I May Owe Him My Daughter’s Life

October 24, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

As a parent of a child (ok multiple children) with diabetes there are times when I have missed small hour alarms and slept through the night after some major correction bolus at bedtime only to wake in a startled panic holding my breath until I see my child breathing the next morning. I haven’t ever […]

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 […]

Did You Dose?

February 17, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

So Sugarboy took a shower before school Friday. Then he came down to eat breakfast. He tested prior to the shower and was high and he corrected by dosing insulin via his pump. Which (and he would be totally ticked at me for sharing this – but alas doesn’t read my blog) was why he […]

Sunday Seven

October 14, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

Dexcom G4 approved (for adults) – so happy for my DOC friends and all pwd/cwd that will be able to get the G4 – it is an amazing Dcare tool. Hoping FDA approves for under 17 so I can beg our insurance company to help us get them for our kids. Currently our insurance will […]