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If you are a kid out there who is living with diabetes then you are still a great person and you have a lot ahead of you to look forward too. I remember when I was diagnosed, I was fourteen and I felt like I had the whole world in my hands. Then I got diabetes and that changed dramatically. I was all of the sudden forced to face the world in a completely new territory; I no longer felt like I was perfect. It was easy to ignore diabetes and act like it didn't change anything. But, I want to make clear to you that you have to pay attention to it. (READ MORE)

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Many of you have read about my opportunity coming up to speak at a JDRF family retreat in St. Louis. I am stoked to be going and to be a part of the whole AMAZING experience. It's like the diabetic version of the prom for kids and adults. I'm getting really excited and I recently learned of some new information regarding the event. Not only will I be speaking to the parents of these children, in a breakout session for exercise and diabetes, but now I will also be speaking to a large group (approximately 100) of kids with diabetes ages 8-12!

Look out kiddos, here I COME!! (I'm thinking about having them do a short unexpected workout with me??)
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In my last post, I posed the question of why diabetes has not been as high in the general public's awareness as breast cancer, AIDS, or even the Iranian election earlier this year. I left off quoting Christopher Thomas of Diabetic Rockstar, saying "we can't even decide on a color [to represent diabetes awareness]."

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