Another nice thing about the OmniPod is that the process to change the infusion set is simpler. This means that my daughters can do it themselves more easily and at a younger age. It still hurts, though.
The LAUSD is not properly designed to, nor can it handle children with diabetes. We learned this the hard way when the district nursing office called to tell us that Type 1 diabetes does not require full time nursing care at school.
A U.S. FDA safety review has resulted in adding warnings to the labels of a specific class of type 2 diabetes medicines called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (such as Invokana, Farxiga and Jardiance) about the risks of too much acid in the blood and of serious urinary tract infections. Both conditions can result in hospitalization.
It’s December, which means it’s officially “Peppermint Season”. This season is not specific to any holiday and often lasts well into March. When…
My experience babysitting Noah not only taught me new things about managing my own care, but it also gave me a newfound respect for the parents of children with diabetes (including my own).
Dex Share meant that—if our entire family was home and our son went high or low—two cell phones and the Dex receiver would sound their alarms, sparking red alerts from every room. If that was contributing to my anxiety, what was it doing to my seven-year-old son?
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Within the Diabetic Online Community (DOC), there are many abbreviations tossed around. Because why use formal language like “Insulin On Board”…
Thanksgiving leftovers sometimes stress me out. There can be so much of them and they can last seemingly forever. The turkey goes on and on and on and I have trouble using it all up, but I also don’t want to see it go to waste. Big dinner-sized salads are a good way to repurpose that extra poultry and go a little healthier after your holiday indulgences!
The first improvement over Lantus, according to Hobbs, is simply the length of time the insulin lasts. While Lantus lasts up to 24 hours per dose “with no pronounced peak,” Tresiba lasts considerably longer.