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I've been a very good girl this year and my wants are few. But, Santa, you know my fondness for things that go beep, bing and buzz, the little frisson of excitement I get at the thought of an LCD or a digital readout. With that in mind, here are a few diabetes-related gadgets I would love to have under the tree this year:

A Salter Travel Scale. It's a snip at $30 and sure would come in handy when we're out and about. And it would slip into my pocketbook quite easily. And it's really freakin' cool.

Even cooler, and also by Salter, is this little baby. Look at it. I know it's pricey, Santa, but seriously. Look at it. It's sex-ay. And it "calculates calories, protein, carbohydrates, total sugars, total fat, fiber, sodium, cholesterol, net carbohydrates, and Glycemic Index value" of food. That's more than Calorie King, much as I love that website, does.

Skins. No, not skin, dood, I'm not that kind of girl. Pump skins. Olivia's been longing for some of these ever since we met Allison last March, in NYC. They're small, they'd make a great stocking stuffer.

But Santa, if you don't have any of those things, could you maybe give the researchers the funding they need to find a cure? I'd happily never receive another Christmas present for the rest of my life if you could do that for me.

Thanks, Santa. Have a carrot stick - we don't do cookies in this house. Too many carbs.