This is not my story, and I cannot remember who shared it with me (was it here?), but it always makes me giggle... Mom was making lasagna and...
This is a great thread!! My oldest is also 14 now, and, like others, is on his own for sports and school and hanging out with friends. He's been...
Hey Jeannie, I would recommend that you get in touch with your endo / DNE to reduce insulin, if you arent' making adjustments quite yet on your...
Hey you! I'm back. Needed to be away. Brian is in his second year of football. He disconnects for practices and games. He gets a shot of...
Same here. Brian has huge basal needs at night, much higher than day. My endo described it is "pre-pubescent" slow down -- increased basal,...
I am not "strict". I do not limit the carbs that my boys eat. However, I make sure that every meal is balanced and that every meal includes...
This is normal. I get what you are going through. We used to joke about chasing Andrew around with a meter, wanting to check him whenever he peed...
We camp and ski a lot, althoug haven't camped in the winter, but I would be sure to take headlamps for night-time BG checks and I'd look get a...
Brian wrestled half a season this year. Turned out not to be his sport - he loved the conditioning and wrestling with his friends, but was...
I've been using them for years and if I wasn't already divorcing my husband, his new job, with insurance that has a very low DME cap, would be...
We've had illnesses go both ways - highs and lows, and I'd take the highs almost any days. The lows, with ketones, are so hard to treat. My boys...
it always breaks my heart to read or hear of another dx'd, especially within one family. Allow yourself time to grieve. It never fails to amaze...
I'm glad to see that I"m not the only one that thinks FB is a little weird. I've posted maybe 3 times since i joined 2 years ago, and honestly, I...
Like most of the other posters, we would treat a low with fast-acting carbs (juice doesn't work fast enough for my boys, we use tabs, skittles,...
All of your kind wishes, advice and jokes are greatly appreciated. Hearing from all of you has given me tons of much needed strength and...
I know that when Andrew was diagnosed I felt that my family and friends just figured that we'd be fine because we're already caring for one D...
I had a friend who made similar claims and for the longest time I compared her situation to mine and ended up feeling like I was doing a bad job....
anyone hear of a multi-user guardian? :D I can only hope... it would be fantastic to get one tableside unit that could pick up both of the...
Thank you, Denise. It was thoughts like these that kept me from posting about this for so long, but it was also keeping me away completely. I...
Hi Mary, thank you for the good advice. I do have a good lawyer and she has spent many years on the local board of the ADA. She gets it. I...
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