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Vicki S's Discussions
Hi! I'm new here....
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My DD started with the Inset 30s too and for 4 months we used them and each site change was so hard and she HATED them! We changed to Contact Detach and she will not even consider exploring another set. You might want to try some other sets. I think…
Willow attended last year at Kamp KnoKoma. It was a WONDERFUL week for her! She is so excited and cannot wait to go again! We just got the paperwork and application to have filled out and we plan to send her again this year! PM or email me if you wa…
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Charlotte, NC
- Do you have diabetes?
- I have a relative/friend with diabetes
- I have:
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- July 22, 2008
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6.7
- What glucose meter do you use?
- One Touch Ping
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Pink Animas Ping
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://profile.to/vickishawl/
- What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
- http://shawlfamily5.blogspot.com
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Just web searching for support for parents of children with diabetes
- What do you do for a living?
- SAHM
Our Story
We are a happy family of 5. My husband Mark, me and our 3 girls - Willow, Ava and Haleigh. Mark was dx with Type 1 diabetes when we were still dating some 15 years ago. His sister was diagnosed with T1 when she was 12 - almost 30 years ago. And then this past July - our daughter Willow - age 7 showed all the signs and symptoms! We knew and our journey began. I have always supported and somewhat understood the day in and day out ordeal that Diabetes causes. But when I began managing a child with diabetes - I truly began to understand all that my husband and his sister have dealt with for so many years. Willow is a remarkable child and so reslilient. In fact, if it were not that I knew the signs - she may not have been diagnosed as early as she was. Fortunatly she did not have ketones although her A1c was 14%. Today she has an A1c of 6.7 - we just got our approval for the insulin pump thru insurance and we will be heading down that road in the next few months. I frequent www.childrenwithdiabetes.com forums for parents. But I like that here I can sort of have my own space!! I look forward to getting to "know" you all!
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Our pump start . . .you all probably know all this -I just needed to express it!
Daily, right now, we give Willow on average about 4 shots. But she gets very little insulin in each of those shots. I was recently asked (by a pharmacist) if she takes so little insulin why does she even still need it - have we tried the pills . . .Huh? She is Type 1 I tell her and go on to explain: Well it's not like other medications . . .insulin is a hormone that our bodies make anyway and each of us makes a different amt to work with the food we eat. Her pancreas does not make insulin anymor… Continue
Posted on February 19, 2009 at 7:56pm — 7 Comments
Comment Wall (30 comments)
- At 8:28am on October 3, 2009,
Keyanna R. and Syeda R. said… - Wow it sure did take only 4 months for u to respond. LOL:) But hey it's ok. Thanks for still replying! Yes we have looked into the pump for Syeda. We should have been received it but due to insurace difficulties we have not. We've been waiting for about 3-4 months now. Hopfully just a lil longer? So in the mean time I do have Syeda on a diet which is cruel. Hope all is well with you and your family and I too have an 8 year old daughter as well :)
- At 10:16pm on June 10, 2009,
Keyanna R. and Syeda R. said…
- Another question, because this might happen to you as well. What do you do when your daughter is BEGGING to eat (even though she has already had her recommended carbs) and she's not low? Syeda has a tendacy of doing this between her meals very often. I know there's a few free foods, but the ones we know she doesn't eat or want.
P.S I hope it's alright, but you might become my BFF LOL!!
- At 10:07pm on June 10, 2009,
Keyanna R. and Syeda R. said…
- Hi Vicki, I was reading some comments about the Animus Ping Pump and ran across your comment. I too am a mother of a daughter with Type 1 diabetes. She turned four today! She was dianosed back in January and her numbers have been averaging too high (255mg). So her Endo suggested the pump, plus she will be starting VPK in August. She's been getting 3-5 injections a day, only three are mandatory. The others are corrections for her being high. I'm sad to say that I still have not gotten this b/g correcting under control. Here I am blabbing away when my question is this: does inserting the conula hurt that bad? Worse than needle injecting? Also how old is your daughter?
- At 8:26am on May 13, 2009,
Marie B said… - hi, Vicki! Have you tried EMLA cream for Willow's site changes? It totally numbs the skin. I've been using it for years.
- At 4:50pm on April 13, 2009,
patti lopez said… - HAPPY BELATED EASTER
- At 2:44pm on April 5, 2009,
samantha said… - Hi Vicki, how are things going for you and Willow? Is she doing well on the pump? It's been a couple of weeks now and i was curious how she was adjusting. I just got the paper work for Avery's pump. I choose the minimed pump. I like it because of the glucose monitoring system that goes with it. So we should be pumping soon. Avery also takes very small amounts of insulin. I'm happy that he will only have one poke every three days instead of 15 to 18. The glucose monitoring will be nice to alert me when he is going high and low. So far Avery is doing really good. He just had his A1c test done and it was 8.9 with an average of 207. I'm hoping that we can get that down now that i'am understanding his diabetes better. I hope you guys are doing well.
- At 12:02pm on March 19, 2009,
Sherri said… - Hi!! Thanks for the comment. Yes im super excited about getting on the pump!! its going to be a whole new adventure! I have heard nothing but good things about the Ping...so hopefully it will be arriving in a couple of weeks!! Where did you live in Charlotte? I just moved here not to long ago but i love it! Its the best..
Sherri
- At 1:26pm on March 8, 2009,
samantha said…
- Hi Vicki- I'm glad to hear that things are going good for your daughter. Avery to is very sensitive to insulin. If he is high and i know he going to eat i will go ahead and give the shot before. But If he lows i have to wait till he's done and give it to him. He only takes a .5 unit most of the time. Unless he would be aboue 250 tha i have to give him 1 unit and let him eat. It's very hard to get things right. With the lantus working and peaking at different times. It's really hard as you know. That's another great thing about the pump they only get fast acting insulin so you don't have to worry about novalog peaking and the lantus start working at the same time. I feel like i check him so much. Our you guys looking to get a CGM system? I have looked into them and i'm going with a Guardinan. I thought the navigator looked really big for my son's age. I also really like the cozmo and the omnipod pump. I have my likes and dislikes about them to. I worry about what to choose due to Avery's age and the fact that i have a 3 year old who is very curious. My sister also has two boys a 3 and 5 year old . We live two houses down from one another so there together every day. I hope Willow love's her pump. The color is really cool. My 9 year old said it looked awesome and that's what she would have wanted to. I hope things get better and easier now. Your in my thoughts and prayers.
- At 5:01pm on March 7, 2009,
samantha said…
- Hi Vicki- Willows pump looks pretty cool. I'm glad to see that she seems ok with it in her photos. The color pink is really neat. I feel that the pumps are the best way to control diabetes. I've been doing alot of research on pumps. My sister wears a cozmo. Doe's she understand how it all works? What all has she said about it? There's so many concerns with the shots and the pumps. I want so badly to get the CGM for my son. I feel it would give me a piece of mind since he can't tell me when he feels low or high. I feel we could prevent alot of the ups and downs to. Let me know how you guys are doing and the benefits of the pump. Hang in there.
- At 5:33pm on February 17, 2009,
Sarah M said… - Congratulations on the pump, I wish you a smooth start. Let me know how you and Willow like it, I've been looking at the Ping for my Noah as well. Animas seems to make a good product.
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