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Low-carb and gluten-free food & snacks we love since our daughter's Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease diagnosis. Catch our favorites on KaraLayne.com

Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Food Finds We Love

On more than one occasion since Blair’s diagnosis, I have found myself so grateful for the changes our family had already made. Reducing packaged and processed foods. Utilizing the honest, farm-fresh food we are so grateful to have available to us in our town. And that it was already something we had put into practice. […]

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Sharing part two of our daughter's Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease diagnosis at eight years old. Read more on KaraLayne.com

When Life Hands You Type 1 Diabetes: Part Two

(If you didn’t catch the first half of this story, make sure and start here). “Your daughter has Type 1 diabetes…” There was a split second where all four of us stood there – me, Jarett, the resident doctor, and his assistant. Perhaps it was the lack of sleep, but once my brain made the […]

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Sharing the first part of our daughter's Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease diagnosis at eight years old. Read more on KaraLayne.com

When Life Hands You Type 1 Diabetes: Part One

 “We have an ambulance on the way because we need to get her transferred up to Nashville.” A cold rush moved through my body and I felt my lungs tighten, unable to exhale. We had brought her into the ER for stomach pain. Maybe appendicitis. And now the ER doctor was telling me there was […]

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