Craig and Madi are siblings who both have Type 1 diabetes. They were both diagnosed in 2012 and with in 4 months of each other. Craig (16) and Madi (7) are awesome kids and here you will see the everyday things that come with Type 1. There is no cure for type 1 diabetes. Thank you so much for reading!!
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Day 38

A few "famous" people with Type 1.....

Bret Michaels

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Bret Michaels, lead singer for the band Poison, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 6 years old. He hasn’t let diabetes deter him from a successful music career that has sold over 25 million records and includes 15 Top 40 singles. His work has now expanded into film production, writing, directing and acting. He currently has a reality television show called “Rock of Love.” Michaels takes four insulin injections each day and tests his blood eight times a day.  He recently won The Celebrity Apprentice and pledged his $250,000 award to the American Diabetes Association.


 Nick Jonas

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Nick Jonas, lead singer and guitarist for the Jonas Brothers was 13 years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His blood sugar was over 700 at the time and required him to be  hospitalized to get his blood sugar under control. It wasn’t until 2007, two years after his diagnosis, that he made an announcement about his diabetes while playing at a Diabetes Research Institute carnival. Since that time he has become a great inspiration for many young people with diabetes. Jonas is quoted as saying, “I want to let kids know that it doesn’t have to be so hard. The most important thing is to never ever let yourself get down about having diabetes.”

 Anne Rice

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Novelist Anne Rice, most famous for her many vampire novels, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1998. At the time of diagnosis her blood sugar was around 800 and her health was fragile. Since that time she has learned to manage her diabetes and accepts the fact that she must take insulin injections the rest of her life. Despite her diabetes, she is still writing and publishing with renewed enthusiasm.

 Nary Tyler Mooore

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Mary Tyler Moore was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 30 after being hospitalized following a miscarriage. A routine blood test taken during her hospitalization recorded a blood sugar of 750, which prompted the start of insulin therapy. Moore, best known for her years on, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show” has appeared in many other television shows and movies and been honored with numerous awards. Moore has long been active in promoting diabetes research and has served as the International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for several years.

 Elliott Yamin

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Elliott Yamin is best known for his third place finish in the fifth season of American Idol. Yamin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in his mid-teens. He admits to being angry and in denial about his diabetes back then but has accepted that fact that he must manage his blood sugar and currently does so with the use of an insulin pump. He has become a role model for young people with diabetes and has been quoted as saying, “stay positive…and don’t let the disease hold you back.”

 Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Sotomayor is a Justice on the United States Supreme Court and is the first person with type 1 to ever serve on the high court. Sotomayor was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age eight and began taking daily insulin injections. Sotomayor was initially interested in a career as a detective but after her diabetes diagnosis she was inspired to go into a legal career and become a judge.

 Gary Hall Jr.

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Olympian swimmer Gary Hall Jr. was an accomplished competitive swimmer when he was diagnosed with type 1 in 1999. With four Olympic medals already in hand (two gold, two bronze) from the 1996 Olympics, doctors told him then that his swimming career was over. But Hall was determined to prove them wrong. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Hall won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze, bringing his Olympic medal count to a total of eight. But he wasn’t finished. At the 2004 Athens Games, he became the oldest male in 80 years to win gold for the U.S. team by winning a both a gold and bronze medal, for a total of ten. Hall regularly speaks to young people with diabetes emphasizing that their goals can be accomplished despite the fact that they live with diabetes.



  • Halle Berry Actress
  • Nick Jonas Singer, Jonas Brothers band
  • Adam Morrison NBA Charlotte Bobcats
  • Gary Hall jr Olympic gold medalist, swimming
  • Elliot Yamin Top singer, American Idol
  • Doug Burns Mr Universe
  • Anne Rice Author, Vampire books
  • Chris Dudley Played NBA now runs orginization to help kids with d
  • Brett Michaels Lead singer, Rock band Poison
  • Sharon Stone Actress
  • Nicole Johnson 1999s Miss America
  • Mary Tyler Moore Actress, international spokesperson JDRF
  • Nick Boynton Hockey player
  • Dorian Gregory Actor
  • THE Jackie Robinson! Baseball player
  • Jean Smart Actress, Designing women
  • Danny Joe Brown original singer for the band Molly Hatchet
  • Gift of Gab Rapper, real name is Tim Parker
  • Jim "Catfish" Hunter New York Yankees:D baseball hall of famer
  • Bobby Clark NHL legend
  • Jay Cutler NFL, quarterback Chicago Bears
  • Kelli Kuehne LPGA golfer
  • Kris Freeman US Olympic cross country skier
  • Scott Verplank PGA golfer
  • Mike Echols NFL football player
  • Chris Jarvis World champion Canadian rower
  • Jay Leeuwenburg Sports broadcaster former Indianapolis Colt
  • Dan Reichert Kansas City Royals pitcher
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One thing I notice...there are many successful, strong people with type 1!!! 
 If you live right and keep on top of it, you can achieve anything you want to in life..Ya, it may be harder, but its possible!!
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Day 37

 Disneyland!!!
Well since yesterday we changed the kids' calculations..today their numbers have been a bit wacky.. They have both had a few lows... But no highs..so its helping a little, the trick in all of this is to not get too many lows either.. We are getting ready for our cruise ...See before the kids were diagnosed, e had a cruise to Alaska booked.We planned on taking the 2 oldest kids, and then we would take the younger kids to Disneyland... So we took the younger 2 kids to Disneyland and then a week later, Madi was diagnosed..

There was no way I was going to be comfortable leaving Madi now while we were gone for a week, so we had to book the younger 2 to come with us...So now, we are all going! It will be amazing, fun and a bit of a challenge at the same time..

I have been gathering all they will need for a week away, and back up stuff as well..

When you have Type 1, you NEED certain things to live.. to keep healthy, and if you dont have those things.. you end up in the hospital or worse..so I am super preparing for this trip!! *

Really, its  a trip of a lifetime and I couldnt be more excited!!
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Monday, July 9, 2012

Day 36



Well lately we have struggled with both of the kids being really high... consistently high... And the weird thing is that both kids have been...So I thought maybe they were getting sick.. or maybe the insulin was bad.. but neither were true..I switched out their insulin for fresh new insulin and no change... Its been a week, and no sickness (YAY!)..SO finally today I called the endocrinologist and they changed their insulin amounts and calculations...

I was trying not to be bummed about it, because although I really would like to have a week where the kids have good numbers consistently..thats just not the case..ever... Their pancreas' just dont tell us what they are doing or what they need....We are constantly "reading the numbers"..
 They are good, and healthy kids, but the ups and downs of diabetes have been loud and clear lately..

Hopefully the new calculations will work and they will have good numbers for a while..

Today (after I was saying they have been high a lot) Madi had a low.. She has been in the 300's every meal the past few days.. But today, we were at the creek and she said she was hungry, then she looked a little lethargic.. all tired like.. She was 51.. Gabbed that juice quick!! Its hard because she cant tell when she is getting low yet, so we have to be on the ball all the time.. looking for those small clues:)

It would be so nice to talk with others who have little ones with Type one, to see how they deal with the highs and lows.. Leave a comment friends!!
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Friday, July 6, 2012

Day 35

Today was an adventure.... 
We went to the creek with supplies as needed (lunch, insulin, snacks, juice, meters and needles of course)...
We went on an hour and a half adventure.. through the creek, up the creek, over logs, under knocked over trees...I carried Miss Madi half the way, the water was CoLd!!! But we had so much fun!! I love my kids so much and couldnt imagine life with out them!!

When you have Type 1 you can still have a full and  amazing life!! 








not sure what this "zombie child" look is all about below...
Enjoy it!!!
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Day 34

 think I may have missed a few days, but Ill try to keep this up better....One struggle we have had lately,( and if your child has diabetes, hopefully you can relate) is with Madi, who is 4, her highs and lows are hard to correct.. Not too much the highs, but her lows..If she is low, but not hungry, its hard to get her to eat..or drink anything....Also her carb ratio is 75, so if she is on target, she can usually get her meal for free, but then how many carbs between meals should I allow, since it all adds up, but when she gets insulin its so little, so sometimes its hard to decide whether she can have something or not...

Craig is pretty easy having his carb ratio being 20, he pretty much needs insulin for anything he eats.. Here he is mowing grandpas yard with the driving mower!! so fun!!! Summer time!!!!


Oh, and we got the prefilled pens from the pharmacy... They looked cool and very them...They do not have half units..lame!! SO lame, SO Craig decided he will just get extra carbs if he needs a half unit.. ..anyway Im sure eventually it wont matter as much, but as recently diagnosed kids, they use half units a lot!!

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Day 33

Today was busy..The only thing I could think about to post today is about numbers.. One thing about Type 1 is that is is all about numbers... I checked Madi and she was fine, then an hour after she was very high....I asked her several times is she snuck a snack and she said no...Then I told her her numbers were high..and that her numbers tell me something about what she has done in the past hour..Then she told me she had chips... ..
Here she is at the creek.... She does love to be active!! because of this she only gets about 2 units day right now  :0 at most!! Craig on the other hand gets about 17 units a day right now..
Anytime we check the kids' numbers , that number tells us something..Whether they are low and not eating enough or being too active, or if they are good and that tells me they are being responsible, or if they are high, it tells us they are eating too much  we need to change their  numbers, they are dehydrated, or possibly getting sick.. All numbers tell us something:)
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Day 32

Today  started out a little rough...Madi woke up at a good number... but by about 10 am I checked her and she was a crazy 599....I was all stressed out... I gave her water, checked for ketones, gave her insulin for the correction, watched everything she ate and about an hour later she was 437...still crazy high...So I was just stressed about the whole situation.. Other kids were eating stuff she couldnt have because her carb ratio is so high that I didnt want her having any "free" 15 carb snacks because I didnt want her going any high than she already was...

Its just hard to to tell your child no when everyone around them gets to have whatever they want... and its so easy...Craig was high too so I was all stressed that maybe he was getting sick...

I was having a little bit of a breakdown.. I was just overwhelmed at all of the diabetes "stuff"...

Anyway, I thought maybe Madi was getting sick or somethiing, or maybe dehydrated..something.. But its all a guessing game....

We had a great family bbq with all the family... Her numbers had gone down by then so that was a relief... 

I wasnt sure why she had gotten so high,
Until I went into the cabin and tried cleaning up a bit..Under the bed I found tons of salt water taffy wrappers...Im sure thats what got her so high... She snuck candy!! Little stinker...


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