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.
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As I may have mentioned many times before, we go to RedBrick Pizza every week or two for their delicious gluten free pizza. A few doors down from them is a Marble Slab Creamery. A couple months ago I gave in and we stopped there for some dessert. I explained C’s celiac disease. I asked [...]
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I just went in to test C before he goes to sleep. I say, “110. Awesome number, but a little lower than I want it for bedtime. Is there anything special you’d like?” He answers, “I’d like a Vegas-Style Buffet.” LOL Ok, back to what I was trying to write before… We’ve been singing the [...]
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I’ve probably written it before, maybe even yesterday. If not, everyone around me’s sure heard about it. My son is alone with his diabetes at school. He’s cool with it, but I get infuriated everytime a situation comes up. He goes to the health office at lunch to test, count, bolus. Then he’s on his way. [...]
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