Thanks everyone for your carb factors that you use. I would much rather weigh them then eyeball them! :wink:
We too are self employed and for the previous two years we had Blue Cross Blue Shield of AZ with an individual deductible of $7500. We never...
Well I ended up not weighing them (I like to weigh everything :wink: ). I decided to really try and make them all the same size and on the...
Once in a while we have breakfast for dinner. Tonight I am going to make scrambled eggs and pancakes. The only problem is I never seem to get...
We just got back from our first pumping class with the saline start. So far we have put two bolus in. I just wanted to report that my son did...
Wow, we are starting the saline on Wednesday and just thought this was how everyone did it. That was the way the pump trainer made it seem. We...
Thanks everyone. :smile: We actually really wanted the omnipod too. The thought of not having any tubing was very attractive to my son. But...
Good to know that the saline may sting. Thanks for the heads up.
We have finally been able to get the pump! So excited. This has been something we have wanted since my son was first diagnosed but were unable...
We have BCBS of AZ right now but we received a letter saying they are dropping our plan. So we are insured now but have to use the marketplace to...
Yeah, I have gotten a lot more aggressive and a lot less fearful of correcting highs. I was always so afraid of the lows that I was afraid of...
I'm really excited about our doctors appointment we had today. Last appointment we were really struggling with highs and had an A1C of 8.4....
Yes. Thank you for that information that you sent to me. But right now it is still going to be more then we can handle financially with the...
Thanks for the replies. I was starting to feel like I was asking to do something over the top. :rolleyes: I really think that when we go to his...
My son is 12 and is starting 6th grade. Over the summer he has become really independent in figuring out his insulin amounts. I still figure out...
I think the change to the Lantus is finally working. The first couple days it didn't seem as if much had changed. We were still seeing quite a...
His dinner ratio is 8:1 His BS was 126 at 5:20. He had 84 carbs so 10.5 units for dinner. We did have hot dogs for dinner and even though I...
His correction for night time snacks is 12:1. And our correction factor is BS - 120/ 30 for the day and BS - 150/30 at night. I always correct...
He takes his Lantus at 9pm, so about an hour and a half ago. I did give him the 28 units. I pulled the mattress from the spare room and I'm...
We always correct for a high if it has been 3 hours but not in the middle of the night unless he is in the 300s (that's what the doctor had told...
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