I'm the momma of two boys, C and E.
My oldest, C, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (July 2009) and celiac disease (Sept 2009) at the age of 10 and pumps with the Animas OneTouch Ping. In December 2011, he received his 4-month-old Diabetic Alert Dog in-training.
|
At diagnosis, C’s nurse mentioned a pump. He immediately said he never wanted one because he didn’t want surgery. We had a neighbor on an insulin pump and we had just assumed that she’d had surgery to have it ‘installed.’ The nurse corrected us and he informed him that there was no surgery involved and [...]
Filed under: Insulin Pump, Type 1 Diabetes, Uncategorized | Tagged: anniversary, diabetes, diagnosis, insulin pump, JDRF, kids with diabetes, normalcy, responsibility | 4 Comments »
I’ve been trying to exercise. It’s never been something I like to do. Plus, I have two kids, not a lot of daycare options and I work. Now with daylight savings turning my skies dark so early, it’s even harder. But lately I think I NEED to work out. Or maybe I just NEED to [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: exercise, fundraising, JDRF | 7 Comments »
Today we were supposed to go to a JDRF event, but C wanted to go to a friend’s birthday party instead. This was really hard for me. He’s definitely at an age (and has been for quite some time) that it’s very normal to drop your child off at a party and come pick them [...]
Filed under: Celiac Disease, Insulin Pump, Kids / Children, Type 1 Diabetes | Tagged: diabetes, diabetes-brain, guesstimating carbs, JDRF, kids with diabetes, normalcy, panic | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific for a JDRF event. We got there and got lunch and tickets with the other people who showed up. We met a couple of people, they let us know if they were using the pump, etc. We didn’t spend a whole lot of time with people, but it [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: diabetes, insulin pump, JDRF, kids with diabetes, support | Leave a Comment »
