The Bloody Mess...

We had changed Matthew's pod that afternoon.  At dinner, his BG was 315.  A quick look at the pod showed blood in the cannula.

We deactivated that one, put on a new one and I left Matthew to take off the old pod.

Then he started yelling to me.  Mom!  Come here!  LOOK AT THE FLOOR!

I'll be honest...first, I thought there was a snake on the floor. (Been there.  Done that.)

Then, when I realized he was standing at the pantry door, I thought water was leaking down from the upstairs bathroom.  (Been there. Done that too.)

But no.....instead blood was spilling all over the floor. Oh goody.

And while the pictures look horrible, Matthew wasn't in pain.  He was pretty shocked by all the blood, but not hurting.

That's when I thought camera!  So I asked if I could take a picture.

As soon as those words passed through my lips, he started laughing and laughing.

So....we got through our bleeder.  Been there.  Done that.

The Reality of Diabetes

I can count on one hand the people in my life who take Matthew's diabetes seriously. 

The rest?  Honestly, they act like it's no big deal.

I wish they could have been with me when this happened.....

Diabetes is hard. 

Never-ending. 

Expensive.

Messy. 

Painful. 

Carb Help for Halloween

The American Diabetes Association has great info on the carb counts in various types of candy. 

I saw it on FB yesterday and wanted to pass it along.  Get your printer ready---it's fantastic!

I don't know about your child's school, but every time we turn around, there's a "candy review" for something!

Here's the link.

I hope this makes the upcoming Halloween season a bit easier!  : )

Artificial Pancreas

I just read an interesting article on the artificial pancreas and thought I'd pass it along.

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most expensive diseases to treat because it is 24/7/365.  Forever.

Unfortunately, the artificial pancreas won't change that.....

Here's the link.