This last go-round, our insurance wouldn't replace the out-of-warranty pump just because it was out of warranty. They said it had to be broken or...
The button on my son's gave out last week. It had been iffy for a couple of weeks--he'd have to press it several times to activate the screen. It...
Wendy, I'm so sorry. Been there. But like you, they gave us a diagnosis and sent us on our merry way home with Nate, no hospital stay required. I...
Another vote for t:slim. I have one kid on t:slim and one on Medtronic. The only durability issue I've had with t:slim is the clip. We're on our...
Seems to be hitting the Midwest pretty hard right now. Our local children's hospital in Kansas City said they've seen about 450 cases in the past...
I'm right there with you. My 13-year-olds have been on pumps 4 and almost 5 yrs, and neither is interested in doing his own sites yet. They do all...
An Aquapac will keep it both dry and tethered. We used one when we did a whitewater rafting trip a few years back. They say it's supposed to float...
I second the Insets/Mios. My boys refuse to use anything else--they are 13 and thin/muscular. No spare fat on them anywhere. You may also want to...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/health/even-small-medical-advances-can-mean-big-jumps-in-bills.html I thought it was well-written and...
My son had similar swelling and pain in his knuckle joints a couple of years ago. We were referred to a ped rheumatologist. They took some x-rays...
Agree with everyone else...if your doctor is on board, you may be able to get it through. Not exactly the same thing, but I was able to get Nate's...
It may have actually been lunch first because his morning fasting would be fine, but then he'd eat cereal, waffles, juice or anything that would...
When Nate was diagnosed thru TrialNet, his 2-hr was obviously elevated--260-something, I think, and his a1c was around 6.0. (This is 4 yrs ago so...
Hi and welcome! You are not alone here. There are lots of us who have kids with both T1 and celiac. I think about 10% of T1 kids also have celiac....
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