- Where do you live?
- Rapid City, SD
- What Makes You Laugh
- I laugh at myself, but the rest of the family doesn't find me nearly as funny as I see myself.
- Favorite Sports Team
- Minnesota Vikings and Twins
- What Helps You Get Through
- Taking each day's challenges as they come, staying in the moment.
- Favorite Meal
- Ice cream- because it's yummy and refreshing on a hot summer day.
- Helpful Resources
- Initially the Pink Panther was our bible. Talking to other parents of kids with Diabetes is extremely helpful. Caregivers should not forget to take care of themselves too!
- Date Diagnosed
- January 6th, 2008
- Question for Everyone
- How do I help my pre-teen son take more responsibility for his daily care? I have to tell him to dose before his meals and then check back with him later as he often forgets.
- Diabetes Camp
- Yes, Kamp for Kids. He enjoyed a weekend of being surrounded by kids who understood his issues. We enjoyed networking with other parents.
- Vacation
- Active vacations, our last one consisted of white water rafting, baseball games, amusement park, and zoo visits. We need to increase his basal on long car trips as they always make him go high.
- What Do You Think
- Shortly after my son was diagnosed a very wise person told me, "it will get easier". I didn't believe her at the time, but it has. My son hasn't let diabetes control him. He has become a stronger person because of the battles that he has fought.
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4 Comments on “The Christian Family”
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Kathy Sep 1, 2010 (1 year ago)I've been there too. My son is about to turn 13 and was dx at age 2. He was so scared to have lows that he let himself get too high as we gave him the reigns. Well, it did become an obedience issue, not completely a diabetes issue anymore. ...We decided to treat it like that. So we took away his freedom to check by himself at school at certain times meaning he had to show his nurse the actual meter instead of just tell her. We assured him it wasn't about diabetes, it was about trust. This helped him alot. Also, as parents we try so hard to tip toe around the disease but the fact is our children are different like it or not. So we decided to talk to him about that too. Letting him know that as he gets older these highs become poor eyesight and worse, etc. At some point I believe we have to be stern and say "yes you are different and you have to take care of your body better than anyone". We also remind him that he's only doing what everyone should do as far as diet and exercise.
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Lydia Sep 1, 2010 (1 year ago)Read all the post to my son. He said that we would get upset about the highs and Childrens clinic would make him feel so bad about when the numbers were high, that he didn't want to test or tell us he was high. He said it made him feel ba...d and he felt like he was disappointing us. He said the numbers are not good or bad THEY ARE just NUMBERS! Sometimes even when he has done everything right they are high or low. By not nagging or making faces or comments he is not scared of the number anymore.He said it so much better now when we just remind him to test or bolus. Talk with your kids ask them what will work and why things aren't working
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Donna Sep 1, 2010 (1 year ago)our doctors say that the children with diabetes are just that...children and their job is to be kids and the adults job to take care of the diabetes. the reason behind this is if these kids start doing most of it on their own as young child...ren... then by the time they r teenagers they will be so burnt out that they will rebel and not do anything. it wont be long and they have to do this for the rest of their life without their parents. we have always taken this approach and my son is very responsible at 9 yrs old. he will do his own bolus, blood sugar check, even insert his own insulin site. he can do it all and often asks to do it...we always let him when he asks. We always talk about what and why we are doing certain things or how we could have done something different. one day i will know longer be by his side so while i can im happy to help him care for his diabetes. good luck and i dread the teenage yrs.
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Sheri Sep 1, 2010 (1 year ago)i have a 15 yr old daughter with type 1 and a 7 yr. old son with type1. I have been dealing with my daughter diabetes for 13 years. Only recently I have come up with a reward system. I have a big clear jar and a big roll of carnival tick...ets I got at walmart for $3. I give a ticket for ea. of them testing with out me reminding them in the am and a ticket for bolusing the correct carbs. and continues throughout the day. You need to decide how much ea. ticket is worth. I say ea. is worth 10 -15 cents ea. Make it hard for them. 100 tickets is worth a webkinz or 200 for a wii game. It seems to be really be working so far. Good luck, your not alone :)
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