Emma's DFM Support Walk!
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Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi IncProudly raising funds💵 for the Diabetes Foundation of MS! They've been our rock since diagnosis! 💙
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Emma is the 2022 Honorary Chair for the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's Walk!
We'll keep this short and simple.
The DFM gave us hope, love and compassion when Emma received the life changing diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune disease that requires her to take injected insulin numerous times a day to stay alive. She has to count every carb she eats in order to calculate insulin, consider how her recent/current/future activity level will affect her blood sugar and be ready to treat low blood sugar or high blood sugar at anytime of the day.
The average Type 1 Diabetic makes an extra 180 decisions a day (including my 11 year old). It's the disease you can never, ever forget about for an hour.
Through the DFM's camps, new diagnosis backpacks full of gifts, awareness walks and ongoing education, they help us feel hopeful and not alone.
Our dream is for Emma to be able to say, "I used to have Type 1 Diabetes before the cure." Until that day, let's support each other! Emma would love to have you join us at the walk and donate to the DFM in her honor!