Back in December, we had some bad news about Maddie.  We’d taken her in to be tested for Type I Diabetes (never mind why, not the point here).  Our doctor informed us that, while she did not currently have the disease, she tested positive for an antibody that means she could very well develop it in the next few years. 

I think I chronicled the fact that I used the Internet and my doctor’s advice to find out more about a medical study called TrialNet, a long-term research project about Diabetes prevention.  I corresponded via e-mail with a few professors and researchers, and we arranged for her to have more bloodwork done in March...with more accurate labs.  We did a great job waiting until the results (which take six weeks), and they finally arrived on Friday.

She is negative for all diabetes-related antibodies, and it appears her first test was a false-positive (a fairly common occurrence, we have learned). 

I love good news.

Speaking of good news, my niece successfully delivered a son last week.  She has diabetes (part of the reason we had Maddie tested), and so her baby was a month early, but he’s healthy enough that he arrived home today.  A special Mother’s Day treat, to be sure.