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With capital-I Independence Day weekend upon us, I figure it's worth a look at how small-i independence plays into our diabetes management.
For those of us who were diagnosed as children, and for the parents of children with diabetes, there is the independence of a child learning to care for himself -- from finger pricks to injections to calculating insulin doses to doing pump corrections. Zita writes of her son's first self-administered injection here.
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The following are actual headlines published recently:
DID STEROIDS CAUSE DIABETES? – Philly.com
You heard the man, Charlie! Did it? Put down the 50-pound dumb bells and answer the question!
CARBON MONOXIDE MAY HELP WITH DIABETES – St. Louis Post
There's just one small problem.
SUN CUTS RISK OF DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE – Coventry Telegraph
You want to end up like your brother? No? Then get back outside and don't let me see you back in here until your back is the color of the stop sign.
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I love the Fourth of July. Like most kids, fireworks have always entertained me. The bigger and the louder, the better!
But living in Southern California and having fire season pretty much year round means fireworks are not legal in many cities, including my own.
So this year we will get together with my sister at her house where you can still light off fireworks and celebrate the country’s birthday.
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(15 days ago)
Susanne reminds me that these days will happen.
So, I'm trying not to dwell on it. I'm trying to write this day off and look forward.
I'm trying to forget the horrible look on Charlie's face while he dips half of his head into a bucket, coughing and spitting out toxic ketones.
I'm trying to forget that this could have been avoided if we woke up just one more time in the middle of the night to correct him.
I'm trying to forget how he curls up on the big, brown chair, riding out the discomfort.
I'm trying to forget that not even Christmas would get him off that chair right now.
I'm trying to forget how quickly the ketone strip darkens to purple.
I'm trying to forget purple altogether.
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To The Woman Staring:
You can look away now. We mean you and your family no harm. We come in peace. I assure you, the soft, black case with little rockets on it we are unzipping and spreading open does not contain materials to construct plastic explosives. You can look away. The boy is safe. We are not trying to hurt him. You are not witnessing a public display of cloning. I promise you. My wife is merely testing my son's blood sugar. It's something we do quite often. If you must know, he's 268. Surely you've seen blood before. Haven't you? Because, I have to say, you are looking at us right now like we're a decomposing octopus.
Seriously lady! Why don't you take a picture? It lasts longer. No, really, grab your camera. Quick! You can still get the blood in mid-drip. Do your kids want to get in the picture? There's some room in front. Just crouch down a bit. OK, smile everyone! CHEEEEEEEEESE!
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Did you hear about this dad that found himself on the wrong side of the diabetes tracks? This may be ancient news by now, viewed from the internet eyes of the informed masses, but his story is touching and thought provoking. In North Platte, Nebraska a six year old little boy took over steering his father's vehicle after the man passed out from low blood sugar. While driving home from a restaurant dinner, the dad's blood sugar tanked and sent him slumping back into the driver's seat, without accelerating, but with the car still rolling down the road. His young son hopped on his dad's lap, grabbed the wheel and steered around until a patrolling police officer could intervene.
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