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As I stated on the home page, Type One Diabetes has impacted us personally.  We know of many people afflicted with both Type One and Type Two Diabetes.  As a matter of fact, we have volunteered for the last 4 years with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  Little did we know we would be personally touched by this disease.  

Of course Kara's diagnosis was a complete shock to us.  Fortunately, we were able to notice the signs before her condition became worse.  A simple blood test in the doctor's office revealed that her sugar levels were elevated.  A second Fasting Blood Sugar Test and a Hemoglobin A1C test confirmed she had Type One Diabetes.  Doctor's orders required us to admit Kara into the Baptist Wolfson Children's Hospital. We were immediately assigned an Endocrinologist from Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville.  We were also assigned an educator and dietician to help us learn how to cope with this condition.

The staff of both the children's hospital and the Nemours clinic are world class!  They certainly helped us through this traumatic and difficult situation.  We hope that through this website, to provide helpful and valuable information.  When your own child suffers, we know as parents, we sometimes suffer more (at least emotionally).  We are here to help and it is our prayer that many others will be able to offer services and suggestions through this site.

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Facts about Diabetes as per the Massachusetts General Hospital website

Type 1 Diabetes:

In Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, the body's own immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The result is a severe lack of or absence of insulin - a hormone that is necessary for life.

• Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age.
• 30,000 people are diagnosed each year, over 13,000 of whom are children. That is 35 children each and every day.
• A total of one million Americans are living with Type 1 diabetes.
•Predisposition to Type 1 diabetes is genetic.

Living with Type 1 Diabetes
• At his time, there is no cure. To survive, people with Type 1 diabetes must take multiple insulin injections daily and test their blood sugar by pricking their fingers for blood six or more times per day.
• The multiple daily injections of insulin do not mimic the body's minute-to-minute production of insulin and precise control of glucose metabolism. Blood sugar are usually higher than normal, causing complications that include blindness, heart attack, kidney failure, stroke, nerve damage, and amputations. Even with insulin, life expectancy of people averages 15 years less than healthy people.
• Controlling blood sugar is not simple. Despite rigorous attention to maintaining a healthy diet, exercise regimen, and always injecting the proper amount of insulin, many other factors can adversely affect a person's blood-sugar control including: stress, hormonal changes, periods of growth, illness or infection and fatigue. People with Type 1 diabetes must constantly be prepared for hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemic (high blood sugar) reactions which are life threatening.
• Caring for type 1 diabetes is difficult and upsetting for the entire family. It is a life threatening disease which requires never-ending vigilance.

Warning Signs
• Common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes include: excessive thirst, constant hunger, excessive urination; sudden weight loss for no reason; rapid, hard breathing; sudden vision changes or blurry vision, drowsiness or exhaustion; fruity odor on breath. These symptoms may occur suddenly.

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