Welcome to Feature Friday: Gabriela and Family! Gabriela is the daughter of Victoria and Juan and she has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. They currently live in Texas! They are a faith-filled, girl family (3 daughters), they love to dance, swim, and cook together as a family. Also, the family really enjoy movie nights together and trying new things all together.

Gabriela is a spunky Kindergartener with a vivacious personality. She is a strong self advocate for her diabetes and overall health. They strongly believe in the importance of her knowing as much as she can about her diagnosis and being aware of carbs/insulin dosages and how to take care of herself.

Diagnosis Story

Gabriela has been a type 1 diabetic for 11 months.

I started noticing symptoms over the span of about a month such as increased thirst, weight loss, fatigue, and when the bed wetting started, I had an inclination that it was type 1. As an occupational therapist, I have some medical knowledge so thankfully, I was able to piece the symptoms together. We went to see the pediatrician who confirmed my suspicion, and then went to meet our endocrinologist. It was the hardest day of my life, but I was thankful that we caught it before she ended up in DKA.

Initial Thoughts

Fear was the biggest emotion. I was scared of missing a sign of a low or not dosing correctly. I was also thankful that God has equipped us (my husband and me) with the right tools to take care of Gabriela and the strength to push through day by day.

Explanation of Diabetes

We told Gabriela that sugar is what gives all of our body parts energy and for some reason, her “sugar controllers” stopped working. We made sure that she knew this wasn’t anyone’s fault. Also, we told her that the sugar controllers are what make the insulin and so without them, we needed to inject it into her body. We told her that without it, she could get very sick. In addition, we wanted to try our best to keep her as healthy as possible and avoid that. So we needed her help to do so by always telling us how she feels and when she’s hungry. We explained to her that diabetes is something that she will always have to live with. However, if she tries hard to learn everything she can about it, so that she can take good care of herself, then she will be strong and healthy, despite diabetes.

Favorite Diabetic Device

Dexcom has been a lifesaver!

 Share what the word thrive means to you!

To me, “thrive” means to live your best life that God gifted you. So, if that means you were given a disability, or a mental health issue, or in Gaby’s case -diabetes, living your life to the fullest capacity and doing so while maintaining your attitude of gratitude.

 What helps you as the caregiver and your child thrive with diabetes?

Our faith is what keeps us moving forward. I know who holds my tomorrow and Gaby’s so I know that I will be equipped with the tools and strength that I need to take care of her.

 What do you wish someone told you earlier as a caregiver for someone with diabetes?

Don’t be so hard on yourself!! Perfection is an illusion and there is no perfect diabetic! lol

Words of Encouragement

I would tell them that no matter how hard it seems, they will get through it and survive it. Diabetes is a daily roller coaster ride and though hard, never impossible.

Final Thoughts

Come follow Gaby! @gabychasingunicorns and say hi!

Victoria

PS! If you liked this story, please check out the family from last Friday and read the post about my new T1D book for children! Hope you are as excited as me!

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Do you have good diabetes care where you live?

Diagnosis Story

In 2019, it was association of symptoms (weight loss, excessive hunger, thirst and frequent urination) that led me to seek a doctor. I had exams and was wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As the treatment had no effect at the end of 2020, I had diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). I spent 29 days in the ICU and I survived by a miracle because the damage was great.

Was accepting diabetes difficult for you or are you still learning to accept it?

What does thrive mean to you?

Words of Encouragement

Final Thoughts

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Intro

This week’s Feature Friday is with Debbie English! Debbie is from Peterborough in Ontario, Canada. This is about 2 hours from where insulin was discovered! How cool! She is a 51 year old, school bus monitor who also just so happens to have Type 1 Diabetes. Debbie is a great voice in the diabetic community and is both helpful and supportive to others. She also holds a realistic and positive point of view of her diabetes…

“As I struggle with diabetes on a daily basis, it does not bring me down.  Everyday is a new chance to fight this disease and learn as much as we can. Everyday I learn something new and that’s key. Even being legally blind has not stopped me from doing much, well it does stop me from doing somethings, like driving.  Gotta laugh when you can, and roll with the punches like a survivor and fighter.”

Diagnosis Story

I was diagnosed at age 12 just after Christmas, where landed in the hospital for two weeks. This was where I learned to inject oranges and a nurse! Yes, you read that and I shall never ever forget that. I was so insulin sensitive that I could hardly get 1 unit of fast acting insulin. so I started out on beef and pork insulin, which they no longer make. A doctor once told me I was a pioneer and that day on January 21, 1981 at 4 pm is a day I will never, ever forget.

Initial Thoughts

My initial thoughts were how did this happen to me? I’m already living in a house with a T1D parent, my father. I can still remember the look on his face and how sad my dad was when we came home to tell him the news.

Diabetic Tip/Trick

Best tip if I can give someone is to get some good people around you to help you with being T1D.  Lord knows there is lots to learn, and you need a clinic, an educator, and a dietitian. I couldn’t do this without them, and they are helping me a great deal. A good endocrinologist is someone who will listen to you and answer your questions. Theres going to be a lot of questions and I had a doctor once tell me that was learning from me. Educate your friends because they want to help you and they need to know how to, get a scale that does carb counting and fiber because this has been a game changer for me.

Thriving

What helps me thrive through my T1D journey is learning from others like this awesome community! I swear that I learn something new everyday from this great community, new (injection) site places, new foods, new products, new recipes, and tips from others… I never thought I would still be learning all this great stuff after 40 years!

What do you wish someone told you earlier about diabetes?

I wish I had taken better care of my diabetes as a young adult but things have changed from 40 years ago. I had no T1D friends and not many to talk about with when I first got diagnosed. I should have listened more about how bad complications can be as I’m legally blind now, and still not out of the woods for more eye procedures. I am still healing from major surgery 4  years ago this month but I do believe the care for t1d has gotten way better with insulin and technology.

Words of Encouragement and Hope

Try to be patient as everyday is a new day, and there will be great days and very hard ones. You need how to roll with them and try not to be so hard on yourself because life happens.

♡ Debbie

You can follow Debbie and her T1D journey here and check out last weeks feature here! Thank you for your support and thank you for reading

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This week’s Feature Friday is with Denethia who is from North Carolina. She is an easygoing person, who says that she loves to laugh, tell jokes and spend time with her loved ones and family. She has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 11 years and despite the shock that came with a diagnosis, she is working hard to overcome the daily obstacles that come with diabetes. Please enjoy her story and I hope it inspires you to share yours too!

Her Diagnosis Story

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 11 years ago and to this day I can remember every detail about the weekend of my diagnosis. I went to the doctor on a Friday morning with symptoms that I thought were related to a surgery that I had 3 weeks prior. The appointment started off as any doctor’s appointment would, she asked why I was seeing her that day. I proceeded to explain my symptoms over the past week which included: extreme thirst, extreme urination, fatigue, and loss of 10 pounds within 3 days. The odd thing about me explaining my symptoms is that I tried to give an excuse for each symptom. I remember telling the doctor that I was drinking a lot because I was extremely thirsty due to the removal of my tonsils 3 weeks prior, the fatigue I explained was caused because I was waking up every 30 minutes throughout the night to urinate and the weight lost, I thought was caused by my inability to eat solid foods while recovering from the tonsillectomy. Looking back, I believe I was trying to convince myself and my doctor that there wasn’t anything seriously wrong with me.

After hearing my symptoms, the doctor checked my blood sugar and found that the reading on the meter did not produce a number but simply read HI; meaning my blood sugar was too high to register a number on the meter. I left the doctor’s office with instructions to fast from food for 4 hours and then return for another blood sugar reading which was also found to be high. At this point my doctor consulted with physicians at the hospital and informed me that she believed I had diabetes and would be admitting me into the hospital. I was instructed to leave the doctors office and go immediately to the hospital, which was about a mile away. I arrived to the hospital and was checked in as an admitted patient. After being re-evaluated at the hospital, I was officially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and remained in the hospital for treatment throughout the weekend.

Misdiagnoses are a common theme in many diabetics diagnosis story. However, I never experienced being misdiagnosed. While I was not familiar with symptoms related to diabetes at the time of diagnosis, my doctor immediately recognized the symptoms that I described as classic symptoms related to diabetes. The diagnosis portion of my story occurred quickly and efficiently but I did have a rocky start to life with diabetes once I was discharged from the hospital. I was sent home with the wrong medication, no one at the hospital taught me how to use a glucose meter, so I struggled with checking my blood sugar. Also, I continued to lose weight because I was told to eat a very low-calorie diet. Initially it was rocky but these things improved after the treatment of my diabetes was overseen by my endocrinologist.

Initial Thoughts

After being diagnosis with diabetes, I was in shock for about a month because I went from being a young woman in my early twenties with no major health issues to being told I would have a chronic disease for the rest of my life.

Tip for Living with T1D

One tip that helps me manage diabetes is to meal prep. I prep my meals for the week each weekend and package the meals in meal prep containers. This helps me with carb counting and insulin dosage throughout the week. 

Thrive means…

The word thrive to me means the ability to flourish and push past the obstacles that you encounter in life. The support of my family and friends helps me to thrive.

What do you wish someone told you earlier about diabetes?

I wish someone told me not to be so uptight about my disease, to relax and give myself the grace to learn about diabetes and adjust to the new life style. Early on, I put a lot of pressure on myself be perfect at handling my diabetes. I treated diabetes like a race with a finish line that I needed to cross instead like a marathon that needed to be ran at a pace.

Words of Encouragement 

You can live a healthy and happy life with diabetes. Diabetes may be a part of your life but it does not define who you are nor determine your life story. 

Work and Diabetes

I work in a biomedical research field called regenerative medicine. I worked in this field for about a year when I was diagnosed with diabetes. After working in a professional environment for 11 years with type 1 diabetes, I have learned to be open and honest with my diagnosis of diabetes. I find myself educating co-workers about type 1 diabetes and connecting with other diabetics in the work environment. Also, there have been situations in which I have called upon the help of a co-worker when recovering from a severe low blood sugar. I found that my openness about living with diabetes has allowed me to have some of the most helpful and encouraging conversations that I would never imagine having in a work environment. 

Denethia

Thanks for reading this Feature Friday with Denethia! Check out here Instagram HERE to learn more and follow her journey. Finally, in case you missed it… check out last’s weeks Feature Friday HERE and a post about 5 benefits to tracking your blood sugar!

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This week we will meet a beautiful soul from Palestine named Yassmin Al Shalabi. She is a person who has a positive light shining from within. As a diabetic and diabetic health coach, I had to ask her to share her story! I love how she keeps it real on social media and discusses the daily mental burden that we face as diabetics. Enjoy!

Introduction

A work in progress. I honestly don’t know how to describe myself as I am constantly working on growing, everyday a new challenge, pushing myself outside my comfort zone. Becoming 30 years old in a few months, and there are a few things I’m certain of, I’m a Palestinian & so I am an overachiever (like all Palestinians, I’m no different), as I carry my country with me, I hold a responsibility of telling a story of 73 years of resistance & resilience against oppression , occupation and a liberation to come. 

Very similar to my 25 years living with type one diabetes, yet diabetes can be kind at moments. Occupation is not. 

Can you tell us what it is like being a diabetic health coach?

Its humbling to be part of someone else’s journey of diagnosis & acceptance. I very often find myself learning more than I am coaching. Each & every person living with diabetes is unique & they all add beautiful layers to my own journey living with diabetes. 

Diagnosis Story

I was diagnosed at 5 years old with type one diabetes, my mom noticed that I went to the bathroom more than my siblings & that I was losing weight. And so, she decided to test my urine with urine glucose testing strips, to her surprise, mine read very high and so we went to a doctor and the journey began. 

There were not any room for misdiagnosis, at 5 years old, it was an obvious type one diabetes. 

What were your initial thoughts after your diagnosis?

I don’t remember thoughts as much as feelings. I remember the first injection at the doctor’s office right after diagnosis in my thigh, and I remember my mom & dad driving back home, my mom crying & my dad trying to comfort both himself & her. It was a huge shift for the whole family dynamic. I felt safe in my dad’s words, I remember him clearly saying that everything will be alright and that there are many people who are healthy living with diabetes. 

I did get a lot of gifts and was super spoiled after diagnosis to be completely honest, it was nice for a while.

Struggles and Stereotypes

I find inspiration in the strength of my people, whenever I wake up to news of people resisting in Palestine, I know in my heart that if they can live with occupation with such grace for 73 years, then I can too with diabetes. 

It’s always the stereotype of diabetes where we live. The very uneducated population of the difference between type one & type two, and the assumption that I have diabetes because I ate too much sugar as a kid. 

How does Yassmin thrive?

Thriving is being able to find the smallest thing to be grateful for despite having a diabetes. It’s not easy having diabetes, many on social media platform show only the “good” numbers & the “good” days, and that’s not my thing, I show the real thing, the hyper & hypo and I often get criticized for it, but who am I if I’m putting false pressure on young people with diabetes by being “perfect”? There is no such thing in diabetes & whatever else.

Thriving is being real, honest & raw. 

What do you wish someone told you earlier about diabetes?

That’s it’s a daily diagnosis. After having diabetes for 25 years, some days it takes me by surprise that I have diabetes, that is I’ve never known what “normal” is. That the closest of people won’t understand the mental burden having diabetes puts on a person, most cancel your daily struggle by saying “but why are you crying, you’ve had it for 25 years, you should be okay,” it’s a daily diagnosis, it’s not something you get used to. 

 Yassmin

I hope you enjoyed another great Friday ~ with Yassmin! If you missed last weeks post then go check it out here.

Other recommended posts to view:

6 Ways to Connect to Diabetics in Your Area

5 Steps to Healthy Summer Skin for Diabetics!

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Do you remember how you felt after being diagnosed with diabetes?

I do, like it was yesterday! I have been reflecting on how I could help newly diagnosed diabetics in our community. The post-diagnosis of a chronic illness is hard for anyone, especially children and their caregivers.

I finally decided on sharing what has helped me because I know it could help others. When I was diagnosed as a T1D, someone gave me a notebook. This notebook was something I wrote in it almost daily! How did it help?It allowed me to process my feelings of an unknown disease that had just taken over my life, and it was therapeutic in many ways.

This 30 day reflection journal for newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetics will help children: express themselves through writing.

In this journal you will find:

♡weekly reflections

♡guiding questions

♡brain-dump sections

♡affirmation pages

♡to-do list sections

♡weekly emotional check-ins

This diabetes journal is for children and young teens but can be completed with parents too! We all know that being diagnosed with an illness isn’t easy, and I found that journaling helps at any age. This journal can be found on Amazon, CLICK HERE and check it out if you are interested. I appreciate the love, support, and inspiration you all give me.

Before you go- please tag someone (e-mail or IG) who would love this journal and check out the latest thriving diabetic featured yesterday.

Thank you DIA FAM! 

Stephanie

Thriving Diabetic 

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Adrienne

You can follow their journey on @teamlondon1D on Instagram if you are interested in learning more. London’s mom is also writing a children’s book for Type 1 Diabetic’s so that will be exciting to check out in the near future. Enjoy!

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Diagnosis

My husband got diagnosed at the age of 9 and has had type 1 for nearly 28 years. My oldest son Trevor was diagnosed at age 8 (12/26/2019) and he is now 9 years old. And my middle son Gavin was diagnosed at 2 (9/20/2015) and is now 8 years old.

Diagnosis Story ~ Gavin & Trevor

Gavin was 2 years old and was potty trained during the day, but not at night time just yet. One night he started completely soaking his diapers and waking up completely drenched in pee for about 5/7 days in a row. One morning, I woke him up and I could smell this weird smell. I guess the only way to describe it is a fruity smell.

I mentioned this to my husband (who is also type 1) and along with his constant mood swings and the amount of drinking he had been doing in the week prior, he suggested that we test him with his tester when he got home from work (he works the overnight shift). So when he got home we tested him and his sugar wouldn’t read because his BG was over 600. We tested 3 more times on 3 different fingers all with the same result. We rushed to the ER to get the official diagnosis of what we already knew was type 1.

I was 15 weeks pregnant with our 3rd child at that point and I was a complete disaster knowing exactly what all of this would entail for the rest of his life as I have watched his father live through it for most of his life.

Trevor was 8 years old at the time and we noticed crazy mood swings with him as well. One night just him and I went out to dinner and to get a milkshake at Stewart’s after that. We got home around 8pm and he went to the bathroom. He came out of the bathroom and made the statement of “Mommy I’ve been peeing and drinking alot”. My heart immediately sank. Before we even tested him, I knew in my heart what this all meant. Before we tested he then told us he had been peeing and drinking a lot overnight and also while he was at school. We didn’t know any of this until he told us this that night. I then tested him on 3 different testers and 3 different fingers and they all came back with meter BG over 600.

I knew then and there our lives had completely turned upside down for the 2nd time in a little over 5 years. We rushed him to the ER where his blood glucose when admitted came back at 724. We thankfully saw the signs earlier enough just like we did with Gavin, that neither of our boys were in DKA when they were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Initial Thoughts

My initial thoughts after my boys were diagnosed was “it’s not fair” “why them?!” “how are there now 3 diabetics in our 1 household? This can’t be happening”.

I knew this diagnosis for both of them was completely life changing and my heart hurt for them more than I could ever explain. With Trevor’s diagnosis it hurt me so much more emotionally than Gavin’s did. I don’t know if it was because I never thought that this would actually happen to us again. Or the fact that I was occupied at home so much with 2 toddlers and a newborn to even process Gavin’s diagnosis. But regardless, both diagnosis’s broke my momma heart into a million pieces.

How did you explain diabetes to your children?

With Gavin’s diagnosis he was so young that we didn’t really know how to explain to a 2 year old what this means. He just looked at us as if we were hurting him on purpose and he didn’t like it. As he got a little older and could understand things a little better we told him that the medicine we give him for everything he eats is jut to keep him safe and Mommy and Daddy would never let anything bad happen to him. With Trevor’s diagnosis he had already seen his Daddy and brother living with it for so long that he didn’t really need an explanation for his diagnosis.

 Diabetic Tips & Tricks

If I could say one thing about diabetes is that you’re never going to always get it right. You will get carb counts wrong, you will hurt your child unknowingly and by accident and it will kill you inside, you will miss judge on many things. But just know that you are doing the best you can and you will get through it.

Diabetes is not a sprint, it is a marathon. Give yourself some grace, you’re doing amazing even when you think you aren’t.

Mindset: That diabetes may win some battles, but it will never win the war, We are stronger than type 1. Also, find your tribe. It took me a very long time to find my tribe that understood how much of myself that I had to pour into caring for my type 1 children. When you find them, love them and keep them.

Thrive means…

What the word Thrive means to me is that my boys are living their best, healthiest, happiest life that I can possibly provide for them. They are growing, they are learning, and they are succeeding in things every day; all because of you and what you are doing for them 24/7/365.

 How do you thrive as the caregiver to your boys?

What helps us thrive with diabetes is that we have finally realized we’re going to make mistakes and we’re going to be okay. We’re doing the best we can. We learn something new every single day even with us being over 5 years in with our children and with almost 28 years with my husband. As long as my child is happy, healthy and growing; we are thriving. 

Words of Encouragement

You will be okay. Things will get easier even if you don’t think they will. You will always be learning something new about type 1 no matter how long you have been at this diabetes game. Things will become so routine that you may forget what life was like without having a child with type 1. You will realize that that sweet child of your can and will do everything that they ever hoped and dreamed they could do, because they have you!

Final Thoughts

You are not alone. We are all in this together and all have 1 thing in common; whether you are the parent of a type 1 diabetic, or are a type 1 diabetic yourself; we are warriors and we will never stop fighting.

♡ Kirstie Bradway (Bros Before Lows)

If you loved reading this and are feeling inspired, click here to check out an amazing family who was featured last week! Thank you for your support and love- come back soon!

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Last week we learned about an amazing T1D mama, and this week I wanted to introduce you to a T1D dad! Thomas Cintron live’s in New York and is dedicated dad of two, a motivated athlete, and has been diabetic for 23 years! He considers himself a lifelong learner, and his family and daughter’s make his world go round!

Family Life

I have one biological daughter and one step daughter who I love both equally and so very much! The impact my year old daughter has on my diabetes is more then I ever imagined. When you bolus for a meal and all of a sudden they aren’t hungry anymore or want more then you need to tend to their needs before yours and your sugar starts to crash so you shove food in your mouth so you don’t die. Another is the amount of sleep you lose at night which effects your sugar because you aren’t getting proper amount of sleep. The lack of sleep leads to your body being stressed…. which then can lead to making bad choices in what you should eat…. which then leads to highs and lows!

Hypo Experience

Several months ago I had a low of 24. The low can occur so fast and unexpected. I was still in control I felt but I couldn’t talk properly or in full sentences. I remember sitting down and the room was spinning. I got orange juice and chugged. Even after my BG (blood glucose) came back up to normal range, I was still so out of it for the next few hours.

Diagnosis Story

I was diagnosed at the age of 13 after being told I had the flu. It was a week before Christmas and I started feeling very tired and always thirsty. I lost 26 lbs in a short week and was sleeping constantly. The Drs were still convinced it was still the flu. I few more days went by and I went to the hospital. It was then a nurse decided we should test my sugar. At that time I believe it was like 25 seconds to get a reading…. But when it finally revealed my BG number, it was 707 . The doctor came in and said, “we figured out why you lost so much weight and always tired and thirsty and frequently urinating”…. And that’s when they told me I’m Type 1 Diabetic! This past January marked 23 years of being a T1D!

Initial Thoughts

It didn’t hit me till a few days after when the nurse came to my parents house and was keeping it real with me about all the facts and possible outcomes (if I don’t keep on top of it.) I remember breaking down and realizing that this will be my way of life going forward.

Diabetic Tip/Trick

My number one tip for maintaining my sugars are low impact walks after meals! 15-30 minutes gets the insulin working more effective then ever before.

What does THRIVE mean to you!

In the world of diabetes and life thrive means 1) Never give up  2) Never settle for just OK 3) Always push to do the best I can in life and in keeping my BG numbers on track and in range.

Thriving to be the best helped me get my A1C from a 10 to 4.3 in less then a year with constant hard work.

How you THRIVE

What helps me thrive with diabetes is the support from my family and the diabetic community. What also helped be thrive is constantly educating myself in the amount of sugars, carbs and fibers in various foods.

Words of Encouragement

I would like to let other T1D’s and their families know that you are never alone! The diabetic community are a bunch of amazing supporting people! I can tell you personally that I leaned on them numerous times and always helped me through. Diabetes is a disease that is relentless and never sleeps but we can manage it because we are WARRIORS!

Hope you enjoyed reading ♡

You can find Thomas here on IG @thecfamily_betes

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Today’s “Feature Friday” comes to us from Shelsea and Coral!

Coral was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on Friday, March 11, 2016 at nearly 16 months of age. Her mom Shelsea has a wonderful diabetic blog which she says is an “honest and practical guide to managing her toddlers T1D.” If you have a young child with diabetes or know someone that does- you should definitely go check it out! 

She was in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), a severe and life-threatening diabetes complication where the body has built up high levels of acidic ketones due to the lack of insulin. Coral’s full diagnosis story can be read on the T1D Life blog. (It is emotional and I suggest you grab some tissues!)

The meaning of thrive:

I often say, “strive to thrive!” Make realistic goals and crush them! Life was never easy for me before I met my husband. When Coral was diagnosed with T1d, I was very angry – all I wanted was a simple life for my first born child. She has become fierce, smart, and beautiful.

How this family thrives with diabetes:

Having a realistic approach to managing this chronic life-threatening autoimmune disease.

In the beginning, I wish I knew:

Log all carbs, boluses, and pre-bolus before eating carbs. All carbs affect each T1ds glucose levels differently.

Words of encouragement:

T1d never gets easier. We just get better at managing it.

Initial thoughts:

“Why my child??!! Was it because I couldn’t breastfeed longer than three months (due to mastitis)? F*ck T1d!”

Diabetic tip/trick!

Similar to the 6th question below. Also, *we* give Coral 2oz of protein shake or Lactaid milk or a small piece of milk chocolate before bed if she has .25 – 0.50U IOB to keep her bgs a bit more steady overnight. Learn how to adjust basals on pump and as much as you can quickly. We read a lot of books and medical journals right after Coral was diagnosed. All listed on the Quick Referrals page of my blog.

♡ Shelsea

PS: If you love this family, check out what family we featured last week

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