Diabetes Dash - Westerville, Ohio - Running

The Diabetes Dash is a Running race in Westerville, Ohio consisting of a 5K.

Ryan more than likely has Type 1 Diabetes. These were the words spoken to us by our pediatrician on July 23, 2018.

Now here we are, nine months after his diagnosis, rocking our new normal. I am not trying to act like it has been a breeze, because to be honest, it has been a roller coaster of ups and downs, many sleepless nights, sleeping on his floor, waking up in the middle of the night to test his glucose levels, waking up to give him juice when his blood glucose is low, waking up to give him insulin when his blood glucose is high, and waking up to just make sure he is alive. Yes, I do that more than I should admit. This disease is one that sucks, but at the same time, makes me thankful this is what we were given. I count my blessings as I remind myself, it could be worse.

From the moment we entered into the Type 1 family, we knew it was our mission to help spread awareness, give hope to those dealing with the disease and to fight for a cure. We are very lucky for the support we have received from JDRF and want to do our part in giving back.