Diabetes Expo

This last Sat. we had the Diabetes Expo of Utah. This is an event I look forward to every year. It is so great to go and get info on the new technology that has come out and that is up and coming. I also love to get to see familiar faces of families we have helped through the American Diabetes Association and meet new families that have been recently diagnosed. The expo brings together so many different kinds of people all fighting for a similar cause. This year there was a whole new feel and meaning to the expo with the recent loss of Larry H. Miller. It deeply saddens me and so many others that he lost his fight to Diabetes. He was such a remarkable man with all the amazing things he did in his life. I only wish he would have taken better care of his diabetes. When you have diabetes, type 1 or type 2, it is something you can't take for granted. It doesn't just affect the person who has diabetes, it affects all that are around them.

This year Logan and I participated in a panel called "Living with Diabetes". There were 8 of us that sat on this panel, four mothers and thier children. We talked about what our lifes are like as mothers and what we go through. Our children also spoke about what life is like for them to grow up with Diabetes. It is so amazing to hear the different stories from the 4 different ages. We all had mulitple things in common. There are a few that stand out most to me one: that we are all fighting for a common cause on a daily basis, two: we all try each day to live our lifes as normal as possible and three: none of us chose this for our kids or our families, but we accept it full on and fight to get through it together. I truely believe that one day we will succeed in finding a cure and look forward to that. In the mean time we take one day at a time and live life to it's fullest. I am so proud of all the kids out there that battle diabetes on a daily basis. The are the most bravest people I know and I am amazed at how well they handle the cards they have been dealt.