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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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Yesterday after church my family and I went to spend the remainder of the day at Disneyland. We do not live too far from the "Happiest Place On Earth" so we try and purchase passes each year. My sister was going to be there celebrating her birthday so we met up with her and her fiancé for some fun in Mouseland.

Every time I checked my BG it was a little low for my liking. At one point I stumbled onto a low of 54 that I did not feel at all. I got my hands on a juice box that took me up to 65 in 15 minutes. It was a constant battle all day long.

When we finally made it back to the car to head home, I pulled out my meter to check my blood before we left. 65 again! I snatched up 4 glucose tabs from my car stash and hit the road. As we drove away my daughter started asking a bunch of questions about diabetes.

"Dad, can tell me again the difference between type 1's and type 2's? I don't think I remember." (READ MORE)