As a mother of a son with Type 1, I tend to focus on the big picture when it comes to managing his diabetes. By this I mean I want to ensure that he doesn't have a severe hyperglycemic low that renders him unconscious or, on the other end of the spectrum, doesn't overindulge on carbohydrates and end up in the ICU in DKA. Now that the school year... Read more
Halloween. The time of ghosts, goblins, pirates, and nightmarish amounts of candy and other carbohydrate-laden treats, particularly if you have diabetes are a parent of a child with diabetes. So what are you supposed to do? Sideline your child and have him watch It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! a few dozen times on Halloween Night? Watching... Read more
The Scarlet "D," a take off on Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, has been used to describe being unjustly labeled for society's perceived wrongdoing and can be applied to everything ranging from divorce to depression to diabetes. With healthcare reform commanding our attention and the headlines, many suggestions have been put on the table as... Read more
We're all in an uproar about H1N1, a.k.a the Swine Flu, a.k.a The Hinee Flu (spoken phonetically per my seven-year-old).Who wouldn't be? The very real parallels that have been drawn between this flu and the flu pandemic of 1918 are terrifying. But what about the plain old regular - or seasonal - flu? Should we be worried about that? I've been... Read more
'To pump or not?' ... it is a question fraught with possibilities, complexities and drawbacks. My son is scheduled to start a saline trial for a pump this Friday. Since nearly day one of his diagnosis, we've been asked whether or not he is on, or considering going on, the pump. As a mother of a son with Type 1, the pump question has caused very... Read more
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