#T1DLooksLikeMe

Hello my dear sweethearts! A big hearty welcome to Diabetes Awareness Month! 

 November is a super busy month for my family. Michael and I have our wedding anniversary (10 years this year, yeah baby!), we have our daughter's birthday, my mom's birthday, 2 of my sisters have birthdays, and also a niece. Yep, popular baby month for the family! February gets cold, and there's love in the air, so it makes sense! Ha! 

November is also Diabetes Awareness Month! We have a huge responsibility and a great opportunity to share with family and friends about the struggles and realities that T1D kicks at us each day. It is truly up to us! If you want to know about something, it is best to go to the source. That's where the most accurate information is! WE are the source! We live the daily reality. 

The JDRF came up with a campaign called Diabetes Looks Like Me. Every time you see one of these blue pictures in November, you are seeing a T1D. You are seeing a parent who checks blood sugars at 2 a.m.. You are seeing a family who bands together to support the one. It is real life! You see a childhood that T1D hasn't been allowed to steal. You see a T1D veteran that has spent years overcoming the challenges presented to them medically. 

During this month, please make yourself aware of the signs and symptoms of T1D. If you see someone experiencing any of the symptoms, get checked and mention T1D specifically. If you're wrong and it is something else, you get a huge blessing and relief. And if you're not wrong, you save a life if you find out in time. It is worth the check up!!

Let's bleed blue this November, eh sweethearts? Have a great day!