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Diabetes 365: July ‘10

by Leighann on July 30, 2010

Here are the photos I took in July, documenting a year in a life with diabetes. This past month included a trip to the endocrinologist, several more weeks of swim lessons, soccer camp, and well, the busy life of a busy family.

Click on an image to enlarge and then use the arrows to scroll.

View more of my images that are part of the Diabetes 365 Photo Project. You can see descriptions of each by viewing in Flickr.

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