So where were we? Been away from the computer for a while. We’ve been on vacation and getting used to the pump. First, we spent a day at the Carolina Diabetes Center. Benny had been wearing his pump for a week, but it was pumping saline, not insulin. We were ready for the real thing.…
To say the pump transition has not gone as planned would be an understatement. I can honestly say I never thought Benny would grab his brand new pump and throw it across the room. I cringed when it landed on our kitchen floor, but it seems to be okay. First, there was a mix up…
First, the pump. We have a launch date. If all goes well, Benny goes “live” on the insulin pump Monday July 9th. This Wednesday Benny should start wearing the pump and all that goes with it, but he won’t have any actual insulin in it. We’ll see how quickly he gets used to wearing it…
We lost a friend this week. Just a terrific woman, Carol Thurm. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer recently, and it took her life so quickly. She and her husband, Joel, are about the same age as my parents. They’re from the same part of New York as my family and Joel knows some of…
Pruney fingers are hard to use for blood sugar checks. That’s one of the things we’ve learned after a few weeks at the pool this summer. Vigorous exercise can bring blood sugar down, so we have to check Benny pretty frequently while he’s swimming. I’ve heard earlobes are a good place to check, but I…
I’ve played in the JDRF’s golf tournament for about five years now. It’s always a great time. The Panthers Coach, John Fox (with me, left), is the celebrity chair and he brings out some fun players. There are a lot of kids there – the inspiration for the tournament – and it’s always incredible to…
We’ve all heard of the five-second food rule, right? Something falls on the floor and if you pick it up quickly enough, you can still eat it. Two new studies took a look at this thinking. At Clemson University, researchers looked at just how many germs can survive on food after five seconds. They used…
Just looked up at the row of TVs in our studio and saw that Jeff Glor is anchoring the CBS Early Show with Hannah Storm today. I used to work with Jeff and some other folks who are now at CBS (read that blog entry here). If you read that, you’ll see I also used…
Okay. We’ve seen it – now I’m really excited about the pump. We’re still a ways from figuring out if it’s the best thing for Benny, but our visit to the Carolinas Diabetes Center yesterday went really well. Our diabetes educator is Linnet and I adore her. She has two sons with Type I Diabetes…
This week we’re taking Benny to the Carolinas Diabetes Center to learn more about and try an insulin pump. It’s a big step because if he takes to it, it may mean the end of shots for us. Here’s how an insulin pump works, according to a wonderful website, Children With Diabetes: An insulin pump…