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July 31. Everyone who reads my journal knows this is Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling's birthday.
It's also the third anniversary of the day my son was diagnosed with diabetes. He was 10.
I'd always thought I was fairly well read on health issues, but nearly everything I knew about this illness was wrong. And I've discovered I wasn't alone. Type 1 diabetes used to be called Juvenile Diabetes. Then they found out that adults can and do develop it, too. A co-worker didn't develop his until he was in his 40's.
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It's also the third anniversary of the day my son was diagnosed with diabetes. He was 10.
I'd always thought I was fairly well read on health issues, but nearly everything I knew about this illness was wrong. And I've discovered I wasn't alone. Type 1 diabetes used to be called Juvenile Diabetes. Then they found out that adults can and do develop it, too. A co-worker didn't develop his until he was in his 40's.
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