- Where do you live?
- Sarasota, FL
- What Makes You Laugh
- Dale makes us laugh with his love of monster trucks and mudding trucks.
- Favorite Sports Team
- We like to ride bikes together and go boating
- What Helps You Get Through
- Hugs from Dale.
- Favorite Meal
- Dad's steaks! There's nothing better than Dad's steaks cooked on the grill. Dale always gets the juiciest piece.
- Helpful Resources
- Our local JDRF office has been a wonderful resource and support. When Dale was first diagnosed our local hospital did an excellent job educating us.
- Date Diagnosed
- August 26, 2007
- Question for Everyone
- Is a pump really alot different than shots? To us it just looks like pressing buttons instead of filling a syringe. You still have to calculate the correct dose yourself, right?
- Diabetes Camp
- No. There is a camp about an hour away from us. We would like Dale to go sometime. We considered going to the camp's family weekend, to see what its like. But when we learned that they split the family up during "family weekend" we decided not to go. Maybe we'll be brave enough to try it another time. The camp does offer a week long camp just for the kids.
- Vacation
- We like to visit family around the country, go hiking, boating, or just about anything outside. To keep his diabetes in good control we check Dale's blood sugar frequently.
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7 Comments on “The Morris Family”
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Anne May 7, 2010 (2 years ago)WELCOME MORRIS FAMILY! My two children are both on the Medtronic Minimed Paradignm pump. They both love it and so do I. So nice if you have to correct when they are sleeping...they don't even know! You can fine tune it so well. They are 16 and 11 years old.
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Joanna May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)Yeah the pump's been great! You can fine tune it, turn it up or down at time's of physical activity or sickness. My daughter's 8 now but was diagnosed at 3yrs old. She is insulin sensitive, so had a lot of nasty hypos in the past. A lot to take in at first, feel's like when your child is first diagnosed. Worth it for the good control Highly recommended by me.
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Julie May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)Hi Morris Family!
The pump is a lot different than shots. You should have a rep from Medtronics and Animas come to your house. They can explain all the ins and outs of pumping. My son is 12 he started pumping a year ago (he was dx in 08) and we have never looked back. He loves it :)
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Heather May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)The pump has been good for us. My stepdaughter started it almost 2 years ago. She was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago. She has the minimed and we put in the ratios and basal rates based on timing (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc) and the pump calculates everything for you. You just have to track the trends to make the necessary adjustments. The pump allows some freedom to your schedule. Definately talk with your endo about the options, look through the booklets, and watch the CD's.
Also, do camp! It was a great thing for my step-daughter. She has attended, on her own, for two years. -
Pam Williams May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)Hi, my daugther has had type since was 5 and she was never interested in pumping. I brought home a sample Omni Pod, that is the only pump without tubing and she wore it for three days (without it being inserted) to see how it felt and she loved it. It has made life so much easier! I can do her blood sugar in the middle of the night and if she needs insulin i do not have to wake her to give it to her, I just push a couple buttons on her PDM. Our hospital here, Nemours has a pump day where all the different pump companies come and you can talkto them and also "play" with the different pumps to see if they are right for you. We just love Omni Pod and how it has changed our diabetic family life. Good luck with everything! JDRF is awesome......I really suggest you getting involve with them at any level. Being around other families and kids with type 1 is a much needed support.
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Donna Talbot May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)Gorgeous family!!
The pump figures the insulin for you..you put in bg and carbs..more accurate.
Your endo will determine the basal rate and carb to bolus rate..we were totally confused at first but it is much easier on the child.
Site is changed every 3 days, only needle except for bg tests.
How old is Dale now? Davis, my grandson was dx'd at 10 months and has been on the pump since his 2nd birthday in August.
Diabetes is such a tiring disease..so hang there..aren't little boys just the most wonderful thing?
God bless you.
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michelle May 4, 2010 (2 years ago)hi morris family...my 10 year old son was diagnosed type 1- 2 years ago today.....:(
he has been on a pump for almost 18months now...and it is much easier to manage than shots...both have their pros and cons, however a pump gives so much more flexibility...no more eating at regular times or extra shots to accommodate bigger meals etc...the pump is programmed by yourself and your doctor so that when you need to administer insulin it knows your requirements for that particular time of day...you simply enter your blood glucose level and the number of exchanges you want to eat and it determines how much you require, and even takes into consideration if you have active insulin on board already....usually you only need one needle every 3 days to change the canuula (unless there is a problem with it)...and it helps prevent severe hypos...it can be removed for showering,swimming, sport etc...and can be programmed with temporary settings if you are going to be very active or inactive...it makes management of sick days much easier as you can adjust how much insulin is being given on a minute to minute basis as opposed to injections which you cant take back once they have been delivered....i m sure there would be someone close by that would have one and could show you how easy it is to use....good luck :)
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