hi there i dont always wtie alot but just about eating withdiabetes I have heardlots from nutriotionist and main thing you can eat everything you want but only in moderations so if you have cake or biscuits work of the energy so you blood doesnt rise too high, My birthday is month and i will try to eat those nice things arent regkular for me but small doses sotake care thars wy i gotta go to get some energy food

Hi Sarah....how's it all going? How are wee angels Julia and Kathryn? I know you're a busy mom, and you don't have much time to sign in...been there! Just wanted to see how you're doing! Take care!

Sarah,

How's it going??

Sarah,

We definitely had adhesion issues for the first couple of weeks. I'm pasting a pod change "protocol" that I previously posted on the CWD website.

I had more trouble in the beginning with faulty pods for various reasons. In one year we did have one whole box that all failed (after 6 failures we gave up on the box). I would say that we usually have a "pod issue" 1-2 times/month.

This is what I do.

1.Griffin has a warm soapy bath.

2. We deactivate and remove his pod.

3. Warm insulin to room temp and fill pod while he bathes.

4. Get one reluctant little boy out of his splishy splashy bath.

5. Dry off with a towel, choose an area for pod. Our preferred sites right now are belly and upper thigh. Butt is not working as well for us now that he is out of diapers. Spray area with Mastisol.

6. Distract kid while mastisol dries.

7. Place pod carefully on body being careful to avoid any wrinkles in the adhesive fabric. If there are any wrinkles or the mastisol is still wet when you put on the pod, you're toast.

8. I always place the pod in a horizontal orientation. I get better results on belly insertions when the catheter end is toward his belly button. On the butt it's better for the catheter end to point away from the crack.

9. Griffin holds his "Doggie" and howls while we press start. We howl along with him and after it clicks he stops us and says, "It was just a little pinch." Then he gets a special treat, usually a marshmallow.

Hope this helps somebody! See what you get when you ask a scientist for their "protocol"???

Over the summer I have been using tegaderm, to anchor the catheter end of the pod for swimming. It's a clear, thin, wound dressing. You can google it to fond a vendor. I cut a rainbow shaped piece and put it around the catheter end of the pod.

GL!

Kirsten

PS- I'll be in your neck of the woods for Thanksgiving with my dad in Catonsville.

Sarah,

Feel free to ask me anything. Buy some mastisol and some tegaderm and be prepared for a rough few weeks. It'll be worth it!

Hi Sarah, thanks for the invite, Your daughter is lovely, look forward to chatting more! from one mummy to another....

Great video of your daughter getting her shot on U-tube. She is a trooper! Where do you get the sharps disposal? I just take mine into the drug store and they dispose the whole needles. I like the recycling idea!

Hi, Sarah.

Thanks for friending me.

Penny