# First 500+ in years **URL:** \ **Category:** Parenting a D-Child\ **Created:** [September 21, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276 "2020-09-21T00:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/21 "2020-09-22T01:43:26Z")
Y’all are awesome. I like all of the problem solving and resilience in this thread. I try to be as cool and calm and mostly succeed…but last night was a rage bolus kinda night followed by a pre-breakfast site change. Who needs sleep?! Mini hot dogs are awesome. That’s my main thought to contribute in closing. 🤦‍♀️😊 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/22 "2020-09-22T02:46:18Z")
> [@bostrav59](#): > > Idk - there are certain foods that seem to create intense spikes in blood glucose. Also, if you eat… ## 12 hotdogs! 🤣 For a 6 year old, 12 hotdogs is kind of like the hotdog eating contests they have at Coney Island! I am worried he might take me some day in an eating contest! 12 dogs. Way to go Liam! ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/23 "2020-09-22T03:33:09Z")
I have had those kind of days. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/1/176673e6fcc44802029e2196b16f95ac85b54792.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@SteveMann](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/24 "2020-09-22T12:17:33Z")
I think he means “Pigs in a Blanket”. I will eat 8-10 at a time. I count carbs and bolus for that then don’t worry about the high that follows. It always does. And a couple of hours later I am back to “normal”. If I try to bolus again shortly after eating, I will be heading to the 60’s two or three hours later. Sooner if I am exercising. ---
**Author:** ![Trying](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/trying/32/4078_2.png) [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/25 "2020-09-22T12:47:51Z")
> [@SteveMann](#): > > Sooner if I am exercising. Yes, but I find exercising very problematic if I have IOB!! I’ll end up low in a short time. Of course, it is a great strategy to lower BGs quickly, too, and I use it! But only for a specific time, and I stay close to home! ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/26 "2020-09-22T13:02:02Z")
> [@bostrav59](#): > > Of course the other thing to do is exercise - especially if you’re running that high. So I’m curious as to why you wanted him to stay calm when his blood sugar was that high? A few things. When he is extremely high his body isn’t performing as it usually does and hypers comes with their own side effects or symptoms you need to watch out for much like hypos. I just never like to take the chance of something negative happening due to his high that is exacerbated by running around. Secondly, anytime he has a significant amount of iob , and starts running around he inevitably ends up crashing and getting a low that is very difficult for us to bring up. Lastly, if he’s high and actually does have ketones, running around isn’t recommended. He didn’t have them but i don’t always check for ketones when he is high so i just go under the presumption that he may have an amount of ketones in his system. > [@SteveMann](#): > > I think he means “Pigs in a Blanket”. Yep, those are the ones! Liam calls them mini hotdogs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bostrav59](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bostrav59/32/7281_2.png) [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/27 "2020-09-22T13:18:36Z")
> [@ClaudnDaye](#): > > anytime he has a significant amount of iob , and starts running around he inevitably ends up crashing and getting a low that is very difficult for us to bring up Yes - that makes sense. It highlights the challenges / dangers of managing diabetes with insulin and not diet. You may be able to raise the size of the bolus, but that has its own challenges. Even ‘fast-acting’ insulin seems to get a boost with exercise. e ---
**Author:** ![TiaG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tiag/32/594_2.png) [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/28 "2020-09-22T14:23:17Z")
I know the Freestyle Lite can go up to 600. Ask me how I know… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276/29 "2020-09-22T14:37:22Z")
> [@bostrav59](#): > > It highlights the challenges / dangers of managing diabetes with insulin and not diet. I think you need a good mix of both. We don’t “diet” in any way, but we definitely ensure he doesn’t eat too much that’s bad for him…just like all our other kids. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-500-in-years/10276.md?page=1)