Our daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on June 26th, 2015. What we thought was the flu turned out not to be, with a trip to the emergency room. She had all the classic symptoms: extreme thirst, frequent urination, hungry all the time, weight loss, fatigue and irritability. We just didn't connect the dots.
We didn’t know what this type 1 diagnosis meant or what we were facing. In the ICU, we were told that Abby’s blood glucose was so high that she was experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a condition that can lead to diabetic coma or even death.
Once she was slowly stabilized we embarked on a whirlwind diabetes education. We met with doctors, nurses and dietitians to learn about the disease and how to manage it with injections and counting of carbohydrates.
Three years later, we have adapted and Abby is healthy. She's your normal average 13 year old.
Our goal is to channel the trauma of Abby's diagnosis into raising awareness about Type 1 Diabetes while simultaneously raising money for diabetes research through JDRF®. We want a cure in her lifetime.
We didn’t know what this type 1 diagnosis meant or what we were facing. In the ICU, we were told that Abby’s blood glucose was so high that she was experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a condition that can lead to diabetic coma or even death.
Once she was slowly stabilized we embarked on a whirlwind diabetes education. We met with doctors, nurses and dietitians to learn about the disease and how to manage it with injections and counting of carbohydrates.
Three years later, we have adapted and Abby is healthy. She's your normal average 13 year old.
Our goal is to channel the trauma of Abby's diagnosis into raising awareness about Type 1 Diabetes while simultaneously raising money for diabetes research through JDRF®. We want a cure in her lifetime.