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Adventures in Soccer
Eliza is playing a team sport for the first time this fall. She is signed up for soccer and playing for the Orange Cheetahs. Since she is running a lot during the games I was curious about her numbers, … Continue reading
The Stealthy Bus Snacker
It’s been a while since I posted. Eliza and Jude started school so things have been busy! I like to say that no news is good news but we have been having an issue lately. Eliza has been snacking on … Continue reading
Crumbly Granola Bars
Jude, Pete and I loved these but Eliza gave them a thumbs down. The original name was Chewy Granola Bars but they ended up more crumbly than chewy. We will have to change things up and give it another try … Continue reading
Eliza’s Crunchy Granola Balls
We adapted this recipe from Eliza’s Dishing it Up Disney Style Diabetes Cookbook. I didn’t buy this book, it was given to her at during her hospital stay and we have made several of the recipes with success. We made … Continue reading
Eliza’s Berry Blast Smoothie
Eliza’s Berry Blast Smoothie Frozen strawberries 100 g = 4 carbs Frozen blueberries 45 g = 5 carbs Banana 28 g = 6 carbs Milk 1/2 cup = 5.5 carbs Ice Total Carbs: Approximately 20 I measure everything on my scale, mix it … Continue reading
6 Months Post Diagnosis
June 24th marked 6 months since Eliza was diagnosed. I have thought a lot about writing her diagnosis story, but I am just not ready. On June 24th I thought a lot about this… Christmas Morning 2012 Eliza’s Hospital Memories Unplanned … Continue reading
Gravitas
In the past few weeks I’ve had a recurring nightmare that I have forgotten to give insulin. I don’t remember much of the actual dream but I wake up completely disoriented with my heart pounding and usually scoop up sleeping … Continue reading
Diabuddies
Eliza attempted her first sleepover last night. She is blessed to be friends with a little girl named Quinn who lives down the street and who also has Type 1. She was a bit nervous but wanted to try … Continue reading
Free Snacking
Eliza enjoys having certain free snacks between meals . They do not affect blood sugar and she can have up to 3 free snacks daily. Free snacks are any food, drink, condiment, or seasoning that contains less than 20 calories and … Continue reading
Bittersweet Milestones
We are five months post diagnosis and Eliza has started checking her own blood sugar. She really had no interest in doing it herself until she started hanging out with another little girl on our street who also has Type … Continue reading
Lancets & Lollipops 