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And the winners are…

Thanks for celebrating Luke’s 2nd diaversary with us this week! Luke decided he wanted a waffle bar for brunch on his diaversary- homemade waffles, strawberry topping, whipped cream, maybe even some M&Ms. We were both pretty excited! Then, the day before his diaversary I realized I had already packed the waffle iron for our move… Continue reading And the winners are…

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Beyond Type 1 Drop Hats.

We did it! We made it to the last giveaway of the day! Our last giveaway is another one donated by Beyond Type 1. I would highly encourage you to take a look around the Beyond Type 1 website. There is so much helpful information over there; every time I visit the site, I find… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Beyond Type 1 Drop Hats.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Lightning bolt GrifGrips.

Not a fan of the gardenia GrifGrips giveaway earlier today? Well, perhaps you’d rather have lightning bolts! We had enough referral points to not only get the earlier gardenias, but also a set of five yellow lightning bolts for the Dexcom from GrifGrips. To enter to win, comment below with yours (or your T1’s) favorite… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Lightning bolt GrifGrips.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: T1D Club grab bags.

We are almost done with Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway! The five o’clock hour brings us three grab bags of items from the T1D Club. These come from our own personal stash of all things T1D… I just love these tattoos, patches and stickers and wanted to share the love! To enter to win, comment below… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: T1D Club grab bags.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Percy the Snail from Beyond Type 1.

Beyond Type 1 is an amazing online community to bring together the Type 1 family. It was founded in 2015 by Juliet de Baubigny, Nick Jonas, Sarah Lucas and Sam Talbot. The website is full of online resources including information on the different types of diabetes, resources for school, and a snail mail club! The mascot for… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Percy the Snail from Beyond Type 1.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: SPIBelt.

There are times when it’s not convenient for Luke to carry his sling bag. Or sometimes he doesn’t have pockets to slide his pump in. The perfect solution for this is a SPIBelt. The original SPIBelt was created for runners to carry with them money, a phone, etc. Now, they have a diabetic-specific SPIBelt that is… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: SPIBelt.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: ExpressionMed.

I LOVE this company! Meghan started ExpressionMed in 2015. She has done so much research on which is the best adhesive for various activity & created a 7-day waterproof solution. She has worked closely with moms of T1s and T1s themselves to build the best possible product to keep medical devices on as long as… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: ExpressionMed.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Poking Fun at Diabetes book.

If you have never met Dee Dee Diabetic– in real life or online- you have got to introduce yourself. Her incredible attitude towards life with Type 1 Diabetes is inspirational. And that attitude carries over in her book, Poking Fun at Diabetes. When you need a break from the real pokes of diabetes, pick this up… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Poking Fun at Diabetes book.

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Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Gardenia GrifGrips.

GrifGrips are one of the amazing products that help prolong the life of your Dexcom sensor or pump site. When Luke used his Dexcom, he used these during swim season to keep his cgm stable and working. This hour’s giveaway comes from the referral points we’ve accumulated from this blog! To enter to win 5 gardenia GrifGrips… Continue reading Luke’s 2nd Diaversary Giveaway: Gardenia GrifGrips.

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It’s Luke’s 2nd Diaversary!

Today is Luke’s 2nd Diaversary! What does that mean? Two years ago today, Luke was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.  The word diaversary is a mash up of the words diabetes and anniversary. Diaversary! Why in the world do you celebrate getting Type 1 Diabetes? We aren’t celebrating the fact that he’s got diabetes, but we are… Continue reading It’s Luke’s 2nd Diaversary!