So, a lot of time has passed since my last post. It's not because there's nothing to report, it's mostly that there's not enough time in the day. ..and it's partly because when I do have the time, I don't want to talk (or write) diabetes.
Points of interest from last several weeks though:
1. Our team raised over $6000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. We "walked for a cure" on November 6 around Dodger Stadium. Our team shrank the morning of the walk because of rain - but it was clear and dry the entire time in Chavez Ravine. It's always inspiring to see the thousands of people there for the same reason: to raise a cure for type 1 diabetes. It always brings a tear to one of our team member's eyes; this year my mom won that prize. Thank you to ALL who donated!!!
1. Our team raised over $6000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. We "walked for a cure" on November 6 around Dodger Stadium. Our team shrank the morning of the walk because of rain - but it was clear and dry the entire time in Chavez Ravine. It's always inspiring to see the thousands of people there for the same reason: to raise a cure for type 1 diabetes. It always brings a tear to one of our team member's eyes; this year my mom won that prize. Thank you to ALL who donated!!!
2. The following weekend, we used a new babysitter who, drumroll…. Has type 1 diabetes!! I'd met her mom at one of our support group meetings (and her mom, an OB/GYN helped deliver Michael !). She's 14 and uses the same pump as K! We still have other good sitters that we'll use, and Michael is a huge help in that scenario, but you have no idea how liberating it was to be on a date with my husband and get the following text: "She was 243 and I corrected her" - I mean, I was bummed her BG was so high, but hallelujah! - someone besides Marc or I can just "do it". The only person close to this functional with the pump is K's preschool director, who still calls me every time she checks her. I'm not complaining because it's probably my own control issues that I feel the need to know what her BG is after every check - but no one else is even close! She's babysitting for us again tomorrow night.
3. So the biggest news of late is that K is having her first sleepover tonight! I know some of you probably think I'm crazy because you're more paranoid than I am about sleepovers, but our boys have been doing sleepovers since they were 4 or 5 - so K's been wanting one too. The friend she is staying with stayed here a couple months ago and the parents, who we know, of course, have been wanting to reciprocate. They so sweetly want K to feel "normal" too - and have no problem getting up at 3AM to check her BG. I've written up my 1.5 page "if this, then do that" cheat sheet. We'll be fully reachable the entire night. Now, we're wondering where to take the boys to dinner and have lots of lots of carbs. Is that wrong?
