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Does diabetes run in your family?
Yes, one or both of my parents has/had it.
 
Yes, one or more siblings has/had it.
 
Yes, one or more of my children has/had it.
 
Yes, one or more members of my extended family has/had it.
 
Two or more of the above apply to me.
 
No, I am the first one that I am aware of.
 

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by Wil Dubois
This morning it wasn’t the sun, the wind, or the birds that woke me up. It was the soft, insistent vibrating of a medical device urging me to check my blood sugar. Opening my eyes, still safely under the covers, I checked my blood sugar with a meter smaller than a deck of cards, calibrated my continuous glucose monitor, and then glanced at my insulin pump — which reminded me that today was the day I needed to change my infusion set. My dLife is pretty high tech. And I’m...