15 May Liam and Maggie
I was eleven when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. For the next 28 years I tested my blood glucose 5 to 6 times a day (approx. 51,000 times) and I took 4 to 5 insulin injections per day (approx. 41,000 injections). ...
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12 Apr A Sibs Story
My Best Friend I met my best friend on February 8th 2002 in a hospital room in Fairfax Virginia. He was a little over 8 pounds, and he completed the family in ways we didn’t know were unfinished. We did everything together, watched tv, ate every...
08 Mar Cass and JoJo
Cass and JoJo Cass and JoJo are two young women who share a love for basketball and irrepressible spirits. Oh yes, they also share a disease they’re determined won’t keep them from pursuing their dreams. Cass: Diagnosed with T1D at 12 yrs old Chatham NJ Saint...
11 Feb HANNAH PHELPS-T1D’s got nuthin’ on her!
HANNAH PHELPS-T1D’s got nuthin’ on her! Story featured in SLAMT1D’s 2018 Program Magazines for the Vermont Summer Classic and Tampa Classic with Sam Fuld & Friends Wednesday, January 16, 2013 our entire family’s life changed forever. Our daughter, Hannah was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She was...
30 Oct TRAVIS ROY, FOREVER FRIEND OF SLAMT1D AND TRANSCENDANT INSPIRATION TO MANY FACING UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES, LEFT US TOO EARLY AT 45
1975-2020 Travis Roy, who for 11 seconds in 1995 lived his dream of playing hockey at Boston University until a tragic, paralyzing crash into the boards changed his and his family’s life forever, passed away this week here in Vermont due to complications from a procedure...
02 Jul Broadview Bombers Edge Weekend Wifflers to Stake Claim as Champions of SLAMT1D’s The Greatest WIFFLE Ball Team Name Ever!
Broadview Bombers Edge Weekend Wifflers to Stake Claim as Champions of SLAMT1D's The Greatest WIFFLE Ball Team Name Ever! No WIFFLE Ball last weekend, but we had NAMES! Last weekend eighteen teams, 240 players and hundreds of fans would've been together at SLAMT1D's annual Vermont Summer Classic...
26 Jun The Greatest WIFFLE Ball Team Name Ever! Championship is Live!!!
The Greatest WIFFLE Ball Team Name Ever! The Big One: A Championship Match-up Begs the Big Q: “What’s in the name?” Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27 (Ayup! It’s Live!) Broadview Bombers vs Weekend Wifflers It’s often been asked, “So, what’s in the name?” SLAMT1D’s “The Greatest WIFFLE Ball...
10 Jun The Greatest WIFFLE Ball Team Name Ever! Round 2 is Live!!!
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20 May 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫!
All right, so the 10th Anniversary Vermont Summer Classic WIFFLE Ball Tournament at Little Fenway has been postponed until September 11-12, and renamed the 9 1/2th (yeah, so what about the grammar?). This virus thing has put a real crimp in everything, no doubt. So,...
14 Feb Medtronic MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps Recalled
Medtronic is recalling several models of insulin pumps that could lead to dangerous incorrect dosing. The delivery of too much or too little insulin could result in life-threatening complications for people with T1D (Type 1 diabetes) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the recall of...