I want candy.. IN YOUR FACE DIABETES!!!

Although I ran from this swap becuase of my Diamond-Girl. I sat back and thought about how life comes and goes ... Worse off human lives. We need to stop senseless deaths and find a cure to a horrible disease.

Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes, has an average onset of 12 years of age, however, I've talked to parents who have had children diagnosed as early as three months and as late as 17. There are also cases of adult onset type 1 diabetes, too. No matter how old the child is, the parent always feels the same about having to watch their children manage this disease (often the parents have to manage it for them, and our hearts go out to them). I get a pit in my stomach whenever I see my son wincing in pain from an insulin shot, or crying in frustration because he couldn't get enough blood on his test strip after three tries. His stomach is often spotted with bruises from when the needle hits the muscle tissue and is tender to the touch. We thank God everyday that this is a manageable disease, however we pray for the day when he no longer feels pain from it and we no longer have to worry about the serious, short and long-term complications from this disease.

There have been remarkable studies done within the past ten years that indicate that a cure is possible (gene therapy, stem cell-including non-embryonic, and islet cell transplantation without immuno-suppression). Within the last year, scientists learned how to reverse type 1 and 2 diabetes in rats with the use of pig islet cells. This is an amazing development and precursor to curing the disease in humans. The only problem is that it requires more research, studies and trials, all of which, cost money

FOR THE SWAP

Send your partner the sweetess,most indulging, sugary, finds possible...The twist is it can't be edible. Everything is welcomed here wether it be atc's, shrines, bottle caps,stuffies ...anything.If possible a small donation to the Sacramento Mafia. This is near and dear to my heart.

You can buy items for the swaps here,and you can donatehere

RULES

~International

~One partner

~$10 limit...Optional...$5 item and make a $5 donation in your partner's honor

Unfortunately, you will be dropped if you:

have a low rating, are late on other swaps, and/or have too many unsatisfied swaps. If you fall into any of these categories and would like to stay in the swap, please send me a message me. Also I am not able to be a angel for this swap so please send your stuff!!