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So, when I left you in my diabetes diagnosis debacle, we were all screaming at Harry and Ruth for not knowing more about diabetes (even though Harry was studying to be a diabetes educator. Yeah, seriously.). (READ MORE)



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First, an apology: I left you hanging a month ago with part two of my diagnosis story and haven't written the rest of it. So, I'm sorry, and here's what I hope to be part three of four.

 

I went through nearly two trimesters of my third pregnancy managing my blood sugar with Lantus, good food choices and exercise. Sometime in late September 2005, my blood sugars started not responding well enough to what I was doing, so my educator added Novolog to the mix. I loved it.

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Last year I had the fortune of being a part of a family retreat organized by JDRF of St. Louis. It was held at a hotel there and I believe it was the second one they've done. There were hundreds of kids and parents and it was a very successful event. Also at the event, there were guest speakers and various people and volunteers. They had a medical professional who discussed continuous glucose monitors and also updated everyone with all of the latest developments on the diabetes front. One thing that I really enjoyed, in addition to being a speaker, was the opportunity to meet other adults with type 1. It was something that I had never experienced before, a discussion in person with people just like me. I was blown away and it made my entire weekend unforgettable.
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Kim Doty
Kim Doty has had Gestational and/or Type 2 diabetes since 2003. She lives in Colorado with her husband and children. She blogs about her world at On Line On Life On Insulin.(Read More)

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