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July 25, 2016
{Type 1 Tuesday} July 2016
Here are some tidbits that I have found interesting and wanted to share…
D-Mom Blog Named to Healthline’s ListHealthline named their picks for “The 24 Best Diabetes Blogs of 2016” and D-Mom Blog was included in the list.
Visit Healthline to see their complete list of great diabetes blogs.
I Love My Kid — That’s Why I Send Him Away For the SummerThis post is about summer camp in general, but I think it also applies to diabetes camps for kids with type 1.
July 18, 2016
{Kids First, Diabetes Second} Sharing the Diagnosis
In the last excerpt from Kids First, Diabetes Second I shared a description of that first night on our own caring for our child with diabetes. Today I talk about how to share the diagnosis with other children, family, and caregivers.
It’s natural for friends and family to want to call or stop by in those first weeks after the diagnosis. They only want to help, but you may be too busy trying to figure out how you’re going to keep your child healthy to deal with a flurr...
July 11, 2016
{Giveaway!} Pocket Innerwear T1D Techwear
One of the challenges of using diabetes technology, such as an insulin pump or continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is carrying the device with you. For those using a pump with tubing, you need someplace to clip or hold the pump. Pocket Innerwear has offered a solution in their T1D Techwear.
I know Q doesn’t always have a pocket or a belt loop to attach her CGM receiver. And as she’s gotten older, she has wanted to wear a waist pouch less and less. Sometimes she clips it to her...
June 30, 2016
{Thoughts on Thursday} June 2016
Each Thursday I am posing a type 1 diabetes-related question on Facebook. Leave a comment with your answers here and also click through to Facebook to see how others answered.
Do you check your child’s blood sugar in the night? 1. Yes, I set the alarm every night.
2. It all depends on the bedtime BG.
3. Only when the CGM alarms.
4. No, I don’t regularly check in the night.
5. Other.
No judgement here! (Please be respectful, my intent is not to cause controversy or make someone feel bad.) Each...
June 27, 2016
{Type 1 Tuesday} June 2016
I’m not sure where the week went, but here is my Type 1 Tuesday post a little late! Here are some tidbits that I have found interesting and wanted to share…
Athlete develops glucose necklace to keep diabetics on the runThis is still in the prototype stage, but Q says she wants one once they get to market. Pretty cool!
Read “Athlete develops glucose necklace to keep diabetics on the run” on The Spokesman Review.
Boy’s service dog poses for sweet photo in school yearbook How sweet that this...
June 20, 2016
{Kids First, Diabetes Second} Going Home
To this day it still astonishes me that they just send newly diagnosed kids home with their parents who have to suddenly act as their child’s pancreas and make any number of daily decisions! Now I’ve got a handle on things (except those days when diabetes throws me for a loop…thanks, growth hormones!) and I am not very frequently stressed about helping my daughter manage her type 1 diabetes. But I remember that first night on our own.
Your child’s blood sugar has stabilized, you...
June 6, 2016
{Type 1 Tuesday} 06.06.16
Here are some tidbits that I have found interesting and wanted to share…
BrickabetesI don’t know about your family, we have A LOT of Legos in our house. I recently discovered the Brickabetes Facebook page and I think it’s pretty darn funny. Blood glucose is given in mmol/L not mg/dL and I don’t even attempt to do the conversion in my head.
As a totally unrelated side note, I learned that the plural of Lego is also Lego and adding an -s is wrong, but it’s ingrained in my mind now so I’ll con...
May 23, 2016
Happy Diaversary, Q!
This month marked 8 years that Q has lived with type 1 diabetes. The day came and went without a second thought. She has now lived 2/3 of her lifetime with diabetes.
Conservatively she’s done:
29,200+ finger pricks and blood sugar checks 4,380+ insulin injections 608+ insulin pump changes 208+ CGM insertions A gazillion juice boxes and glucose tabs to treat low blood sugarsQ thrives despite diabetes. Since she was diagnosed at such a young age (just before turning 4), I will never know if...
May 16, 2016
{Kids First, Diabetes Second} Celebrate Diabetes
This month’s excerpt from Kids First, Diabetes Second comes from the chapter “Comfort for Kids.” Because diabetes is a day in and day out medical condition, it’s great to find ways to make it a little more fun.
That’s right, I said we should celebrate. When the one-year anniversary of my child’s diagnosis came, I didn’t mark the occasion. After interacting with people I had met online, I realized that celebrating small victories can really help us get through this with a...
May 9, 2016
Diabetes on the Racetrack: For Charlie Kimball It’s A Numbers Game
Disclosure: I participated in the Future of Diabetes Summit hosted by Novo Nordisk. Novo Nordisk paid for my travel and accommodations, but I received no compensation for my participation or any content, including this, that I produce as a result of my participation. All opinions are my own. Please read my disclosure statement.
Charlie Kimball – Image courtesy Novo Nordisk
We had the opportunity to meet Charlie Kimball and ask him a few questions about his diabetes management as well as tour...
