Posted in Diabetes on Friday, 21 March 2008 | No Comments »
5 Surprising Facts About Diabetes
Fact: Most Children Who Get Diabetes Aren’t Fat
Fact: Even If a Child with Diabetes Feels Healthy, She’s Still at Risk for Serious Complications
Fact: White Children Are at the Highest Risk
Fact: Diabetes Isn’t Caused by Eating Too Much Sugar
Fact: Kids with Diabetes Won’t Necessarily Need Insulin Shots
From the article:
3 Diabetes Symptoms
The onset [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Family on Wednesday, 27 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve had a glimpse of real fear, of complete helplessness the past two days. Even knowing that this was likely to happen to us and knowing how children with diabetes respond to stomach viruses did not prepare me for the real thing.
Until now, Rooster has been wonderful about remembering to count his carbs and taking [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Random Thoughts on Sunday, 17 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Following our week of six basketball games in eight days, along with two birthdays, Princess and I found ourselves afflicted with the malady du jour. Head cold. Ugh. Rooster had finished his three weeks of hacking cough and clogged nasal passages and was well on the mend when the two of us got that first [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Family on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today was Rooster’s quarterly visit at the endocrinologists. The Nurse Practitioner had nothing but good things to say about Rooster and about us, his parents. She repeatedly mentioned that we must be great parents because Rooster has so far avoided many of the complications teens with diabetes encounter.
I do NOT feel like a “great” parent [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Family on Sunday, 7 October 2007 | 1 Comment »
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/health/10274787.html
Wonderful story about Type 1 Diabetes. Please check it out when you have a chance.
Posted in Diabetes on Tuesday, 25 September 2007 | 3 Comments »
I may have to stop reading the Children with Diabetes website. It tears me up every single time I read a story about parents having to battle with schools and daycare centers to get proper care for their children with diabetes. Every. Single. Time. I want to shout out, “You have another choice!”
For most of [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Homeschooling, Random Thoughts on Tuesday, 11 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dh flew today from Nashville to Charlotte. He makes this trip frequently and the plane is usually packed full like sardines on a holiday. Today, he pretty much had the whole plane to himself. Imagine his surprise when I reminded him what the date is…
The girls sang in a concert with our homeschool choir at [...]
Posted in Diabetes on Monday, 26 March 2007 | No Comments »
I never knew how stupid I was until my son was diagnosed with Diabetes one month ago today. Yes, it must be true because those incredibly smart and talented nurses, dieticians, and diabetes educators have been telling me just that for the last month, every time we meet. So far no appointments at that hormonal [...]
Posted in Diabetes on Wednesday, 28 February 2007 | No Comments »
Yes, it’s been one week since the roller coaster ride started. *sigh* Finally, today, his numbers are coming down and for the first time I’m worried about a LOW instead of the HIGH.
The emotional issues are still the elephant in the room, but are starting to make a little noise at least. In a way, [...]
Posted in Diabetes, Family on Saturday, 24 February 2007 | No Comments »
My sister is here visiting this weekend from Missouri with her boys. We were “complaining” about the cold blustery weather. Ummm… yea. It’s cloudy, looks like it might rain (it did all day yesterday), but IN THE MID 50s! We finally came to our senses and realized that 50s in February is NOT a bad thing [...]
