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How do you have babies when your pancreas is missing in action?

Imagine a 12 year old girl, on the edge of adolesence, growing up, waiting for boyfriends, dreams, plans and ideals. Imagine a 12 year old girl who loves babies, who really wants babies and a family, as part of those dreams.  Enter type 1 diabetes. Idyllic childhood shattered. Imagine a 12 year old girl told…

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An attached life

It is very interesting to live life permanently attached to something and I am not talking about my husband! As a person with type 1 diabetes who has been a pumper for 9 years, I live attached. This has been at times interesting, freeing, scary, powerful, confusing and uncomfortable! I started pumping as I wanted…

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