tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.comments2024-02-16T09:17:42.210-03:30Diabetes AdvocacyBarb Wagstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411795733538192893noreply@blogger.comBlogger486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-1544324964800902762014-08-11T07:52:28.837-02:302014-08-11T07:52:28.837-02:30I am also looking for diabetes boot camp.I am also looking for diabetes boot camp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229506574042954348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-22633427456900092182014-07-10T00:42:16.523-02:302014-07-10T00:42:16.523-02:30My son is just newly diagnosed but I have felt the...My son is just newly diagnosed but I have felt the same. Sometimes, I'm glad when I have a day or a few injections off when my husband takes over - but my son never gets a break. It really, really, really stinks.AkronOhioMoms.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792674068359778529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-32637695335539476032014-06-16T10:49:32.533-02:302014-06-16T10:49:32.533-02:30I do agree with you, Barb. Guilt is a backwards lo...I do agree with you, Barb. Guilt is a backwards looking emotion. It’s not something we must dwell on. We all know that as parents, we would give everything just so the tables are turned and it's us who will carry the disease instead of our children, but that's just not that easy. Don’t blame yourself over why it all happened. I don’t think you pushed your son too hard. The will to always keep your child safe is a vital part of being a parent. I’m sure he'll understand that once he’s old enough. Take care always and stay strong! :D<br /><a href="http://ushealthworkssacramento.blogspot.com/2014/05/downtown-sacramento-urgent-care-timely.html" rel="nofollow">Laverne Bodnar @ US Healthworks</a><br />Laverne Bodnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262990950201696367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-39154094781030336612014-04-03T09:51:50.336-02:302014-04-03T09:51:50.336-02:30Thanks Ashley! LOVE your reasoning :DThanks Ashley! LOVE your reasoning :DBarb Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411795733538192893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-27671334733812429632014-04-01T19:48:44.410-02:302014-04-01T19:48:44.410-02:30"It is suggested as mothers that we did not b..."It is suggested as mothers that we did not breastfeed our children long enough to ensure that they developed the proper antibodies to protect themselves from developing diabetes."<br /><br />This is such a silly and uneducated thing for anyone to assume. I developed type 1 diabetes because I had too many antibodies and they didn't know what to do with themselves. <br /><br />Great and accurate post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912486700937784370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-46935396916007533152014-02-28T16:55:52.838-03:302014-02-28T16:55:52.838-03:30Wow! That is amazing! Fifty years living with diab...Wow! That is amazing! Fifty years living with diabetes is surely not an easy thing! This only goes to show that with proper discipline, a proper outlook in life, a positive attitude and faith in ourselves, we can also live a long and happy life even with diabetes. All it takes is a change in perspective and losing the negativity.<br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/b/118426042819134990919/118426042819134990919/about" rel="nofollow">Tim Crawford</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039339328797992263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-15748984284696523252014-01-26T12:08:27.491-03:302014-01-26T12:08:27.491-03:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134964978852865445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-45596735498614395642013-12-08T16:15:20.831-03:302013-12-08T16:15:20.831-03:30This all sounds so familiar. It was funny when I ...This all sounds so familiar. It was funny when I got a call from Jacob's Nurse Practitioner the other day. I was driving when she called and Jacob was home. She wanted to make some adjustments to his settings for his OmniPod. I told her to call him and he will follow her instructions. He is only 11 but he knows way more about that machine than I do. He can fly through those settings faster than I can think. It is so hard to let go sometimes. Jacob was diagnosed at 2 and it seems like yesterday I was chasing him through the house to check his blood or give him his insulin. Lisa Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726816663540028301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-77002184406668554542013-11-23T03:07:14.165-03:302013-11-23T03:07:14.165-03:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-11033327239686160912013-09-26T13:46:40.194-02:302013-09-26T13:46:40.194-02:30They are worse than dust bunnies!They are worse than dust bunnies!Barb Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411795733538192893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-87807080828141574882013-09-25T17:07:14.450-02:302013-09-25T17:07:14.450-02:30Those test strips end up everywhere! Besides my h...Those test strips end up everywhere! Besides my house, I see many as I walk down the street and they seem to multiply in public bathrooms!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441855736336430014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-59316706422257883122013-07-24T10:11:59.393-02:302013-07-24T10:11:59.393-02:30Thanks ladies :) I love it when I can use exclamat...Thanks ladies :) I love it when I can use exclamation points for good stuff :) Barb Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411795733538192893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-16722140225218562852013-07-22T20:19:20.369-02:302013-07-22T20:19:20.369-02:30Happy dance indeed!!Happy dance indeed!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726638380884202051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-81398303322844028672013-07-22T14:33:34.962-02:302013-07-22T14:33:34.962-02:30Xoxo & CHECK!Xoxo & CHECK!k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-70345652883492810682013-07-22T12:08:03.128-02:302013-07-22T12:08:03.128-02:30I love all the exclamation points. :)I love all the exclamation points. :)Kerri.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06808558494516006133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-66739042166610011252013-07-03T19:34:26.066-02:302013-07-03T19:34:26.066-02:30It has never been the purpose of government to kee...It has never been the purpose of government to keep people healthy. In it's most raw form, it's to keep people from killing other people and stealing other people's stuff. Once it gets going beyond that, it's purpose is to perpetuate itself and grow itself on the backs of the people it purports to serve.<br />Better to get agencies and organizations organized to lower the research barriers, production costs, and (hopefully) profit margins so that more can benefit from proven treatment solutionsBrenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-31839815720348078062013-06-21T09:27:59.173-02:302013-06-21T09:27:59.173-02:30I had a co-worker tell me that it is my son's ...I had a co-worker tell me that it is my son's responsiblity (he is 15) to wake himself up and test. She later apologized when I guess she sensed that I was defensive. I sent her this photo along with an entry from you blog. Thank you Barb, for always being able to express life from a D parent's perspective. Patrice Palmer, Hamilton, ONPatrice Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506330880538786534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-90447251340123739592013-06-11T13:40:33.522-02:302013-06-11T13:40:33.522-02:30Thanks Scott...it worked that day anyway ;) Thanks Scott...it worked that day anyway ;) Barb Wagstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411795733538192893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-89038574561309851652013-06-11T12:42:57.179-02:302013-06-11T12:42:57.179-02:30Oh my. What a heart wrenching situation.Oh my. What a heart wrenching situation.Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-82774363363118652352013-06-11T12:40:14.310-02:302013-06-11T12:40:14.310-02:30I'd say you guys handled the exercise nicely! ...I'd say you guys handled the exercise nicely! Well done!Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-34900330838100745682013-06-11T12:37:47.433-02:302013-06-11T12:37:47.433-02:30Great post. Love the picture!Great post. Love the picture!Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-24805976958771778702013-05-29T01:54:12.677-02:302013-05-29T01:54:12.677-02:30I love your post and completely agree. I check my ...I love your post and completely agree. I check my son through out the night as well and fell guilty everytime I dont want to get up. Like you said, this is our thing. I tell my son that all the time. Everyone has a "thing" and this is our "thing". Wonderful post, thanks for sharing, its good to know Im not alone out there in guilt land! :)Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294441690136872365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-81189592836044912862013-05-08T09:41:10.929-02:302013-05-08T09:41:10.929-02:30Jacob always seems to neglect to tell us that his ...Jacob always seems to neglect to tell us that his alarm had been beeping throughout the day that his pod needed to be changed....nope...he likes to wait until me and his dad are fast asleep and then he "springs" it on us. Yes, nothing like jumping out of a deep sleep to trying to pry your eyes open to getting a new pod ready. :)Lisa Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726816663540028301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-73309431061087320632013-03-06T09:54:14.437-03:302013-03-06T09:54:14.437-03:30Lovely! While i hated the hype, I love the brillia...Lovely! While i hated the hype, I love the brilliant ideas. And I tell newer d-parents all the time: if you think nothing has changed, spend a few months iwth a small child on Regular and NPH. So glad to have those dark days behind us.Moira McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909640606163306371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310765395863592182.post-26836603331266775002013-03-06T09:53:43.919-03:302013-03-06T09:53:43.919-03:30We were so excited when we got the VerioIQ meter b...We were so excited when we got the VerioIQ meter because of its headlight. "We thought we had died and gone to heaven!" <---Such a good point. Every advance deserves a celebration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com