One of the most common misconceptions about having Type 1 Diabetes is you can’t eat candy & drink sugary drinks. However, the truth is candy & sugary drinks can actually save Luke’s life. When Luke’s blood sugar falls below 70, it’s time he tries to get it back up into normal range. The quickest way to… Continue reading A spoonful of sugar IS the medicine.
Before I had a student with Type 1 Diabetes, I had no idea what the differences were between the two main types of diabetes. (On a side note, I am so very thankful I did have that student in my class two years ago… she is the reason why I had a “hunch” that Luke… Continue reading How are Type 1 and Type 2 different?
What is a honeymoon? No, not THAT honeymoon! (Although, I’d be more than happy to take a 2nd honeymoon here!) One of the differences between a Type 1 and a Type 2 diabetic is the function of the pancreas. With Type 2, a person is insulin resistant. The pancreas often still produces insulin, but the… Continue reading What is a honeymoon?
Because it’s flu season, and the symptoms of Type 1 can mimic the symptoms of the flu, I wanted to share just one of the reasons I am obsessed with talking about Type 1 Diabetes. When Luke was diagnosed last June, he had been thirsty for several weeks, as well as peeing a lot. It… Continue reading Why I’m obsessed with talking about Type 1.
Luke’s Dexcom sensor fell off during swim practice tonight. (Thank goodness, he felt it and it didn’t sink to the bottom of the pool!) When a new sensor goes in, it takes two hours to “prep” itself. So as soon as we walked in the door, Luke put a new sensor in… and he actually… Continue reading Dex change night.
Today’s vocabulary words are: high & low When a diabetic, whether a type 1 or a type 2, is talking about being high or low, they are referring to his/her blood sugar. Most diabetics are given a target range where their sugar should be. For Luke, this range is 70-150 right now. We will eventually… Continue reading What do you mean he’s high?
Luke came to us a few nights ago for more adhesive to hold his Dex sensor onto his arm. We usually get a minimum of two weeks out of the sensor. Some people can get two MONTHS. Someday, hopefully. Anyway, Joel went to take the old adhesive off & his sensor just. fell. off. Tears… Continue reading Big ol’ needle.
I will often post screen shots of the Follow app for Luke’s Dexcom. I thought maybe I would kind of explain what it means. Earlier I introduced you to Dex. Dex is Luke’s continuous glucose monitor (cgm). And he is pretty much my T1D BFF because he alerts me to Luke’s highs and lows, even… Continue reading A dex graph & middle of the night lows.
According to http://www.diabetes.org, in 2012, approximately 1.25 million American children and adults had type 1 diabetes just in the United States alone. I belong to a few Facebook groups for parents of T1Ders. On one of them, they put together the college above is of some of the adults and children with T1D. It’s crazy to… Continue reading 1.25 million people.
The entire month of November is dedicated to diabetes awareness. Each day I will share Blue Facts from Project Blue November on my Facebook page. World Diabetes Day is November 14th. To show your support, wear blue! We also got some cool loot from Beyond Type 1 in the mail- include these sweet hats! How do you… Continue reading Happy national diabetes awareness day!
Smells Like Insulin 