Olivia's blood sugar reading's have been surprisingly steady the last few days. Good numbers - nothing too high or too low. It feels strange!! We have also avoided a bedtime shot the past two nights since her readings were within range. Yeah! I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for what numbers will be revealed today................

8:00am 118 - good

11:00am 226 - not too bad seeing that we had to guesstimate breakfast. She probably got 1/2 carb too much for…

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It was a day full of things to do and places to be...

After a long day at school, I decided to take both the kids to a local cross-country running meet. I used to be the cross-country coach until Olivia was born. I wanted to spend more time with my family. Anyways, I wanted to continue showing my support of the team and try to attend all home meets. Start time was 4:00pm. We ofcourse showed up late. Having a two year old with diabetes feels like having a newborn all over again. All…

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October 1st was Olivia's endocrinologist appt. at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. My husband and I knew that today was the day that we find out how we have been managing Olivia's diabetes for the last three months. I felt like a child waiting to see his/her report card. I felt nervous. Olivia's last A1C's were 11.6 @ dx and then 10.6 a month later. Today Olivia's A1C test came back at 8.2. My husband and I felt pretty good about that number, but we know that we have some work to do to get it… Continue