A nurse tested Nate's blood glucose level, turned around, and walked out without a word. When the doctor came back in, I wanted to run away...

Laura Houston
Laura Houston and her husband Jim and have been married for 6 years and have 3 wonderful children. Their son Nate was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September of 2009 and their daughter, Sophie was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in June of 2010. Laura blogs about both at Houston We Have A Problem. She is active in her local Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation chapter, enjoys reaching out to local families with children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and loves connecting with other parents living with T1D and Crohn’s through her blog, on Facebook and on Twitter.