Comments on: JDRF isn’t for me http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:22:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Amy Gonsalves http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-693 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:23:14 +0000 http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698#comment-693 Thanks, Mark-John! ;)

]]> By: Amy Gonsalves http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-692 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:22:24 +0000 http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698#comment-692 I am glad you and your family has the DFM, Kaileen. I see the need for support much more critical than a need for a cure… that’s why I started Diabetes Outside. If you ever want to talk on the phone or schedule a monthly or weekly appointment let me know. We’re in this together!

]]> By: Mark-John Clifford http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-691 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:21:42 +0000 http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698#comment-691 Great post and fantastic point. Thanks for bringing this to light.

]]> By: Kaileen http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-690 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:19:00 +0000 http://blog.diabetesoutside.com/?p=698#comment-690 I have my own feelings about JDRF, and they’re not great. I understand that they’re all “working for a cure,” but for almost my entire family’s sake, we need help managing and living with diabetes.

I am very fortunate to be in Mississippi, because we have a wonderful group called the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi. They are great on educating and helping people understand diabetes, and they provide help and information to people who need it.

When our daughter was first diagnosed with T1, JDRF or ADA did not give me the time of day. JDRF said they would have someone call me back, and no one ever did. The DFM has been there with and for us from day 1. They have been an incredible source of support for our entire family.

Diabetes can be lived with. Sometimes we just need to know how.

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