The first time I heard this song was about a month after our world was flipped upside down by our four-year-old’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Things had started to settle down a little. We were still doing all the finger pokes, but she wasn’t kicking and screaming through them anymore. We were still administering insulin through […]
Song week continues! If you are just joining me today, be sure to hop over here and see what song I wrote about first this week. So the second song I wanted to share with you is “Lord, I Need You” by Matt Maher. Take a listen to it and then I’ll let you know […]
During the days and weeks after Mackenna’s diagnosis, friends and family members would shoot me messages saying, “I heard this song and thought of you guys.” It happened more than a few times, so I started to compile a list of their songs. Eventually I made a disc of them and it’s almost always playing on […]
Managing type 1 diabetes is tricky business. Together with our medical team, we have a target range for Mackenna’s blood glucose (BG) set at 90-150. If her BG goes lower than that, she can experience symptoms of hypoglycemia like dizziness, blurry vision, weakness/fatigue, difficulty focusing. In order to combat a low BG, she needs to […]
A few days ago I wrote a post for the mommy of a newly diagnosed child (You can read it here.). If you are reading this, but are not managing type 1 for yourself or someone you love… If you want to help, but you’re not quite sure how…this post is for you. I’ve asked […]
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