World Diabetes Day - Creating Awareness

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Caleb announces a school spirit day to create awareness and raise money to fund research for a cure of type 1 diabetes.

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• World
• Diabetes
• Day
• omnipod
• dexcom
• insulet
• type
• one
• diabetes
• JDRF
• Caleb

[distelrath]

Wow are very courageous to admit to school that you are diabetic! I am 30 years old now, and during adolescence I was frightened by being ridiculed by my classmates to openly broadcast that I was diabetic. I was diagnosed with diabetes at three months of age, and I am 30 now-without any complications! With the advances in diabetic care, you are going to live a full, healthy life. I remember being a child and the only way to test glucose levels was to pee on a strip and then compare it to the via

[lsisto1]

@distelrath Thank you for your comment! I'm so sorry to hear that you went through that as a child. It is comforting to know that you have had such a healthy life. Caleb found it interesting that you had to pee on a strip to check your sugar.

[MrPetesmom]

Wow, Caleb you are a precious boy, my story is so similar--my son Peter will be 6 soon, was diagnosed in May of 2008 and is allergic to peanuts too!!! Thank You for your videos of th omnipod--I really want Peter to start up in the new year!!

[lsisto1]

Thanks for the comment! All the best to you and your son! Good luck with the OmniPod. If you have any questions you think we can answer, let us know!

[MrPetesmom]

Hi there Caleb's mom--we got the go-ahead for getting my son on the omni pod--I can't Thank you and Caleb enough for the videos!!!

I also noticed Caleb wears a rubber medical id bracelet?? I have looked all over for these and I can't find them. Please tell me where I can find them--

Thanks so much

Petesmom

[BKTS2578]

Great Job Caleb

[musicmakerchick19]

Well done! You go Caleb!!