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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsPruney 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…
DetailsI’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…
DetailsWe’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…
DetailsJust 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…
DetailsOkay. 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…
DetailsThis 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…
DetailsFor about a year, Benny’s favorite show has been the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on The Disney Channel. It’s not the old Mousketeer show, but it’s a new and pretty cute cartoon. Since it caught his eye, though, he’s been calling Mickey, Bubba. I think it started as Muh-ma which actually makes sense. Not sure how…
DetailsReminders this week that my kids are getting older. Benny’s blood sugar readings have been crazy the last couple of weeks. We think we’ve got it under control and then he gets a crazy high reading. I’ve been talking to his doctor and I think this is just the beginning. You see, like most toddlers,…
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