tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post8800462048476118439..comments2009-03-17T14:29:05.418-04:00Bennethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-66095522279454693742009-03-17T14:29:00.000-04:002009-03-17T14:29:00.000-04:00Welome Micah.<BR/><BR/>We SWAG dinner too. It ain't neglagance to parent the whole child and not just the diabetes.Bennethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-64932647204581063662009-03-17T01:14:00.000-04:002009-03-17T01:14:00.000-04:00LOL! I just stumbled on your blog and am really enjoying it.<BR/><BR/>On this topic - I always get stuck in the quarterly doctor visits when asked how many carbs my son (10) eats in a typical day. I know what he ate for breakfast, snack, and lunch the previous days, and I know how insulin affected his sugar levels (we keep good notes of that), so we adjust the insulin on a relative basis. For dinner, which is more varied, I look at the plate. I look real hard and concentrate. This amount of pasta is about 3 units ... 5 chicken nuggets are 1 unit ... a slice of that cake will be 2 more. Does 6 sound like a good total? We'll go with that. <BR/>This gets even more of an art than a science when eating outside. Chinese? 12 units. It works out whatever he eats. And we check later to see if we need to adjust. I dare Calorie King to try to predict how many carbs a kid will eat in a restaurant ...<BR/><BR/>And, just so I'm not accused of negligence in managing my son's diabetes, he has excellent A1C's ... But that's mostly due to his work and cooperation!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for a great blog.Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11164581475407567040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-35553208692169547222009-02-05T21:10:00.000-05:002009-02-05T21:10:00.000-05:00Rofl. You are one cool dad. Are you looking to adopt a daughter?Karpoozihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03971399602619390032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-64036904520309884442009-02-04T14:56:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:56:00.000-05:00Too funny! My last a1c was 6.0 and the doctor asked me pretty much the same thing, which carb book I prefer! Ummmmm....why would I actually carry around another Diabetes annoyance?type1momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009502794324247532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-64065899760745239162009-01-23T13:37:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:37:00.000-05:00That "6.4" response by Connor was freaking awesome.<BR/><BR/>He's like "6.4 beotch - say something! What! What! ... I didn't think so.". <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, just made me chuckle. :-)Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-32830508382514716992009-01-23T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:23:00.000-05:00Fantastic A1c! Great job!Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252423353276583308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-81049624109525683812009-01-23T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-23T08:56:00.000-05:00Most clinicians, including dietitians, have no clue what they are asking patients to live with for perpetuity. Those who actually do (my own dietitian, whom I haven't seen in years, had type 1 herself, and was far more cued into what the medical literature meant in a real-life situation) tend to focus on different issues than those who don't. Personally, I cannot stand newbies in the field; my feeling is that they should train on someone else's dime.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-72950048380417400732009-01-22T23:27:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:27:00.000-05:00Wow, I thought I was the only non-scale type person.Christine-Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564731989568599206noreply@blogger.com