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StripSafely Edition of Diabetes Art Day
Last week I explained why the StripSafely campaign is important to me: Because dosing insulin for a child with type 1 diabetes using test strips that aren’t accurate can have serious affects on blood...
View Article{Our Story} Best A1c, I Think Ever. Huzzah!
We had our quarterly endo appointment last week and my biggest question was how to handle the weird morning schedule at school this year (more on that to come!). I’m always kind of meh when it comes to...
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{CGM} Swimming With The CGM…I Mean Actually Swimming!
Q uses her continuous glucose monitor almost always. She’s only had a few short breaks in the almost 1.5 years we’ve been using it. Two week long breaks were to go to diabetes camp this year and last....
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Snack Table Save
Q’s girl scout troop was in charge of a fun night at her school and the girls stayed after school to decorate and set up. They ate a quick early dinner, did about 10 minutes of homework, and then each...
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World Diabetes Day…it’s a family affair
Today is World Diabetes Day. It’s the birthday of Banting, who with Best, discovered insulin in 1921. I wish I had some fantastic post to share with you. Inspiring words, enlightening thoughts. I’ll...
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{D-Camp} Breakfast of Champions
(bacon flowchart source) During check in for diabetes camp you have to meet with several staff members, one of whom is the dietician assigned to your child’s cabin. Since drop off is on Sunday, she...
View ArticleEnough Already
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you an excerpt from Kids First, Diabetes Second about diabetes burnout. This post is along those lines… I truly feel that after all these years, diabetes has faded...
View Article{Our Story} A Little Diabetes Rebellion
Q generally goes along with all she has to do to manage her diabetes. Does she always want to stop what she’s doing when her CGM alarms? Does she always want to stand next to me for an extra 30 seconds...
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Meet Lenny’s Sister
Q has always liked Lenny the Lion, but she really also wished that Lenny was a girl. We received a second Lenny and she was going to give it away, but then she just couldn’t help thinking we could make...
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Diabetes Awareness Month: Spreading the Word Outside of the Online Community
Do our Diabetes Awareness Month efforts reach beyond the diabetes community? Can we spread the word about the symptoms and causes of diabetes to educate those not already affected by diabetes? I wrote...
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