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Update From Abbott On Freestyle Test Strips For The OmniPod PDM

(This post is informational and not an endorsement for any of the products mentioned. They are the products we use, so I thought I would pass along the info.)

If you use the Abbott Freestyle test strips in the OmniPod PDM, here is an update I received from Jessica Sachariason, Public Affairs Manager, about the recent recall:

“Later this week Abbott will begin sending out letters updating the OmniPod customers who have called in to get replacement strips on how to obtain their next supply of tes...

{Diabetes} Walmart Juice Box Fail

I don’t do much shopping at Walmart, but when our supply of juice boxes is running low, that’s where I go.

Walmart carries a package of Juicy Juice 4-oz. juice boxes that has four bricks of 8 juices each. It’s the cheapest I have found them. The 4-oz. juice boxes have 15 carbs each…perfect for treating a low blood sugar.

And the package weighs a ton!

Normally they are on the bottom shelf and I heave them up and into my cart.

Well, when I went to Walmart this week to stock up, I noticed that some...

Walmart Juice Box Fail

I don’t do much shopping at Walmart, but when our supply of juice boxes is running low, that’s where I go.

Walmart carries a package of Juicy Juice 4-oz. juice boxes that has four bricks of 8 juices each. It’s the cheapest I have found them. The 4-oz. juice boxes have 15 carbs each…perfect for treating a low blood sugar.

And the package weighs a ton!

Normally they are on the bottom shelf and I heave them up and into my cart.

Well, when I went to Walmart this week to stock up, I noticed that some...

{Allergies} Nut Cross Contamination Where You Would Least Expect It: Great Value Drink Mix From Walmart

I know they say that you should “read the label each and every time,” but drink mix, like this Great Value drink mix purchased at Walmart, is the last place I would have expected to see possible cross contamination from milk, almonds, pecans, walnuts, wheat, and soy. I could see possible contamination from milk, but from tree nuts?!

I appreciate that this had an allergy warning (by law they must list ingredients, but by law they do not have to list possible cross contaminants), but I don’t thi...

{Diabetes} “Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills”: Why I Think The NYT Gets It Wrong (And Even The Editor’s Response Doesn’t Get It)

On April 6, the New York Times ran a front page article called “Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills.”

Good news for people with diabetes and advocates, right? We are always saying we wish people better understood type 1 diabetes (and as opposed to type 2 diabetes). Maybe a paper like the very widely read NYT can make more people aware.

But as I read the long article, it was apparent that the author just doesn’t get it, despite quoting patients, parents, and health profession...

“Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills”: Why I Think The NYT Gets It Wrong (And Even The Editor’s Response Doesn’t Get It)

On April 6, the New York Times ran a front page article called “Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills.”

Good news for people with diabetes and advocates, right? We are always saying we wish people better understood type 1 diabetes (and as opposed to type 2 diabetes). Maybe a paper like the very widely read NYT can make more people aware.

But as I read the long article, it was apparent that the author just doesn’t get it, despite quoting patients, parents, and health profession...

50+ Non-Candy Easter Ideas

I know you are fretting about what to give your child with type 1 diabetes or food allergies this Easter. Perhaps it’s your first Easter dealing with this medical condition and your anxiety is on high.

Don’t worry. You’ve got this.

Your child with diabetes or food allergies can have just as much fun because candy doesn’t have to be the focus.

(And even before our own child’s diagnosis, candy wasn’t the focus in our family.)

My suggestion is to treat all the kids equally. If one gets a chocolate b...

{Diabetes} How A Low Blood Sugar Feels

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.

I know that each of us would take our child’s type 1 diabetes away from them in a second. And they are absolutely right when they say to us that we can’t possibly understand what it’s like to live with diabetes.

We can certainly have empathy for all they must do each day to manage their diabetes even if we can never trul...

How A Low Blood Sugar Feels

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.

I know that each of us would take our child’s type 1 diabetes away from them in a second. And they are absolutely right when they say to us that we can’t possibly understand what it’s like to live with diabetes.

We can certainly have empathy for all they must do each day to manage their diabetes even if we can never trul...

Caregiver Happiness

As caregivers, we tend to take care of everyone except ourselves.

My friend Ginger Vieira, author of the book Dealing With Diabetes Burnout, was kind enough to let me pick her brain for some strategies for dealing with the stress that comes with caregiving.

Head on over to Sanofi’s blog The DX to read my post Life With Diabetes: Caregiver Happiness.

Caregiver Happiness is a post from: D-Mom Blog

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and does not constitute medical advice...