Make plans now to attend CWD's Friends for Life Annual Conference 2008, to be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, from July 23-27, 2008.
Make plans now to attend CWD's Focus on Best Practices: Marco Island 2009 conference, to be held at the Marco Island Marriott Resort in Marco Island, Florida from January 1-4, 2009.
This week's Humorous Tidbit is:
The other day, I heard my daughter's cell phone ringing in her purse. I didn't know exactly where it was. I reached in and picked up what I thought was the phone. Wrong. It was her Precision Xtra meter! It wasn't in a case and it looked the size of the phone.
You know you're the parent of a child with diabetes when in conversation, your husband describes his personality as Type 1 instead of Type A. See more parent humor.
Featured Diabetes Team Question of the Week
The Featured Ask the Diabetes Team Question of the Week is:
When my young son experiences gastrointestinal viruses, we have to cut back on his insulin drastically to avoid lows. Once on the road to recovery, it is several days before we need to give him meal boluses. How is this possible? Could his pancreas be trying to work? See the answer.
It turned everything upside down is a very clever, very powerful video. You have to watch it all the way through and withhold judgement until the very end.
Advocacy, Events, and Support
The American Diabetes Association is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 National Youth Advocate. The National Youth Advocate position is open to young people ages 12-17 years old with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Candidates should have either experience or a willingness to speak publicly at various events throughout the year, and should be available to travel with a parent or guardian.
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