Thursday, May 16, 2013

Diabetes Blog Week - Day 4: Accomplishments Big and Small

Today's post is to be about the greatest accomplishment we've made in dealing with diabetes.  Obviously, for me. it is not (yet:)) learning how to blog with the best of them.  But this is 4 days in a row of posting a blog...not too shabby for me!

I think my/our greatest accomplishment with diabetes has been our complete acceptance of it.  One form of this is the determination to make the best food choices (almost always) with the goal of her feeling her best.  With the help of the Dexcom we have been able to see how she responds to different foods and different food combinations.  We are continually learning.   Another aspect is that we don't hide her diabetes.  I never want her to be ashamed of it or, as she grows to those dreaded tween/teen years, try to discount her need to continually care for herself no matter what her friends are doing.   We don't try to hide when we test her blood sugar.  She wears her pump and Dexcom in plain view most days (thanks to TooSweetBoutique for the very cute waist pouches:)) and is beginning to answer the questions from others about her devices instead of always turning to me to answer.   I am proud of her.  She handles her diabetes with the maturity of someone much older than her nearly 8 (!) years. 

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  1. Sounds like you're doing a great job. Way to go!

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  2. I posted this morning about how the job of a D-mom changes. First it is to do everything, then it becomes about teaching them to do it, and eventually (Im not looking forward to it) it becomes just about suppoting them while they do it. It sounds like you have a good handle on it and that she is learning all the right things from you. Good job mama!

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    1. I like that series. It sounds right.

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    2. Yes...letting go will be the hard part! I hope I can do that gracefully when the time comes. Thank you!

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  3. Fantastical in all dimensions!

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  4. Those are great accomplishments! I see a mix in my daughter. Sometimes she is comfortable, other times not. When she got a trial Omnipod, she couldn't wait to decorate it and show it off, but other times, she turns to me for answers. It's good to see that in time they grow and accept. I'm also thrilled to see you've been able to track reactions to particular foods with the Dexcom! We've only had ours a week, but I already love it.

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