Silly Questions

Once a year we travel to UCLA to meet a special team of endocrinologists that C’s insurance, evidently, trusts more than our own.  They do a thorough overview of C, his diabetes, his pump settings, A1c, etc.  They ask a million questions and then submit paperwork to our insurance that a)Yes, we’re taking care of his diabetes, [...]

Lower Lows and Losing Insurance to Boot

I’m up late.  This is way late for me.  I’m in the middle of another battle with C’s lows.  He was at 90 before bed.  I gave him a bowl of ice cream with caramel topping.  About 18-20 carbs.  No insulin.  Thirty minutes later he tells me he’s low.  45.  Here we are back to [...]

bad diabetics? seriously?

I just spoke to a friend of mine about a mutual friend who has type 1 diabetes.  She called him a “bad diabetic” and said it would probably be a good thing for him to spend time with me and maybe I’d rub off on him some.  This made my skin crawl.  I asked what [...]

Seriously?

Just got a call from C’s insurance.  They can’t authorize the pump until he sees a panel of Dr.s at UCLA and they make a determination as to whether or not they think he’s ready for a pump.  She also told me not to hold my breath because the last girl she sent to get authorization, [...]