I Get It Wrong Often

December 16, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Last night my Middles, (13 year old teen boy) was over 400 before going to bed. He was 238 before dinner and bolused (used his insulin pump to deliver insulin into his body) for dinner with extra insulin to correct the high. That was 4 hours before he was going to bed. He was surprised […]

The Butterfly Effect

March 29, 2015.Reading time 24 minutes.

A man allegedly committed felony assault and my daughter ended up in the ER in DKA (diabetes ketoacidosis). While this story will in no way be as sexy as the Ashton Kutcher movie The Butterfly Effect you may still want to grab some popcorn and a soft drink because it will likely be long and […]

Oh Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say

December 6, 2013.Reading time 14 minutes.

So last night. Wait I should start earlier. (quick warning – when I got to 1356 words I realized how long a post this would be. It is more than 1600 words. If you would like to skip the story and go straight to the moral feel free to scroll down – it’s an important […]

Snorks and Demons Be Damned

October 11, 2013.Reading time 9 minutes.

It’s been awhile. I’ve not posted. That could mean a lot of things. It could mean that nothing has gone wrong. It could mean no one has required me to put on big girl panties. It could mean that life is too busy being awesome for me to take the time to share. It is […]

High With A Chance of Ketones

September 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I went to bed at 10pm last night. All three kids safely within range with no active insulin. I didn’t set any alarms for night checks, no reason to worry. This morning I got up made coffee and packed lunches. Middles got up and took a shower, checked BS (117) and ate breakfast. All was […]