{D-Kid Blog} The Perfect Blood Sugar

by Leighann on March 5, 2014

D-Kid BlogQ has a new video up on her own website D-Kid Blog.

Sit down with your kids to watch her video in which she shows how she feels when her blood sugar is great.

D-Kid Blog: The Perfect Blood Sugar

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{Type 1 Tuesday} 03.04.14

by Leighann on March 4, 2014

D-Mom Blog Type 1 TuesdayHere are some interesting posts I have read recently…

Diabetes

Why the iWatch won’t measure glucose levels

Diabetic Boys Meet via Instagram, Become Best Buds

Food Allergies And Celiac

We deal with food allergies, but the needs of a child with diabetes could also be looked at the same way.

Food Allergies in The Classroom: Using Science and Empathy to Drive Your Cupcake Decisions

Choosing birthday cake over children with food allergies

I’m Sorry Our Disease Is Such An Inconvenience For You

And Speaking Of Cake…

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

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Standardized Tests

March 3, 2014

I checked in with the school to make sure the 504 plan accommodations for standardized testing were known and in place since blood sugar can affect thinking and performance.

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Another Abbott Recall, This Time On Meters

February 20, 2014

As if the test strip recall today wasn’t enough, Abbott is also recalling two of their blood glucose meters. Abbott FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter Recall AND Abbott FreeStyle Test Strip Recall From Abbott’s website: Press Room Sub-navigation 2014 IMPORTANT: URGENT PRODUCT RECALL FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter Built Into The OmniPod® Insulin Management System You are [...]

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Abbott FreeStyle Test Strip Recall For OmniPod Users

February 20, 2014

Wouldn’t you know I picked up 900 test strips last week! (Edited to add: The person I spoke to said the test strips can be used with the FreeStyle Freedom meter which should have come with the PDM. We do not have this meter and the person would not or could not send me one. [...]

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Miss Manners Misses the Mark

February 19, 2014

Miss Manners Misses the Mark: My response to her (bad) advice for people with diabetes in which she says we must seek privacy and be more discrete.

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