The high was actually one hour before snack-1 1/2 hours after breakfast. We had above 250/300 highs all week in school 2-3 hours post breakfast....
Sophia started Kindergarden this Fall. We chose a private (catholic) school because she did Pre-Kindergarden there (her teacher, a Type 1...
We never had to use Emla for site changes but the dexcom needle seemed to call for some numbing. Sophia decided to try the insertion without Emla...
Love it! It makes it very easy to remember. Lately, though, we had issues with slow digestion, at dinner time (pasta, low glycemic foods...)....
Sophia uses tummy and tush. She loooooves tummy sites! (stainless steel).
We are travelling the Germany every summer. This year will be the first trip on the pump. Definitely take lots of extra supplies. Last year I...
Finally summer made it to New England. With summer, however, Sophia's school started to hand out popsicles in the afternoons. I let her have one...
As was mentioned before, I believe finding good sites for injections/needles is as much of an issue with the pump as with shots. Sophia has been...
Thanks for all your warnings as well as the reassuring responses! I called the campground this morning and they said that bears were no concern...
The reason why we are going to this specific campsite is that 8 families (my sons friends) are also going. It is a State Park Campground, though,...
So how about the pump then? My kid always seems to have a bit of an insulin smell on her (maybe that's just me).
We are heading to the Berkshires this weekend for our first camping trip since diagnosis. The campground seems to get frequent visits by bears. I...
After reading in many posts here that people are serving foods we have been trying to avoid/limit since diagnosis (white pasta/rice, pizza,...
We just ate a dinner with white basmati rice. We use a carb factor of 0.245 for it (2 cups of white Indian basmati cooked with 4 cups of water and...
Joy, I am glad to hear that Ava is back from the hospital and feeling better! When Sophia had the stomache bug, we discovered combo bolus the...
We use frio for longer trips/camping and a CVS Daypack which includes a little icepack for hot days/day trips.
Sorry to hear about Ava. I hope she is going to feel better soon. What a drag. I will keep your tips in mind - it is such useful advise. Please...
Yes, we give the snack. My daughter has snack every morning in school at 10 (2 1/2 hours after breakfast). Some days she is lowish by then, others...
I just wanted to add that even though most people are trying their best to pull it together and stay strong for our kids, this disease is very...
we were told to change every 2 days but get 3 days out of the sets. I have not tried 4 days but I believe it would be possible.
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