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November 27, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 27
“When a child’s blood sugar is low it’s difficult for them to think. During a low blood sugar, the brain literally doesn’t have the fuel it needs to function properly.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provid...
November 26, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 26
“When a child’s blood sugar is high or low, they may also have extreme emotions such as crying easily and being short-tempered.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is for entertainment purposes on...November 25, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 25
“Adults can develop type 1 diabetes too, but are sometimes misdiagnosed as having type 2. A term you may not have heard is LADA: latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provide...November 24, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 24
“People with type 1 diabetes do not make their own insulin and must get it via injection or insulin pump. They would die without it.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is for entertainment purpos...November 23, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 23
“A common misconception is that when children become adults, their type 1 diabetes will become type 2 diabetes.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is for entertainment purposes only and does not...November 22, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 22
“Ketones don’t only develop with high blood sugars, they can also develop with lows, such as with the stomach flu. Check ketones anytime a child vomits.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is for...November 21, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 21
“Illnesses that keep most children home from school for a day can send kids with diabetes to the hospital. The stomach flu can quickly become an emergency situation.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided...{Kids First, Diabetes Second} Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)
Recently I shared a section of the book about hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Today I am sharing a bit about high blood sugar. For us, Q has had quite a few growth spurts this past year that have caused some unmanageable high blood sugars, particularly overnight when no amount of insulin seems to bring her back into range.
Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, occurs when blood sugar is elevated above the normal range as set by your endocrinologist. Causes of...
November 20, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 20
“Growth hormones and illness can cause blood sugars to rise. Children with diabetes might need more insulin during growth spurts and when they are sick.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is for...November 19, 2016
{Diabetes Awareness Month} Thought 19
“One plus one doesn’t always equal two with diabetes. You can do the same thing three days and get different results. Lots of factors affect blood sugars.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Please remember that I never give medical advice. Ask your endocrinologist or pediatrician for advice about your own child. Make your own informed decisions for your own child.
The information provided here is fo...
