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These children have type 1 diabetes or have brothers or sisters who do. They want to tell you about what living with diabetes means to them. How to Get Your Own Home Page.

1. Chazz is two and was diagnosed in February 2012
2. Oceana is 8 and was diagnosed in January 2013
3. Natalie is 7 and was diagnosed when she was 4
4. Jackson is 13 and plays both offensive and defensive line in football
5. Vanessa is 8 and was diagnosed when she was seven

Aaron is seven and was diagnosed in January 2005 Abbie is nine and lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin Abby is 23 months old and was diagnosed in July 2000 Abrahim is 4 and lives in Arkansas Adam has Down Syndrome and diabetes Adam is 15 and lives in Brisbane, Australia Aiden was diagnosed when he was just 5 1/2 weeks old Ahmed is seven and lives in Cairo, Egypt Aimee, who gets special treats on Halloween Ainsley Faith is just about five and has had a pump since before she was two Alana is nine and was diagnosed in July 2005 Alec is 13 and hopes to get a pump Aleena, age nine, shares a paper she wrote for a Young Writers project at school Alex is an American girl living in Tokyo, Japan Alex is three and was diagnosed in December 2001 Alex is 16, uses a pump, and loves to tap dance Alexa is 4 1/2 and recently started using the pump Alexander is seven years old and likes dinosaurs Alexandra lives in Russia and was diagnosed in 2000 Alexia is 11 and was diagnosed in July 2005 Alexis is seven and is considering a pump Alexis is nine and has had diabetes for two years Alexis, now seven months old, was diagnosed at 8 weeks Alfonso is 10 and loves karate Ali is 15 and lives in California Alice Jane was diagnosed at 18 months old in June 1999 Aliza is 10 and was diagnosed in October 2007 Allie is 15 and was diagnosed when she was eight Allie Green, who is a Brownie Girl Scout Alison is six and was diagnosed in February 2003 Allisen is 16 and lives in Georgia Allison was friends with Marissa Allison is almost 12 and recently started using a pump Allison Nava writes about being diagnosed Alycia is 11 and uses a pump Alyssa is seven and does her own blood tests Alyssa Nicole Banda lives in Alaska and goes to Kindergarten Amanda is 16 and is going to be a singer Amanda is 13 and was diagnosed in March 2006 Amanda is 17 and lives in Wisconsin Amber is nine and is considering the pump Amber is 14 and just started using the pump Amber is 13 and lives in New South Wales Amberly is 14 and uses a pump Amy lives in the UK and wants a pen pal Amy-Lee is seven and lives in Australia Amy Yang is 8 years old and lives in China Ana is seven and was diagnosed in June 2003 Anna is 15 and was diagnosed when she was five Andie is 13 and has had diabetes since she was 7 Andrada is in the seventh grade and lives in Romania André is from Lisbon, Portugal Andrea was diagnosed in 2000 at the age of eight Andrea Martinez is five and lives in Madrid, Spain Andrew, whose father also has diabetes Andrew was diagnosed just before he was three Andrew does his own blood tests Andrey is 12 and lives in Ukraine Angela is 8 and lives in Florida Angela is 13 1/2 and loves pigs Angie, a young woman from Brazil Angie is 11 years old and lives in New York Anita is 14 and lives in Australia Anja Nielsen is 14 years old and from Denmark Ann, who has had diabetes for three years Ann Schroeppel is from Missouri and loves sports Anna is 16 and has two older brothers with diabetes Anne is 11 and just started on an insulin pump Antonio is four and was diagnosed when he was three Ariel is 12 got an insulin pump in December 2005 Ashlee is 7 and was diagnosed when she was 11 1/2 months old Ashleigh was diagnosed when she was 13 months old Ashley is in third grade and does her own blood tests and shots Ashley, who is four, helped his mum when she had a hypo Ashley is 16 and lives in Scotland Ashley is 13 and lives in Oklahoma Ashley is 13 and was diagnosed when she was nine Ashley Justine, who is 12 and loves to dance Ashlie was diagnosed in January 1995 Ashly is 8 years old and likes the Bailey School Kids books Ashton is 2 1/2 and was diagnosed in May 2007 Athina Diane is six and was diagnosed in February 2007 Audra is 14 and loves her insulin pump Audrey is five and was diagnosed in December 2004 Austin was diagnosed when he was 12 months old Austin is almost four and has a new baby brother Austin is five and was diagnosed in December 2010 Austin Kerry is a nine year old athlete with diabetes Autumn is 11 and drives a dragster Autumn is 10 years old and hopes to get an insulin pump Azalea is 10 and was diagnosed right before Christmas 2007 Bailey is 2 and was diagnosed right after her second birthday Bart and Flo, a brother and sister with diabetes Beatriz Vala is 14 and lives in Portugal Becca is 14 and has used an insulin pump since she was 11 Becky writes about being diagnosed Bella was diagnosed in May 2000 Ben was diagnosed at 7 months and pumping at 14 months Beth is four and lives in Cork, Ireland Bethany is 10 and lives in the UK Billy is six and was diagnosed right before Christmas 1996 Bliss is eight and lives in Hawaii Bobby is 17 and uses a pump Bonnie is 14 was diagnosed when she was five Brad is 10 and uses an insulin pump Brandon is nine and was diagnosed in November 2004 Brandon is 9 and was diagnosed when he was 2 years old Brendan is almost 13 and was diagnosed in January 2005 Brent is 13 and lives in Pennsylvania Brett is almost five and lives in Kansas Bretton is three-and-a-half and was diagnosed when he was two Brian is 16 and uses a pump Brianna is 12 and was diagnosed when she was just 14 months old Brianna was diagnosed in November 2006 when she was seven Briar can check his own blood sugar, but his family helps with his insulin shots Bridget is six and raised $2,600 at a JDRF walk Brittany shares with us her experiences with getting a pump Brittany is a happy go lucky toddler who also has diabetes Brittany is 7 and lives in West Virginia Brittany is 14 and was diagnosed when she was five Brittany is 15 and lives in Hawaii Brittany Lee was diagnosed right after her first birthday Brittney, age nine, offers her tips from years of living with diabetes Brody is 10 and is quite an athlete Brogan is six years old and lives in Scotland. Brook is 16 and lives in Alabama Brooke, a 17 year old young woman from Alabama Brooke is 15 and was diagnosed in January 2001 Brooke is 10 and was diagnosed when she was seven Bryan tells us what having a brother with diabetes means to him Bryce is 20 months old and loves trucks and his dog Maggie Bryson is three and uses an insulin pump Cacey is 11 and was diagnosed in January 2002 Caden is 30 months old and is in the honeymoon period Caitlin, age ten, shares a speech she gave at school about her sister who has diabetes. Caitlin was diagnosed in December 2001 and lives in Australia Caitlin is 14 and has had type 1 since she was six Caitriona is 12 and and lives in Ireland Caleb was diagnosed the day after his first birthday Calvin is nine years old and lives in Kansas Camila is 7 and lives in Brazil Cari is seven and just got a pump Carl is 6 1/2 and was diagnosed in October 2003 Carlitos is 4 and lives in Miami, Florida Caroline was diagnosed at the age of eight months Carolyn was diagnosed on Christmas Day, 1999 Carolyn is 15 and just got a pump Carolynn has type 1 diabetes, just like her older brother Daniel Carylanne is almost six and wants to be a zoologist Casey, whose mom knew he had diabetes before his doctor did Casey is now 20 and was diagnosed right before Christmas 2000 Cassie is 14 and was diagnosed a year ago Catherine is 14 lives in Pennsylvania Catherine is 13 and uses an OmniPod Cayden is 4 and was diagnosed when he was 2 Cayley is one-and-a-half and was diagnosed in December 1999 Cecilia is 6 and loves her insulin pump Cecy is 13 and lives in Xalapa, Mexico Cessarina is 15 and lives in Italy Chandi was diagnosed when she was two years old Chanel is 12 and is a dog breeder Charley, whose favorite football team is the San Francisco 49ers Charlotte is 8 and lives in the UK Carlie is seven and loves horses Charlie is 3 and wears a pump and a CGM Chelsea is 12 and was diagnosed in January 1999. Chelsea is in the 8th grade and tells us about her diagnosis Chelsea lives in Colorado and has four horses Chelsea is 11 and has two cats Chelsea is 12 and lives in Canada Chiara is 7 and was diagnosed in March 2007 Chloe is in second grade and likes the Spice Girls Chris Hill, an 11-year old boy with diabetes, likes to play soccer and wears a pump Christian is 12 and in 7th grade Cristiana is 12 and lives in Italy Christina is in third grade and uses an insulin pump Christopher, who was diagnosed just before his third birthday Christopher has two dogs and wants to meet other kids with diabetes Christopher is 11 months old and was just diagnosed Ciara Lamoreau is 11 years old and was diagnosed in March 1999. Clair was diagnsoed on New Year's Eve (Decmber 2009) at the age of 20 months Claire is 14 and has a pump and CGM Cody, a seven-year-old who plays soccer and is on a swim team Colleen is 12 and has diabetes since she was 6 Colleen is 13 and was diagnosed when she was six Colton is 13 years old and was diagnosed in 2000 Conner is 2 and was diagnosed right before Christmas 2002 Cori is five and has a new puppy Courtney is 5 1/2 and was diagnosed right before Christmas 1999 Courtney is 14 and uses a pump Courtney is 13 and lives in Ohio Craig Matthews is doing pretty well Daad is a 10 year old girl from Amman, Jordan. Dalton is 11 1/2 and lives in Washington state Damien is 8 and was diagnosed in October 2008 Dana is 16 and uses an insulin pump Dane was diagnosed in third grade and has his own web page. Dane is 16 and loves country music Dane is nine and is a green belt in TaeKwon Do Dani is fourteen and lives in Australia Daniel, from South Africa, who tells us about nicotinamide Daniel is 4 and lives in Arkansas Daniella is from Costa Rica but lives in Paris Danielle is 15 and was diagnosed in 1997 Danielle Simu is eleven years old and lives in Sweden, close to the Finnish border Danny is six years old Danny Lang is 7 years old and was diagnosed in May 1999. Darcy is 8 and lives in Canada David, who likes the Goosebumps books David lives in California and wears a pump David was diagnosed in February 2001 when he was six David is eight and lives on a farm in New York David was diagnosed when he was nine. Deanna is six years old and was diagnosed in June 2002 Destiny is 3 and loves to play dress up Destiny was diagnosed five days after her third birthday Diego lives in Venezuela and takes swimming and karate. Divy got a pump in October 2010 Dominick is five and lives in Pennsylvania Dominic is nine and is learning about insulin pumps Don just got a MiniMed pump and loves it Dorien is 13 years old and lives in The Netherlands Douglas is six and has diabetes since he was two-and-a-half Drevina is 14 and lives in Indonesia Drew, who started using an insulin pump when he was four years old Drew is 10 1/2 and uses a pump Dustin is nine and lives near Seattle, Washington Dylan is from Canada and loves to play hockey Edita is 16 and lives in Lithuania Elaine is 12 and uses an insulin pump Elaine is 13 and was diagnosed in October 2002 Elena is almost 5 and is in pre-school Eli was diagnosed when he was 14 months old Eli was diagnosed in November 2004 at the age of 19 months Eli is 4 and lives in Oklahoma Eliza Jayne is four years old and just started pre-school Ellie is 14 and got a pump in June 2011 Elizabeth is 13 lives near Liverpool Emmanuel was diagnosed in September 2004, one week after his second birthday Emilee is 9 and attended CWD's 2006 Friends for Life conference Emily is five and will be getting a pump in May 2001 Emily is 13 and has had diabetes since she was 2 Emily was diagnosed on October 19, 2001, at the tender age of 2 1/2 Emily is 14 and is interested in a pump Emily is 16 and was diagnosed three years ago Emily is 13 and lives in Canada Emily was diagnosed at 16 months and is now pumping Emily is 11 and was diagnosed when she was four Emily is 8 and was diagnosed in June 2011 Emily Favre was diagnosed three days after her sixth birthday. Emma is 16 and was diagnosed on the day after Halloween Emma is seven and lives in England Emma is 7 years old and was diagnosed in September 2001 Emma is 15 and lives in the UK Emma is seven and was diagnosed Thanksgiving weekend 2004 Emma was diagnosed in June 2005 at the age of nine months Emma, now 16, lives in Sonora, Mexico Erin is 17 and is active in JDRF Erin is 13 and uses a pump Erin is 15 and was diagnosed when she was 13 Erin shares being diagnosed Esté is 13 and lives in South Africa Erin Wilson was diagnosed in September 2002 Ethan is in first grade and tests in his classroom Ethan is two years old and was diagnosed in December 2005 Eliza is 13 and was diagnosed in late 2007 Fathima Salama is eight years old and is from Sri Lanka Fellicia is eight years old and lives in Singapore Felnisha is 10 and was diagnosed in December 2001 Fiona was diagnosed right after her first birthday Frankie is 10 and lives in West Virginia Gabe Knight, who got diabetes in 1993 Gabriel is 8 and lives in Mexico Gael is 10 months old and was diagnosed in December 2006 Gillian is 10 and was diagnosed in May 2006 Grace is seven and lives in Arizona Grace was diagnosed at 9 months of age in April 2009 Graham, a five year old from Alabama Graham is five years old and lives in Ontario, Canada. Graham and Colleen both have diabetes Hailee is 14 and was diagnosed when she was four Hailey is 13 and was diagnosed when she was 10 Hakeem is 11 and was diagnosed in June 2008 Hala is 15 and lives in Bethlehem Haley is three-and-a-half and was diagnosed in December 1999 Hanah is seven and lives in Michigan Hanna is 10 years old Hannah is 5 1/2 and lives in England Hannah is seven and was diagnosed when she was 21 months old Hannah is nine and named her pump "Lil" Hannah is nine and was diagnosed in September 2004 Hannah is 13 and was diagnosed when she was two Hans lives in Belgium Harlee is seven and was diagnosed in April 2006 Hayden is four and lives in Canada Haylee is 1 1/2 and was diagnosed in June 2001 Haylee is six-and-a-half and does her own blood tests Hayley is 12 and lives in Australia Heather writes about using a pump Heather is nine years old. She has cystic fibrosis and diabetes. Heather is 10 and was diagnosed in October 1999 Heidi is 13 and loves horses Helena is seven and was diagnosed in January 2002 Hollie is 12 and in the seventh grade Hope is seven and was diagnosed in November 2006 Irene is nine and lives in Spain Irina is 13 and lives in Romania Isabel is 13 and was diagnosed when she was 16 months old Isabella is almost seven and was diagnosed in May 2007 Isabella-Rose was diagnosed in April 2010 Itai and Asaf, ages 15 and 11, are brothers with diabetes and are both champion gymnasts Ivana is seven and lives in Bulgaria Jabari was diagnosed when he was 12 months old Jace is 3 1/2 and was diagnosed when he was 28 months old Jack is almost 8 and does his own blood tests Jack is 10 and lives in Wisconsin Jackson is six and was diagnosed in March 2004 Jackson is 8 and was diagnosed in October 2006 Jackson is 10 and was diagnosed in January 2010 Jacob, diagnosed at the tender age of 23 days Jacob is seven and was diagnosed in November 2001 Jacob is 2 1/2 and was diagnosed right before Christmas 2005 Jaida is six and was diagnosed in September 2010 Jaimie and Philly are sisters who have diabetes and use the pump Jamie is 14 and was diagnosed when she was 3 1/2 Jaime Lee is eight and would like some friends with diabetes James is 8 and was diagnosed in June 2006 Jamie is 6 and lives In Kansas City Janessa is five and wears a pump Janita is 13 and lives in the Netherlands Jacques is 10 1/2 and lives in New Zealand Jared is 6 and a half and lives in Washington Jason trades in his Halloween candy Jason, whose family owns a sugar-free candy store Jay Brockmeyer is four years old and thinks shots are the worst Jenn is 14 and recently went back on the pump Jenna is 10 and lives in Canada Jenna is 13 and lives in British Columbia Jenni is 16 was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in May 2002 Jennifer is a 6 years old and does her own shots and blood tests Jennifer is almost 16 and has had diabetes since she was 10 Jennifer is 12 and uses an insulin pump Jenny is 11 and was diagnosed in December 2001 Jenny is 16 and lives in California Jennyfer is 16 and lives in France Jessica is six years old and uses an insulin pump Jessica, age 17, has Cerebral Palsy and her mom has diabetes. Jessica is 5 1/2 and was just diagnosed Jessica is twelve and was diagnosed in March 2000 Jessica is nine years old and wears a pump Jessica is 8 years old Jessica is 15 and was diagnosed in November 2002 Jessica is in college and was diagnosed when she was 12 Jessica is 11 and was diagnosed in January 2010 Jessica is 13 and was diagnosed when she was 11 Jessica Rose is 3 1/2 and was diagnosed in September 2003 Johanna is twelve and was diagnosed in early 2005 John was diagnosed when he was three years old John is 12 and lives in Kansas City John is nine and lives in Arizona Jonathan is 3 and was diagnosed on August 8, 2000 Jonathan is 10 and was All City Champion in basketball Johnathan is 20 months old and was diagnosed when he was 16 months Jonathan is six and was diagnosed when he was five Jordan is six and was just diagnosed Jordan is six and was diagnosed in February 2000 Jordan is 15 and uses an insulin pump Jordan is 13 and was diagnosed in July 2004 Jordan is eight and was diagnosed in December 2011 José Miguel Vallejo Grullón is nine and lives in Puerto Rico Josh is 11 and was diagnosed on Memorial day 2000 Joshua is 3 1/2 and met President Ronald Reagan Joshua is four and was diagnosed in October 2000 Joshua is five and loves his insulin pump Joshua is five and was diagnosed when he was 20 months old Joy is starting high school and lives in Canada Julia, who loves horseback riding and figure skating Julia lives in Canada and was diagnosed in April 2003 Julian Lamb says that being high is like having a T-Rex inside of him. Juliana is eight years old and lives in Colombia Justin is 9 years old and lives in Minnesota Justin was diagnosed on Memorial Day 2001 at the age of 15 months Justin is 19 months old and was diagnosed in October 2004 Justin is three years old and was diagnosed in July 2005 Kacie is in first grade and lives in Texas

Kailee is 6 and had a blood sugar of 1600 when she was diagnosed Kaili is 7 and was diagnosed in February 2003 Kaitlin is 13 and is a Sea Cadet Kaitlyn is 13 and lives in West Virginia Kaity is 7 1/2 and can do her own finger sticks Kaleb was 11 and has had diabetes for nine years Kara is 15 and lives near the beach in California Karra is 16 and loves her insulin pump Kassy is 13 and was diagnosed in the first grade Katelyn is 10 and has a black belt in karate Kathryn and Tim, Marissa's sister and brother Katie is 17 and lives in England Katie is six years old and lives in New Mexico Katie plays the violin and bowls Katie is 16 and was diagnosed in January 2010 Katie Montgomery, who tells us about the change of a lifetime Katlynn is 15 and was diagnosed in November 2006 Katrice is 13 and has had diabetes for seven years Katrina is 14 and from Scotland Kayla is 11 and was diagnosed in March 2003 Kayla is 14 and loves her insulin pump Kayla and Kelsey, fraternal twins diagnosed at 14 months old Kayla Edwards, who is six years old, was diagnosed on August 20, 1997 Kaylah is 9 and lives in New Zealand Kaylee is 4 and was diagnosed when she was 2 Kaylee is in first grade and was diagnosed in October 2005 We report on kids from Kazakhstan who visited Camp Happy Hollow. Keira was 13 months old when she was diagnosed with Type 1 Kelli is 11 and in the sixth grade Kelli, who tells us about diabetes changing her life Kellse was diagnosed when she was 7 years old Kelly is eight and was diagnosed in June 2004 Kelsey is 10 and was diagnosed right after her fourth birthday Kelsey is 16 and lives in Oklahoma Kendra is 3 and is on the new Animas pump Keondra is 11 years old and was diagnosed in February 1999. Kerry Anne is three and was diagnosed at the age of 21 months Kerry Thorpe has diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis Kerstin is three years old Kevin just turned two and was diagnosed a week before his first birthday Kevin and Sune are twins from Denmark and both have type 1 diabetes Kevin Ramm was diagnosed while on vacation Kiki is twelve and lives in Greece Kimberlee is 14 and lives in California Kirstin was diagnosed in March 1999 Kristi and her brother Matt Kristina is eight and was diagnosed the day after Christmas 1998 Kristina is 13 and uses the Cozmo pump Kristina is six and lives in Canada Kristina is 12 and was diagnosed in July 2002 Kristel is 22 months old and lives in New Zealand Kristen Wright, an eight-year-old girl with diabetes, tells us her story Kristen is 14 and uses a pump Kristi is 14 and was diagnosed in April 2005 Kristina, first added in August 1999, is now 21 and getting married Kristy is 14 and lives in Ohio Kyle was diagnosed when he was 16 months old Kylli lives in Alaska and was diagnosed when she was 5 1/2 Lana is almost 12 and likes to jump horses Landon is eight years old and has a macaw named Conan Laney is 5 years old and goes to Kindergarten in Nebraska Laura, with Chip going for another blue ribbon Laura lives in Cornwall, England Laura is 7 and uses an insulin pump Laura is 11 and was diagnosed in October 2002 Lauren is 6 and does her own shots Lauren is sixteen and plays the trumpet in band Lauren is five and just started pumping Lauren is almost nine and lives in the UK Lauren was diagnosed when she was eight Layne is six years old and lives in Florida Lazlo is almost five and was diagnosed when he was 17 months old Leah doesn't like shots and hopes to get a pump soon Leandra is 8 and uses an insulin pump Leanne is 13, lives in Canada, and uses a pump Leo is 13 and can speak Japanese Lesha is 10 years old and lives near Dallas, Texas Lillian is 10 and lives in New York City LillieAnn is 10 and was diagnosed in May 2010 Lindsay Cowan raised over $10,000 for diabetes research! Lindsey is 14 and was diagnosed in February 1999. Lindsey is 7 and was diagnosed in December 2002 Lindsey was diagnosed in October 2004 Lindsey is 13 and was diagnosed when she was seven Lindsey is 10 and was diagnosed when she was one year old Lindsey is 8 and was diagnosed right before her sixth birthday Lisa (Shiyi) is 14 and lives in Harbin, China Liz is 17 and is looking forward to college Liz is 12 and has had diabetes for 10 years Liz is 16 and was diagnosed when she was 11 Liz DeMello has been making gray ribbons and shares with us a poem she includes with each Loanne lives in France and was diagnosed in November 2005 just before she turned two Logan is three and was diagnosed in June 2000 Logan was diagnosed at 14 months Lucy lives in the U.K. Luis Eduardo is 3 and lives in Lima, Peru Luisa is nine and lives in Portugal Luca, from Italy, with his pet cricket at the Leaning Tower of Pisa Lucy is 14 and lives in Lincolnshire, England Lucy is 15 and lives in the U.K. Lucy is nine years old and lives in England Luke is 10 and lives in in New Zealand Mackenzie was diagnosed at age 13 months in May 2005 Mackenzie is 15 and is a high school sophomore Maddy is in Kindergarten and was diagnosed on July 4, 2003 Maddy is 16 and has traveled in Asia Madison is four and was diagnosed in August 2002 Malea was diagnosed when she was just 20 months old Mallory lives in Mississippi and uses the pump Mandy is in the third grade and has a new baby brother Mandy is 13 and lives in Nebraska Maria Antonia is nine and lives in Cali, Colombia Maria Jose lives in Bolivia and was diagnosed when she was 1 1/2 years old Maria Silvia is seven and lives in Brazil Marisa is 13 and was diagnosed in March 2007 Marisa is 16 and was diagnosed in 2007 Marissa has had diabetes since she was two Marissa is 17 and was diagnosed in June 2002 Marissa is 12 and was diagnosed in 2005 Mariusz is 15 and lives in Poland Mark is almost 16 and lives in the Netherlands Mark is 12 and uses the Cozmo pump Marloes is 9 years old and lives in the Netherlands near Rotterdam, the world's biggest harbour. Mary Elizabeth is 13 and was diagnosed when she was six Mary Katherine is 3 1/2 years old and was diagnosed just after her third birthday. Mason is four years old and also has asthma Matt, 15, and his sister Natasha, 3, both have diabetes Matt is 14 and was diagnosed on Valentine's Day Matt is 13 and lives in Australia Mathew is two years old and was diagnosed when he was 10 months old Mathew is 11 and was diagnosed when he was six Matthew was diagnosed at four and is the only kid in his school with diabetes Matthew is 8 and has lots of questions about diabetes Matthew is six and was diagnosed in February 2005 Matthew Cooper, a fifth grader who loves to swim and go four wheeling in the mountains Matthew Polk, diagnosed at 11 months, is now on the pump at age 7 Mattia is almost 11 and lives in Italy Max is eight and was diagnosed when he was seven May Tharaphi is 11 and lives in Myanmar (Burma) McKayla is six and was diagnosed in November 2009 Meg is a 12 year old girl diagnosed in May 1999 Megan is 12 and was has 15 cats Megan is 10 and plays catcher on a softball team Megan is 8 and lives in Norfolk, England Megan is 13 and was diagnosed in November 2003 Megan is almost 15 and was diagnosed in June 2010 Megan Calhoun & Late Credibility is the story of Megan and her horse Megan and Jonny are teens living in New Jersey and both have type 1 Megan Goodrich is twelve years old and was recently diagnosed. Megan Yoerger is 18 years old and lives in Adelaide, South Australia Meghan is 3 years old and likes to play Barbies and watch Barney Melisa is an 11 year old girl from Argentina Melissa is going into 8th grade and has a dog named Dumpster Melissa is ten and is about to get the pump Melissa is 17 and was diagnosed when she was nine Melisa is 5 and lives in Turkey Melissa-Lee is 8 and lives in South Africa Melody is almost 6 and loves to swim Mendy is 13 and lives in Holland Michael, who was diagnosed when he was 3 1/2 years old Michael is 12 and has had diabetes for 4 years Michael is 10 and lives in Bristol, England Michelle, now 20, was diagnosed at five Michelle, a second grader who like dancing (jazz and ballet) Michelle is almost 15 and lives in Washington State Michelle is 15 and uses an insulin pump Michelle Renee Martinez is six and lives in San Diego Mikayla lives in Canada and was diagnosed in August 2007 Mikayla is 7 and was diagnosed in January 2011 Mike McManus is racing for a cure. Minette is seven years old and lives in South Africa Mohammed lives in the UAE Mohammad is 16 and lives in Bethlehem Molly is twelve and is going to be a model or an actress Molly is 12 and loves dancing Molly is nine and just got a pump Molly is 17 and rides dirt bikes Monica is 2 1/2 and was diagnosed in June 2000 Morgan is 10 and was diagnosed in January 2004 Myranda is 10 and uses an insulin pump Nat is 8 and lives in Bangkok, Thailand Natalia is 4 1/2. She lives near Valencia, Spain Natalie is two and uses an insulin pump Natasha is seven years old and lives in Hong Kong. Nathan was diagnosed at 10 months of age in Feb 2001 Nathan is 14 and will soon be getting a pump Nathan is nine and was diagnosed in January 2005 Nathan is six and started pumping in July 2005 Nevaeh is 5 1/2 and was diagnosed in April 2008 Nicholas was diagnosed when he was 22 months Nicholas is eight and was diagnosed right before Christmas 2010 Nicholas Light, a nine-year-old with diabetes, writes about his feelings Nicole has a canary named Hootie and a turtle named Turtlene Nicole, now 13, was diagnosed when she was two Nicole is in the fifth grade and lives in California Nicole is 14 and lives in Wisconsin Noah is seven and plays soccer and hockey and does karate Nolan is 7 and was diagnosed in December 2004 Olivia is 10 and was diagnosed in January 2007 Oonagh Crotty lives near Cork City, Ireland Owen is 10 1/2 and lives in British Columbia, Canada Owen was diagnosed just before he turned two Owen is almost nine and was diagnosed in June 2011 Paddy uses an insulin pump and is a big Boston Red Sox fan. Paige was diagnosed when she was 15 1/2 months old Patrick is six and was diagnosed in February 2003 Paul, from North Carolina, who caught a 50 pound shark! Peighzley is 10 and was diagnosed in October 2002 Peter is 17 and was diagnosed in April 2010 Phoebe is 8 and lives in England Phillippa is 10 years old and lives in Australia, a few kilometres from the new Olympic Stadium. Preston is 14 and loves to play sports Quinn is 3 years old and lives in Ontario, Canada Quincy is 5 1/2 years old and has had diabetes for a year Rachel is 15 and lives in Australia Rachel is 10 and lives in Minnesota Rachel is 6 1/2 and lives in Tennessee Rachel is 13 and just got an insulin pump Rachel is 13 and just got a pump Rachel is 10 and has two brothers with diabetes Rachel is 11 and likes the Clara Barton camp Rachel and Emily are sisters with diabetes and both have Cozmo pumps Rachel and Sarah tell us about having diabetes and being a sister Rachel Knight has won gold and silver medals in karate Rachelle is 12 and was diagnosed in August 2004 Ramon DeJesus is 10 years old and was diagnosed when he was 2 Ramon Eduardo is eight and lives in Mexico Rashid is the first insulin pumper in Bahrain Rayana was diagnosed in August 2004 when she was four Reinald is nine years old and lives in the Netherlands Reinhard is 13, uses a pump, and lives in the Netherlands Renee is 17 and lives in Australia Rhiannon is seven and lives in Scotland Ricky is six years old and was diagnosed in April 1998. Ricky is 6 1/2 and was diagnosed in June 2002 Riley is 10 and was diagnosed in July 1999 Ritu is almost 15 and lives in India Robert is 9 and was diagnosed in July 2002 Robin is 10 and lives in New Jersey Robyn is ten and lives in Scotland Robyn is 11 and lives in South Africa Rock Black, a four-year old with diabetes, shares his story with us Rohit is five years old Ross is ten and has diabetes and cerebral palsy Ruben Yperlaan, from the Netherlands, tells us about his diabetes. Ruby was diagnosed just before she turned four Ryan is 14 and lives in the Canary Islands Ryan is 16 and was diagnosed when he was 13 Ryan is 7 and lives in southern California Ryan Thomas Gosney is 18 months old. His brother Russ helps with his care. Ryan McClatchey is seven years old and flies airplanes. Ryan Toth shares with us his experience of being diagnosed with diabetes Rylie is six and lives in Alaska Sabrina lives in Australia but was diagnosed in the US Sahar is 16 and lives in Bethlehem Saige, a nine year old girl from Idaho, writes about bravery Sailor attended her first CWD conference in 2002 Salman is 15 and lives in Saudi Arabia Samantha, who is 9 and lives in North Carolina Samantha, a two-year-old who was diagnosed when she was 16 months old Samantha is 12 and loves her insulin pump Samantha and her mom write about diabetes and her diagnosis Samantha Jo is 15 months old and was diagnosed when she was 11 months Sammy is nine and lives in Maine Sammy Jo is 13 and uses a pump Sammy Lou is two and was diagnosed in February 2001 Samuel is nine and was diagnosed in March 2000 Sara is nine and wants to get a pump Sara is 13 and lives in Canada Sara is 15 and lives in Wales Sara is 14 and started on a pump in November 2003 Sara is 15 and lives in Florida Sara has diabetes, just like her older brother Sara was diagnosed in the summer of 2006 Sara Taha is five years old and was diagnsed in August 1997. Sarah is 11 and plays tennis and dances Sarah is in seventh grade. She and her brother have diabetes. Sarah is 15 and lives in England Sarah, diagnosed at 13 months in October 2005, is now pumping Sarah is 10 and has an insulin pump Sarah-Kathryn was diagnosed when she was 16 months old Scott is eight and loves to play sports and the drums Scott is 10 and lives in Scotland Sevaun is four and was diagnosed in December 2001 Shane is 11 and has had diabetes for a year Shanee is 14 and has had diabetes for 10 years Shannon, a six year old diagnosed in November, 1996 Shannon, a five year old with diabetes, recently had her first flu bug Shannon is 14 and lives in Pennsylvania Sharayah is six and was diagnosed when she was three Shelby is one and was diagnosed 20 days after her first birthday Shelby is 12 and was diagnosed when she was nine Shelby is 13 and lives in Arizona Sierra Faith, diagnosed at 13 months Silvia, who is 11 and likes the Spice Girls Simon, from Sweden, is six years old Sion is eight and lives in Llanelli, South Wales, UK Skye is 11 and was diagnosed in March 2004 Sofia is nine and was diagnosed in September 2005 Sonia is 11 and lives in Sweden Spencer is seven and is interested in a pump Staisy, a 10 year old girl who loves to dance Stasi is 4 1/2 and was diagnosed when she was 16 months old Stefani is 7 and was diagnosed in October 2006 Stephanie is 8 and just started using an insulin pump Stephanie is 10 and wants to get the pump Stephanie is 10 and loves to swim and play basketball Stephanie is 10 and in the fifth grade Stephanie is 12 and uses a pump Steven is 14 and loves to fish Stevi is 9 and lives in Maryland Sultan is six and lives in Qatar Summer is seven years old and lives Texarkana. Suzanne, whose favorite sport is skiing Suzanne shares her teenage experiences with struggling with meal plans and high blood sugars. Sydne is three and wants a pump Sydney is 8 1/2 years old Taleb is from Jordan Tammy Appleton tells us how important camp is to her Tara, a "Little Mermaid" Taren is 14 and was diagnosed in February 1999 Tawnee is almost 11 and was diagnosed in December 1999 Taylor, age 2, met Miss America and got to wear the crown! Taylor was diagnosed at age eight, just like her dad. Taylor is eight and uses a pump Taylor is eight and was diagnosed at age seven Taylor is 10 and was diagnosed in January 2005 Taylor is 14 and lives in Idaho Taylor is 12 and was diagnosed at 10 months We remember Taylor Jaymes Nelson Texas Taylor Crowe is 7 1/2 and is the only one with diabetes at her school Thomas, who is almost three, looks forward to Halloween Tiffani is 12 and likes to play the piano Tiffani is 13 and lives in Louisiana. Tim is eight and was diagnosed at 15 months TJ, a seven year old who was diagnosed a year ago Tony is 15 and was diagnosed in December 2003 Traci was diagnosed in March 2002 and loves her Cozmo pump Trevor is three and was diagnosed in July 2002 Trinity is five and just got an insulin pump Tristan is seven and was diagnosed in July 2009 Tuathla is eight and lives in the south of France Tyler is nine and has had diabetes for two years Valerio is 16 and lives in Rome, Italy Vanessa is 16 and lives in California Vanya is 16 and lives in Russia Vaughan is seven years old and likes to swim Veronica is nine and like dance and musical theater Vibhav lives in Kolkata, India Vicky is 15 and lives in England Victoria is nine years old and lives in the UK Victoria has had diabetes for two years and uses an insulin pump Vikki is 12 and has 5 guinea pigs and a cat. Vlad Grosu, an 11 year old boy from Craiova, Romania Whitney is almost 16 and lives in Minnesota Will is seven and has been pumping since he was three Yael is 6 and was diagnosed at 15 months Yasamine, a beautiful young girl from Jordon Zac is 12 and was diagnosed right before fifth grade Zach is 14 and loves Camp Needlepoint Zachary, who talks about finger pokes Zachary was diagnosed at 15 months old in September 1999 Zachary is five and lives in Pennsylvania Zachary is 13 and lives in Texas Zackery is three and was diagnosed when he was 15 months old Zameer, who wrote a report on diabetes research Zhenya is nine and lives in Vitebsk, Belarus Zoe is 11 and likes baseball Zoeya is nine and lives in the UK Zoie is 11 and was diagnosed in 2003

How to Get Your Own Home Page

See Also

• Amanda's & Donna's Diabetic Home Page by Donna, a 13-year-old with diabetes, includes links to the British Diabetics WebRing.
• Emily's Diabetes Webpage was written by Emily Adamski, who was featured on the cover of Diabetes Forecast.
• Famous Diabetics lists hundreds of famous people who have (or had) diabetes. No distinction is made between those with Type 1 and those with Type 2.
• Be sure to read Hannah's homeschooling project for Diabetes Awareness Month.
• Kids R Pumping, written by Ellen Ullman, provides a place for kids who use an insulin pump, and their parents, to share information.
• Madeline Edwards is 7 years old, has type 1 diabetes, and is a singer
• Myriam, age four, lives in Canada and uses an insulin pump. Her web site, available in English and French, has a lot of information about pumping in young kids.
• What's Up Doc? is a report from Hannah and Laura's trip to Miami's Diabetes Research Institute's "What's Up Doc?" program, where kids and parents got to meet researchers and see what they are doing to cure diabetes.
• Zachary Ullman was featured in the Boca Raton News. (Used with permission. Adobe Acrobat reader required.)

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