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2 With Type 1

Posted by Kei on March 2, 2010 - Comments (3) - Category: A Sibling Story Tags: , , ,
2 With Type 1 From time to time we will be posting sibling stories. Here's one from the Kei Family. Read More »
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Three Strips A Day?

Posted by Jeff on February 22, 2010 - Comments (7) - Category: Personal Experience
Imagine this: You and your family live in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn or a split-level ranch in Buffalo. It could be anywhere in the United States. Your child has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but the local hospital lacks the necessary supplies and personnel to stabilize him or her. Read More »
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Syringe Wielding Mom Injects Son in Moving Vehicle

Posted by Jen Strongin on January 29, 2010 - Comments (3) - Category: Personal Experience
Jen is a stay-at-home-mom with a 3 year old son who has Type 1, Insulin Dependent Diabetes. In her life before being a stay-at-home mom she started and ran Victrola Coffee..a cafe & coffee roasting business with her husband Chris. Read More »
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Not Sweating the Small Stuff as a Parent of a Child with Type 1 Diabetes in the Year 2010

Posted by Natalie on December 30, 2009 - Comments (6) - Category: Personal Experience
It's time for that old familiar drill, listing our New Year's Resolutions: Clean the storage room, lose ten pounds, write the book, spend more time with family and friends, spend less time with family and friends, and lower our kids HbA1c's by ten percent. Read More »
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My Sister, One Summer Day

Posted by Naomi Kolok on December 7, 2009 - Comments (6) - Category: A Sibling Story
Here's a short school paper Naomi wrote about her younger sister Johanna. Naomi doesn't have type 1 diabetes, but as we all know her life is greatly affected by her sister's disease. Read More »
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About This Blog

Jeff and Natalie KolokI’m Natalie.  I’m a mom of three kids, two with type 1 diabetes. As you know, parenting children with type 1 is a journey of long nights, lots of work, and seldom much support. There’s not much I can do about your long nights, but I hope our website and blogs offer you some support. I look forward to blogging with you.

Hey, I’m Jeff. Blogging about diabetes? Dunno. Original thought and complete sentences instead of grunts and “yups”? Uh-oh. Well, Nat says I have to, so here’s my foray into the blogosphere…with no GPS or compass.

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