Earlier today, my friend Jillavieve from twitter posted a notice that SC Chilis restaurants were participating in the JDRF "Give Back" night. So, after my appointment, I asked my hubby if he'd mind going since a portion of the bill would go to the JDRF. Of course, he was okay with it and off we went.

When I got there, a local group was there that gets together and walks when we have the JDRF walk. They had heard about it too and were having a big get together. I, myself, have never participated, mainly because I was too shy to do it. But since opening up to all of my DOC buddies and becoming more involved in other diabetes things, I figured I'd ask and get the info. That's when I met Bruce and Susan. They gave me lots of information about the upcoming walk in April and even invited me to walk and be a part of their group! AWESOME!!! We exchanged information and agreed to keep in touch.

While I was speaking with Bruce, a mom and her son that were sitting behind me listened and joined in on the conversation. He looked to be about 12 years old to me. Very cute, nice, and polite. I kept up the conversation after Bruce left and found out he had just been diagnosed this past September. It's been hard on them since then, but they seem to be doing a great job. Mine and his last A1c's were the same, 6.1! He is currently on shot therapy now, but they seem interested in pump therapy, so I told them about my Omnipod system. His friend at school (who has had T1 since the age of 8 months) has a "traditional" pump, and he liked it, but seemed to be interested in the Omnipod since it was "wireless/tubeless". I also showed them my CGM and told them about how it checks every 5 minutes and gives you lots of information. They asked about insurance coverage and I told them the best thing to do is try. Ask the doctor to help them sign off on it and just submit the info. It's ultimately up to the insurance company whether they'll cover it or not. I gave them my info, info about TuDiabetes, and the link to Lorraine's blog about Caleb, and left them to their dinner.

Tonight, my plan was to go get some food and help the JDRF in the process. I didn't expect to meet such wonderful people. Diabetes is a crappy thing to deal with, but without it, I would not have met them. Tonight has been a good night.