Make plans to attend CWD's Friends for Life: Orlando 2009 conference, to be held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida from July 7-12, 2009.
Make plans to attend CWD's Friends for Life UK, to be held at the Beaumont House, Old Windsor, Berkshire from August 14-16, 2009.
Last week's poll asked readers how soon after their child's diagnosis did they begin to go out again with just their spouse. This week's poll asks readers if their diabetes team provides emotional support (e.g., a psychologist or social worker).
The Featured Book of the Week is Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic by Peter H.R. Green, MD and Rory Jones.
The Family Support Network has over 4,200 families from all 50 states and 82 countries. If you're new to diabetes, looking for a baby sitter for your child, want to babysit others, or need a college parent, the Family Support Network can help you connect with families near you. If you haven't joined, please become part of the Family Support Network. Now's also a great time to search for someone near you and introduce yourself.
This week's Humorous Tidbit is:
On his first appointment after being diagnosed, the nurse was discussing injection sites with our son. "Where do you get your shots?" she asked, meaning, arm, hip, etc. "It all depends," our then 5-year-old explained. "Sometimes in the kitchen, sometimes in the bathroom!"
You know you're the parent of a child with diabetes when you find Cake Mate in the bedroom of your non-D child for when he's low. See more parent humor.
Featured Diabetes Team Question of the Week
The Featured Ask the Diabetes Team Question of the Week is:
In poorly controlled diabetes, are growth hormone levels higher? Does tight control mean one may not grow as much? See the answer.
The Quilt for Life now has 683 panels. The next complete showing of the Quilt for Life will be at CWD's Friends for Life conference in Orlando in July 2009. Quilts received before July 1, 2009 will be included in the showing.
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