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The sweet life with a diabetic child
“Growth hormones, puberty, and illness can cause blood sugars to rise. Children with diabetes might need more insulin during growth spurts, the tween/teen years, and when they are sick.”
Every day during Diabetes Awareness Month, I will share a fact, tip, or thought on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
This month marked 11 years that Q has lived with type 1 diabetes. Eleven. Years. She has now lived 75% of her lifetime with diabetes. We marked the day with cupcakes, of course. Cupcakes are totally bolus-worthy! Conservatively she’s done: 24,102+ finger pricks and blood sugar checks 4,400+ insulin injections 1339+ insulin pump changes A […]
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