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What I feel when I have a high BG What other people see when I have a high BG (written by my parents)

My daily testing life I tested only a few times a day: at wake-up, before every meal, before going to school, after coming back from school, before night, and any time I felt weird, a total of about 7-8 times per day. When appropriate, I corrected my BG with carbs or insulin.

Carb Counting There are many ways to approach diabetes management for a newly diagnosed diabetic: typically, the endocrinologist, some time after diagnosis, explains the approach that she wants the T1D to take. But, whatever method we use, at one level or another we need to count carbohydrates. As you have probably noticed already, we T1Ds… Continue reading Back to school: counting carbs

Ketone testing Insurance companies normally allow cheap ketone strips that you pee on, and that go bad every 6 months. You pee on them, then compare the color to a test range and determine how bad it is. There is a better system: electronic ketone meters are much more precise and convenient, and not that… Continue reading Back to school: ketones

Treating a low More than likely, your endocrinologist will tell you how they want to treat a low (“hypo”, for hypoglycemia—-it’s funny how many long words we T1Ds need to learn!). The generic procedure that almost everyone starts with, and which, because it generic, doesn’t fit anyone perfectly, is: The best type of cabs is… Continue reading Back to school: treating a low

Treating an urgent low when you are unconscious If we go so low that we are unconscious, someone is going to call 911 to revive us. There is, however, a fast way to revive us, which is a commercial injector of Glucagon. I carry one with me at all times, and leave one at the… Continue reading Back to school: treating a very bad low

Gear I carry all my glucose gear, except for my phone, in my “glucose bag,” a small sling bag which is always with me when I’m out of the house. I use a small glucose bag, very light, in a bright color, with a single strap, that I carry across my back. The bag has… Continue reading Back to school: the gear I carry

Spare gear at school

Diabetes and the school This is a broad subject that we’ll discuss multiple times in later chapters. When I went back to school after my diagnosis, before they would let me back into class, the school had my parents fill and sign a diabetes care plan that the school needed to follow. More than likely,… Continue reading Back to school: diabetes and the school