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July 5th, 2008
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"So will your clothes hide your pump," Mom asked.


 
"I think so," I said. "I usually wear it on my waist band, but for this I'm probably going to put it in my pocket."


 
"Good, and if they see a bulge they'll likely think it's a cell phone," she said.


 
Truth is, I had actually considered disconnecting. But with the nerves I know I'll have, I don't want to risk the high or the low that will come with that stress. Even as proactive and look-at-me-and-my-pump that I can be, there's definitely a time and a place for it. And even though we shouldn't be judged on looks or accessories, I know that we are. I don't always want diabetes to be a topic of conversation, I don't want to be judged or be pitied because of diabetes. And I don't want to earn--or not earn--something based on this stinking disease.

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Forgot to mention that ,
my daughter's third-grade class put on a lovely Thanksgiving pageant. Maeve was a pilgrim girl.
The classroom was jam-packed as parents and grandparents deployed their digital cameras and squeezed into the tiny chairs. We were running late as usual, but found a circular table that was only half occupied by three people - an 18 year old boy, his mother and his grandmother. The mother waved us over.
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Kerri Morrone
Kerri Morrone, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was six years old, doesn't let diabetes define her. It just helps explain some things.
Creator of the diabetes blog Six Until Me and an editor for dLife, Kerri is an awareness advocate and an active member of the diabetes community. She'd also like a kitten. (Read More)


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