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Setting sail
In November 2008 my 12 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The effect of this event on me -- and on our nuclear family -- was like being thrown overboard and watching the ship leave.
'Dealing with type 1' in the family has morphed into another sort of 'dealing' -- a wholesale resituating of parenting, of family dynamics...of life.
At my son's diagnosis I could not to locate a record of what living with a type 1 child in the family is like. I could not see myself or our family anywhere. I longed for a starting point, a resource and a sense of the future. Being a writer, my instinct is to write it. This space, I hope, is a start.
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Blood Sugar Ranges (UK)
<4 mmols = low or hypo, life-threatening if untreated
4-8 mmols = within target range
8-13 mmols = high but not usually dangerous
14+ mmols = very high, or hyper, life-threatening if untreated
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- So distracting too! X 1 day ago
- Flattered by my beauties joining me in shed this morning... Hmmm... did they get breakfast?! http://t.co/28JYtSYn 1 day ago
- Cannot resist: shed life. http://t.co/xCWAT0V4 4 days ago
- Another morning in the shed and can I just say HEAVEN. Though the work is less malleable today.... Now to the sticking point. 4 days ago
- At last a morning in the shed: a 20 minute mindful sit seems to bring four poems somehow to fruition. And birdsong. 4 days ago
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Disclaimer
I am not a medical professional. Any view expressed here is my opinion, gleaned from experience, anecdote or available research.
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May 26, 2010 at 1:13 am
Brett
As a loved one of a loved one with a loved one with diabetes 1, I would love to understand what the different numbers mean, i.e. what is the normal range? If that is already here somewhere in the blog and I missed it, please forgive and direct me accordingly! -b