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This is the outset inwards a serial of Diabetesaliciousness weblog posts related to children too tween books amongst a type 1 spin brought to yous past times the   Lilly Disney  partnership .  Not solely are these books of import learning tools to children around the basis living amongst Type 1 Diabetes, these books are of import global pedagogy tools for Blue Planet to larn virtually living amongst Type 1 Diabetes.  ###### Last twelvemonth Lilly & Disney introduced Coco the Monkey, the outset Disney Character amongst Type 1 Diabetes too the book  "Coco And Goofy's Goofy Day,"  a The  Children With Diabetes Friends For Life Conference inwards 2011.  Coco And Goofy's Goofy was was the outset inwards a serial of books geared towards educating Blue Planet virtually living amongst Type 1 Diabetes. *** This twelvemonth the 2nd mass inwards the Coco Disney/ Lilly   Coco series,   "Coco Goes Back To Sc...

I've been a fan of Jerry the Bear for quite sometime. For those of yous who don't know Jerry, he totally rocks. Jerry's an interactive BWD (bear alongside diabetes) who does everything children too adults create alongside t1 diabetes. He tests his blood sugars, takes insulin from pens, counts carbs. Jerry's teaches children virtually diabetes through play too yesteryear ever beingness at that topographic point  - And that's amazing inward all dimensions every bit far every bit I'm concerned!  Jerry too I lead keep learn friends too concluding yr I had the chance to interview him for Diabetesaliciousness!  Today's the kickoff for Jerry's Indiegogo campaign to heighten funds to learn all the 12,000 summation children diagnosed alongside type 1 every yr their ain Jerry the bear.  The link for the motion is:  igg.me/at/jerrythebear There's fifty-fifty a referral plan for families to sign upward to hold out amidst the offset to learn a bear....

So much happened during this year's Children alongside Diabetes Friends For Life 2014 Conference, aka FFL, that I could write a mass - Seriously, half dozen days in addition to damn close 24X7 of learning, laughter, self realization in addition to agreement nigh life in addition to life alongside diabetes  - And  for the past times distich days I've been plagued alongside the question: Where the hell practice I start?  Starting at the real kickoff is of shape a real fine identify to start - But in addition to thus the post service would pick out gone off inward a Maria Von Trapp twist& that's non the  direction I was aiming for - And Lord knows how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE me around   "Sound Of Music!"   Instead I, decided to start past times setting my kitchen timer. I gear upward if for xx infinitesimal in addition to did a FFL costless write - And h ere’s what I came upward with.   ######## Ironicial: It’ second f...

There’s thence much to write close my  Friends For Life Experience  - And every bit I sit down at my computer, I don’t know where to begin.  And I’m distracted because I hit off looking downward at my dark-green Children alongside Diabetes bracelet in addition to I want I was dorsum inward Florida. The dark-green bracelet is my talisman in addition to measure to people in addition to an arrangement who hateful the globe to me in addition to I dearest my FFL identify unit of measurement really much .    And at nowadays That I'm dorsum inward the "real world", I want I wasn't.  My dark-green bracelet is my measure & my talisman The existent globe is filled alongside me playing catch-up alongside piece of work in addition to life in addition to has me dealing people who don’t “get” diabetes in addition to don’t desire to.   The existent globe is filled alongside strangers who don’t hold back you lot inward the optic because they’re ...

And the winner of the Diabetesaliciousness American Girl Diabetes Care Kit, is.... I know I was supposed to announce the winner of the American Girl Diabetes Care Kit  on Friday, simply similar much of the eastward coast, super tempest Jonas messed amongst my jam inwards a major agency - delight get got my apologies   For the record, coastal flooding inwards the wintertime is rattling existent in addition to rattling destructive in addition to I create non wishing it on anyone. Luckily, I survived generally unscathed, except for a busted H2O heater.  With that beingness said, I'm pleased to denote  the winner of the Diabetesaliciousness American Girl Diabetes Care Kit, Giveaway is.......... Leigh Fickling!  Leigh, CONGRATS in addition to delight shoot me an electronic mail (kellykunik(at)gmail(dot)com ,) amongst your mailing address in addition to hence I tin frontward it to the folks at American Girl.  And for those who didn't win, I volition c...