# Parenting a D-Child **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-parenting-d-child/23.md?page=8 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 9 --- ## [Another valuable lesson: check infusion site cannula](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-valuable-lesson-check-infusion-site-cannula/1063)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-valuable-lesson-check-infusion-site-cannula/1063 "2017-05-28T01:41:39Z")
If your child eats a typical meal, you bolus (and micro-bolus if it's part of your regimen), and you don't see any decline in BG after some time; instead the BG's continue to rise and rise inexplicably...don't sit around… --- ## [A very bad night. :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-very-bad-night/1049)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-very-bad-night/1049 "2017-05-25T20:58:11Z")
It started out great...line was relatively level, only going down by 2 to 5 BG per 5 min. I fed him (in his sleep, because he eats in his sleep) 5 carbs worth of cheese crackers at around 10PM because we were all tired … --- ## [504 - To test or Not to test, in Class](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/504-to-test-or-not-to-test-in-class/1040)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/504-to-test-or-not-to-test-in-class/1040 "2017-05-25T02:58:46Z")
I just gotta ask... why is it a fight worth fighting when they can just use the receiver instead? Doesn't seem like a worthwhile battle... --- ## [Why it seems like we'll never hit a 5.something A1C (a picture essay)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-it-seems-like-well-never-hit-a-5-something-a1c-a-picture-essay/601)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-it-seems-like-well-never-hit-a-5-something-a1c-a-picture-essay/601 "2017-05-22T20:53:56Z")
Lately I've become discouraged about the possibility of lowering our son's A1C further without significant life changes. Most of the time, we do a pretty good job keeping him under 200, and at least 60 percent of the t… --- ## [One day in a life of puberty peaks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-day-in-a-life-of-puberty-peaks/965)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-day-in-a-life-of-puberty-peaks/965 "2017-05-18T19:11:30Z")
I read @Chris' email on the rollercoaster :frowning: Here is yesterday and this morning's for us. It does not include 2 basal shots. Total shots in 24 hours = 13. Not exceptionally high either these days. \[image\] Yel… --- ## [Diabetes night watchman strikes at midnight](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784 "2017-05-18T01:22:00Z")
I thought you'd like to see how my wife caught me in the act... \[image\] Midnight, flashlight in the mouth, sealed milk cup with a straw in the hand, ready to pump 3 oz of fat-free milk into the boy due to a slight low… --- ## [Very hard Weekend (hardest one yet)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/very-hard-weekend-hardest-one-yet/948)
**Author:** [@ryanstover](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ryanstover)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/very-hard-weekend-hardest-one-yet/948 "2017-05-17T20:39:25Z")
Hello Everyone This weekend was very tough on me as a father. We took our two kids to the USAF Air show over the weekend and we had a great time. My two year old son, which is type 1 was loving the planes and everyth… --- ## [T1D teen multitasking at breakfast](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1d-teen-multitasking-at-breakfast/932)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1d-teen-multitasking-at-breakfast/932 "2017-05-16T19:00:09Z")
\[image\] . Novolog + Lantus :slight\_smile: You can see his Dexcom, on the belly for once. --- ## [Today, being Unlimited means 2 donuts for breakfast :-)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/today-being-unlimited-means-2-donuts-for-breakfast/926)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/today-being-unlimited-means-2-donuts-for-breakfast/926 "2017-05-14T21:14:55Z")
\[image\] We don't do this often -- we tend to eat healthy -- and my son is insulin-resistant at breakfast. However, on big occasions (Mother's Day!), everything is allowed! It did take quite a bit of correction... But… --- ## [No limits: our first discussion after diagnosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-limits-our-first-discussion-after-diagnosis/577)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-limits-our-first-discussion-after-diagnosis/577 "2017-04-21T23:09:40Z")
After my son was diagnosed (he was 11), my wife and I had a long discussion that weekend. We needed to figure out what approach we would take when dealing with diabetes and with our son. We went in many different direc… --- ## [Has anyone else ever seen a 100+ jump in a matter of 5 to 10 minutes?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-a-100-jump-in-a-matter-of-5-to-10-minutes/739)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-a-100-jump-in-a-matter-of-5-to-10-minutes/739 "2017-05-09T21:40:04Z")
For the past couple weeks, we've noticed our son jumping from some number, say 100, all the way to 200 (or higher) in just 1 or 2 ticks (5 to 10 minutes). Also, the same thing has been happening, moving downward...say 2… --- ## [High peaks and inexplicable lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-peaks-and-inexplicable-lows/757)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-peaks-and-inexplicable-lows/757 "2017-05-09T03:46:27Z")
We've been having a rough time for the past 1.5 weeks. :frowning: LOTS of inexplicable lows...I'm talking a lot of them. Trying to figure out what's been going on, but it's been a frustrating last week or week and a h… --- ## [Hormone peak right before a game](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-peak-right-before-a-game/771)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-peak-right-before-a-game/771 "2017-05-07T21:54:53Z")
Today we had a tough situation. One and a half hour before a game, my teen son got a strong hormone peak. The timing could not be worse, because his insulin needs about 40 minutes to be in full force. This means that … --- ## [More sleep for puberty: our night watch technique](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-sleep-for-puberty-our-night-watch-technique/758)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-sleep-for-puberty-our-night-watch-technique/758 "2017-05-06T18:09:07Z")
We have recently been able to resolve my son's lack of sleep (and subsequent school absences) due to night puberty peaks. Our new night watch technique has allowed us to largely resolve lack of sleep -- for him at least :… --- ## [Dexcom and site changes: tricks for toddlers?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-and-site-changes-tricks-for-toddlers/718)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-and-site-changes-tricks-for-toddlers/718 "2017-05-06T06:48:52Z")
It's been over a year since diagnosis (over 1/2 year since on Pump/CGM) and we're still trying to get Liam to "stop screaming bloody murder" every time we do a CGM or Pump change out. :frowning: I see videos of toddler… --- ## [Diaversary yesterday: bittersweet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diaversary-yesterday-bittersweet/724)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diaversary-yesterday-bittersweet/724 "2017-05-06T01:52:02Z")
Well, yesterday made our Dx a year old. Our "diaversary" was an understated affair, I would say: no black tie, and definitely no white tie -- my son hasn't met a food spot he does not want to host :slight\_smile: We did… --- ## [Diabetes and starting school: difficult choices?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-starting-school-difficult-choices/717)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-and-starting-school-difficult-choices/717 "2017-05-04T01:38:09Z")
There are pros and cons to consider when a child reaches school age and of course each school district's policies may vary. Parents of CWDs spend long hours conferring with school staff and HCPs on this and hopefully ot… --- ## [Right for three weeks....Wrong this week](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/right-for-three-weeks-wrong-this-week/650)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/right-for-three-weeks-wrong-this-week/650 "2017-04-28T15:13:25Z")
This week has been frustrating. What has been working amazingly for the past three weeks...I'm talking only 1 low in 3 weeks and BG between 80 and 150 for most of the time during the past 3 weeks...has crashed a burned … --- ## [Received something interesting in the mail today](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/received-something-interesting-in-the-mail-today/626)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/received-something-interesting-in-the-mail-today/626 "2017-04-27T20:21:22Z")
We received an invitation to something called the "Type One Training (TOTs) Project", an NIH funded research program to help support parents of young children with Type 1 diabetes. Anyone familiar with this project? I… --- ## [When is a low....BAD?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-is-a-low-bad/538)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-is-a-low-bad/538 "2017-04-20T00:21:41Z")
Before you answer ALWAYS, let me give a scenerio: You (or your child) is at a cool 105, 45 degrees down at the point your meal has been consumed...15 minutes later you see that your CGM is still showing down movement. … --- ## [Our best week in a long time](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-best-week-in-a-long-time/520)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-best-week-in-a-long-time/520 "2017-04-18T21:11:21Z")
@TiaG - Thank you for all your valuable input and advise over the past week and a half. We've implemented some of the changes you've recommended (including not being afraid to micro-bolus), and we're seeing definite imp… --- ## [MD/D Mom Explains: What can you expect as your \[T1\] diabetic child goes through the teenage years?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/md-d-mom-explains-what-can-you-expect-as-your-t1-diabetic-child-goes-through-the-teenage-years/438)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/md-d-mom-explains-what-can-you-expect-as-your-t1-diabetic-child-goes-through-the-teenage-years/438 "2017-04-12T03:18:04Z")
Dr. Katharine Morrison, a general practitioner in Scotland and mother of a Type 1 child explains: "What can you expect when your child with diabetes becomes a teenager? I will discuss the physical effects, the psycholog… --- ## [Do corrections mean you're doing something wrong?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-corrections-mean-youre-doing-something-wrong/377)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-corrections-mean-youre-doing-something-wrong/377 "2017-04-08T21:31:44Z")
The goal I believe of all insulin dependant diabetics to have the correct basal and bolus programs dialed in so that the BG levels get as close to possible to a fully functioning pancreas... To maintain as low of an A1C … --- ## [When to treat a low?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-to-treat-a-low/370)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-to-treat-a-low/370 "2017-04-07T11:56:34Z")
80? 70? Something else? We treat out son when he crosses below 80 (so 79 or lower). Discuss. --- ## [Fast healthy correction options](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fast-healthy-correction-options/369)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fast-healthy-correction-options/369 "2017-04-07T03:13:48Z")
Our go to option for treating lows has been juice boxes. They work quickly and we've found that our son will sip through the juice box straws without waking up. Having said this, though, I fear that over the long haul,… --- ## [Adapting treatment philosophy to puberty](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/adapting-treatment-philosophy-to-puberty/366)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/adapting-treatment-philosophy-to-puberty/366 "2017-04-06T16:53:04Z")
My son entered puberty a few months ago, right after Xmas, and the consequences have been difficult to adapt to. We now see sudden hormonal peaks at some time of the day or the night, most every day, at least once or twi… --- ## [3rd birthday, first full year with diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3rd-birthday-first-full-year-with-diabetes/344)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3rd-birthday-first-full-year-with-diabetes/344 "2017-04-05T00:33:26Z")
Today is my son's 3rd birthday. It is also the first birthday where he's had diabetes for the full year. On one hand, I look back at how far we've come as a family and know we're doing great. His birthday last year he … --- ## ["I want food papa (mama)"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-want-food-papa-mama/294)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-want-food-papa-mama/294 "2017-04-04T01:28:28Z")
So our son, Liam, has entered a stage where he's apparently always hungry...no more than 10 minutes after he eats (no matter how much, or little he eats - big meals or small), he starts saying, "I want food mama (papa)".… --- ## [A day in the life](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-in-the-life/298)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-in-the-life/298 "2017-04-01T02:06:01Z")
Our first video of changing out our sons CGM and POD --- ## [Puberty peaks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/puberty-peaks/280)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/puberty-peaks/280 "2017-03-30T22:22:44Z")
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