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The day I found out my daughter has diabetes

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The day I found out my daughter has diabetes

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Scary is an understatement when you're talking about a diabetes diagnosis, especially when a child is involved. Kim and Brittany talk about the day of Brittany’s type 1 diagnosis and how much treatment has evolved in the years since.

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