No lanceting device that I know of with a light, sorry! My 7 yr old started on the OmniPod when he was 3 years old and we used it for 4 years and...
We used the OmniPod for 4 years and loved it. We just switched the Animas Ping and LOVE that one just as much! Good luck!
You will start to feel more comfortable in time. My son was diagnosed before he was 2 yrs old and it was the hardest thing our family has ever...
NOT COOL! If this is a public school I would get a 504 going asap!
How scary!! It doesn't sound like the problem is no nurse to me, or 504, he didn't eat all the food he was bolused for correct? Maybe have him...
I ALWAYS retest a low blood sugar(under 60) before giving insulin.
I wouldn't correct that soon after a bolus.. I check 3 hours after the last bolus and throughout the night always.
We use a spibelt and find it works great for us!
You need to know that they are AMAZING and you will not give it up at the end of summer :p Our CGM is pretty right on with the blood sugar...
We use a blood meter but if we didn't yes I would wake him to test ketones.
I had our pump rep come into school and and go over the pump, then I did all the training at school and at my home with the teacher. I also...
Exactly!! We are usually around 80/20, 70/30. It works for us and our A1C is below the Target where he should be so we are staying with what...
Yes - I check the CGM.
I know a few people who started out with a CGM then eventually pumped as well. If I had to do it all over again and knew what I was doing :o I...
No way would I have left an 87 w/out the CGM and on lantus!! IMO you did the right thing!
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