tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post4496875071649258546..comments2023-03-25T08:34:30.827-04:00Comments on Life is Like a Box of Chocolates!: To Insulin and Beyond....Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818861980843167968noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-37610707706093422762010-11-11T22:04:02.292-05:002010-11-11T22:04:02.292-05:00Ally has always been a very mature little girl, I&...Ally has always been a very mature little girl, I'm sure she never ceases to surprise you! I can only imagine how hard it is to give her some of that independence when there is so much at stake. You're a great mom, Misty! You're doing all the right things!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265652891439387600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-34798724583059879902010-11-11T21:48:05.484-05:002010-11-11T21:48:05.484-05:00I'm so proud.
Of both of you :)
Great job,...I'm so proud. <br /><br />Of both of you :)<br /><br />Great job, Team Ally! <br /><br />Small victories...one day we'll be a bunch of grandmothers blogging about the old days when our kids USED to have T1D :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704298016041843194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-86489813372491051082010-11-11T10:47:53.278-05:002010-11-11T10:47:53.278-05:00That is awesome! I am looking forward to those da...That is awesome! I am looking forward to those days with Lovebug, but at the same time I'm not. Then I know she will be much more aware of everything. I'm not sure I am ready for that. I am trying to do little steps to start getting her ready. I do let her put the strip in the meter but she hasn't asked to poke herself or anything...yet. I know the day is coming though. She is fiecely independent and I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274178714212627397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-13540019902149812102010-11-11T09:44:10.584-05:002010-11-11T09:44:10.584-05:00My heart swelled a little bit..you SHOULD be very ...My heart swelled a little bit..you SHOULD be very proud!! I like how you get her involved..I think that is important. I try and do that with Addison too..Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578777299563079924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-59050144374013591462010-11-11T05:46:56.192-05:002010-11-11T05:46:56.192-05:00Love that Ally recognized she was feeling low, loo...Love that Ally recognized she was feeling low, looked at the CGM and saw the double down and gave herself glucose tabs. She and Joe sound similar in what they are doing.<br /><br />Does she do her boluses too?<br /><br />Joe started doing his own boluses in K-garten b/c he felt the nurse "took too long" - LOL (that is SO Joe). So he is allowed to self-bolus as long as he shows the nurse the total amount of insulin he should be giving, what he has scrolled in, she must say "OK" and then he can deliver it.<br /><br />I haven't started the "logging" component of the independence...great idea and I think I'll check with Joe to see if he would like more of a hand in that.<br /><br />Like Heidi, I always show Joe his number and ask..."what do you want to do with that?"...especially at times where he is active. I am trying to get him to pay close attention to his body and how he feels.<br /><br />What a great post Misty...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-19624220023283462322010-11-11T01:05:20.453-05:002010-11-11T01:05:20.453-05:00Way to go, Ally! And way to go mom and dad, as I k...Way to go, Ally! And way to go mom and dad, as I know it's not easy to let go, even by taking baby steps!<br /><br />We do much of the same things you're doing with Ally.<br /><br />Jack is still on MDI, but we allow him to give himself injections. We draw up the insulin and then he injects himself.<br /><br />We also often ask him how he thinks we should treat situations (highs, lows, meals, etc). We include him in the judgment/decision-making process.<br /><br />We often allow him to select his quick-acting carb of choice to treat a low. <br /><br />We're honest with him. We don't sugarcoat diabetes. Though, we're careful not to tell him more than he needs to know.<br /><br />Jack often weighs food on our scale to determine the number of carbs, under our supervision, of course.Heidi / D-Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203534776909805264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927510118010003093.post-31507260368299980642010-11-11T00:11:27.425-05:002010-11-11T00:11:27.425-05:00Wow, that is awesome! Great job, Ally! And great...Wow, that is awesome! Great job, Ally! And great ideas for helping to encourage independence in our kiddos. Something I need to start thinking about for sure.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030783893373288244noreply@blogger.com