochefort
When Joli asked me to be a guest blogger, I felt a little panicky. I'm not a writer. I've never blogged. Who could possibly be interested in anything I have to say? I don't think I can do it. All of...
View ArticleMajor, major diabetes
I've been pondering topics for this month's blog post. I try to incorporate Laila in some way if I can, but something someone said to me just yesterday has me feeling like it's time to educate. At the...
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Guest Blogger: Brandi Jasnica
Wow. Being asked to be a guest blogger is such a privilege, especially when it comes to blogging for my little niece, Laila. I have to admit, I was asked to do this months ago, but by my own...
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Guest Blogger: Barbara Fox
Laila moved away when she was just a baby, I have not seen her in years until this summer. And she has turned out to be a beautiful, brave 6 year old that makes us all proud. When I learned that Laila...
View ArticleQ&A With Miss Laila
Laila is preparing to educate her classmates on the truths about diabetes, and is feeling apprehensive. Together, Laila and I have answered a list of questions in hopes she's prepared to do what she'll...
View ArticleOur Diabetic Life
There are no words to express the way I feel reading this blog. Just when this family thought life couldn't hand them any more lemons, they received an avalanche, extra sour. I'm not one to re-post...
View ArticleT1D4ADAY
Today is November 1, which means the beginning of Diabetes Awareness month! I found this awesome challenge online for those who want to experience Type 1 diabetes for a day! Simply text T1D4ADAY to...
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Searching for Support
Laila and I have never been big in involving ourselves in the Diabetes Community, and lately I've been wondering if we're truly missing out. I've only connected with one other mom on Facebook, through...
View ArticleWhen She Cries
About two weeks ago, Laila came home from school, and almost immediately asked for a snack. We were just hanging out in her bedroom, she wanted to go play and asked if she could switch into some...
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