Friend Training

Something that came up quite a bit from the children at the conference was about how we as parents talk about THEIR disease with THEIR friends. Some said that their parents went overboard making a big deal out of making sure everyone watched as their child tested or took a shot. It made me wonder what kind of parent I was. [...]

Diabetes Youth Auckland Family Night

Diabetes Youth Auckland put on it’s First Family Night in quite some time this Wednesday. It was a packed house and a wonderful success. We were very fortunate to have two wonderful speakers from the community who informed us, challenged us and made us laugh. The evening began around 7pm where families spent time with one another [...]

Diabetes Gear in NZ

Now Kiwi’s can get diabetic accessories for all of their “stuff”. I am happy to announce that we have brought in a variety of packs, cases, bands and pump items to not only make a diabetics life a bit easier but nice looking too! No longer will you have to send off to other countries to get [...]

A1c Report

I knew the kids A1c’s weren’t going to be great. A lot of highs…A LOT of highs…but I had no idea they would be so high. Kelsey popped up to an 8.9 (from 8.1) and Marty’s jumped to 8.4 (from 7.5). I have been trying to find the right balance for Marty because when we [...]

Anniversary Continued

When we got home we packed up his little travel bag with clothes, a stuffed animal, games and some puzzle books.  We got to the emergency room and was questioned how I knew he had diabetes. I told them I didn’t, but had a pretty good idea. Then I explained that we do have one [...]

Marty’s 1 Year Anniversary

In some ways I can’t believe it’s been a year. In others it feels like he has had diabetes forever like his sister. This week last year we were sitting in the movie theater when it dawned on me that Marty was acting like he had diabetes. Just over a year prior Marty was diagnosed [...]

“One Shot” Documentary

What is their goal? To get a T1 Diabetic into the Tour de France by 2012. Who are they? A cycling team with a few diabetics named “Team T1″ Greer Wilder, the films Executive Producer says, “One Shot” will help inspire those struggling with diabetes and educate those who are not aware of the extent [...]

Are You Paying Attention??

The morning shuffle. That’s what I call when I am making breakfast, the kids are doing their diabetes thing and I am going through the notes for the day. In the middle of the morning shuffle today I looked up and saw Marty just staring back at me.   ”What’s wrong?”  ”Mom, I just took my night [...]

Kids and Teens

I came across an Australian website that offers up useful information for Kids and Teenagers. Diabetes Kids and Teens breaks down information by specific ages that is helpful to both you and your child. It lists out the kinds of feelings and situations a child would go through, say for the ages of 5 to 7. Then [...]

Summer Camp

FINALLY!!! Marty doesn’t do well with boredom. I don’t know how your 10 year old boy handles time off, but mine is done after about the second day. He is now enrolled in camp for the next three weeks where he will get to do all kinds of activities. When I dropped him off I [...]

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