tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post7075202699083579199..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: Why I do nighttime checks.Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-80184638988500644842014-07-22T08:37:07.185-07:002014-07-22T08:37:07.185-07:00Totally agree on 1/2 the battle of A1C. You got t...Totally agree on 1/2 the battle of A1C. You got to get up anyway to make sure they are still breathing. It is the only way I get rest. It has been 2 years since diagnosis and every morning when you see their sweet face is a amazing victorious gift. Krista Staiglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598968277364069060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-73064905929054912432014-06-30T08:19:34.169-07:002014-06-30T08:19:34.169-07:00Once again you give me a peak into my parents worl...Once again you give me a peak into my parents world - XOXOk2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-61086547047241595882014-06-29T20:21:45.349-07:002014-06-29T20:21:45.349-07:00As a 61 year old woman, I absolutely find that if ...As a 61 year old woman, I absolutely find that if I can keep within range while sleeping, over half the "good A1C" battle is won. I guess I can't really take all the credit for voluntarily doing a 2 a.m. check every 3rd night because I have longstanding insomnia so it's no big deal (I cannot afford a cgm....) Effectiveness is the first measurement of truth. Keep doing what you're doing.Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-35307557052424036062014-06-26T03:48:48.277-07:002014-06-26T03:48:48.277-07:00Thank you so much for this post. Your writings giv...Thank you so much for this post. Your writings give me so much being in the same situation of getting up every night to check my daughters blood sugar, because I love her so much and only want the best for her.<br />It is at least something I can do. Giving her all my love and my best treatment.<br />Thanks for you blog. I send you lots of love from Germany, SteffiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-59489597331632386322014-06-26T00:15:10.487-07:002014-06-26T00:15:10.487-07:00But why don't they check their blood sugars th...But why don't they check their blood sugars themselves? It's very sweet that you do this for them, but I did it myself as from the age of 11 without a dexcom, pump or bolus calculators. I set my alarm, checked and if something was wrong, I knew I could go to my mom and ask for help. She knew I would do that, so she could sleep most nights. My db brother and sister did exactly the same, but they were only diagnosed at 13 and 14. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-38786496687118107342014-06-25T00:51:27.679-07:002014-06-25T00:51:27.679-07:00This point needs to be made over and over again. ...This point needs to be made over and over again. Even endos will tell you fairly early on you can stop doing the night checks. You have to trust your own observation of your own child on a case by case basis. There should be no judgment made on parents who do night checks, how many night checks are done or if a parent does not do them. Common sense would tell you that if your child's blood sugars were consistently stable night after night you would not drag yourself out of bed two or three times to keep checking. Although I would urge parents to do them, perhaps for some children night checks are not necessary. Just because something works for your child, does not mean it will work for someone else's child, with a totally different metabolism. I find it interesting to note that there are great differences in your three boys, each with the same mother and father. Each child is different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-10924740769889124552014-06-24T22:10:40.688-07:002014-06-24T22:10:40.688-07:00I so love how you acknowledge that everyone is dif...I so love how you acknowledge that everyone is different! What works for you may not work for us, and vice versa. There is no right or wrong. Even though my son is technically an adult now (just turned 18), I still check him during the night if something wonky is going on, or if I just wake up for no apparent reason. I check my husband's Dexcom receiver every time I roll over during the night. My husband checks our son if his own Dex wakes him. Some nights it's like a 3-ring circus, but you know that even better than I do! Thanks so much for sharing this!!!jcsamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006380105419669708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-39511719968102586632014-06-24T17:45:17.724-07:002014-06-24T17:45:17.724-07:00Getting up to check my son's blood sugar durin...Getting up to check my son's blood sugar during the night is a choice I make. Don't question or judge me for doing this and I won't question or judge you for getting up and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or having a glass of wine during the night..Catenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-8561273417545153192014-06-24T17:09:45.476-07:002014-06-24T17:09:45.476-07:00As parents, we have to do what's best for us a...As parents, we have to do what's best for us and our kids and stop judging others for doing things differently. Life is hard enough on it's own without all the senseless arguing! Deannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-28200761912353135192014-06-24T16:24:16.109-07:002014-06-24T16:24:16.109-07:00This brought me to tears...such a true and honest ...This brought me to tears...such a true and honest look at what we do at T1 moms. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com