This will most likely be my final post on this blog, mainly due to lack of interest (my own). I started this blog last December. Christmas Eve if I remember correctly. I was frustrated beyond belief. Nothing was going well. I really didn’t think my son would live to see high school graduation. I was frustrated with my job. I was frustrated with all of the problems caused by my sons school. Most of all I was frustrated that the one piece of technology that could really make
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Day 1 of the Cleanse
Breakfast this morning was a chocolate flavored protein shake. 2 scoops of protein powder, 1/2 scoop of fiber powder, 9 oz of water, and a teaspoon of flax oil all mixed in the blender. Took about 5 minutes to prepare, drink, and rinse out the blender.
This was followed by a detox tea which I am still sipping on. Next meal is in 4-6 hours. I am thinking chicken salad. Cage-free boneless skinless organic chicken breasts, organic veggies: lettuce, baby spinach, shredded carrots, sliced onions, cr… Continue
Added by Jon Schlaman on June 11, 2009 at 2:37pm — 1 Comment
Back to the Blog - Cleansing? Me?
It has been a few years now since I posted anything. Mainly because as my son got older I became less involved in his diabetes management. He is now 18 and feeling very independent. His diabetes management could still use some work, but I think he will be okay in the long run.
The reason I am starting this up again is because I am starting a dietary cleanse that I thought might be of interest to somebody out there. It is something my chiropractor recommended to me, and I tried it a few months a… Continue
Added by Jon Schlaman on June 11, 2009 at 2:10pm — No Comments
Grabbing the Bull By the Horns
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Added by Jon Schlaman on September 14, 2006 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments
Climbing the Mountain
Chris returned from camp in good spirits and with new friends. He was home for a couple of weeks, and then it was time to return to camp. This time he would not be lounging around the summer camp though, Chris and a select group of 5 other teens with diabetes are climbing Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in California. The peak is at something like 14,000 ft. He arrived at camp on Saturday, and Sunday morning they started up the mountain. They should be reaching the peak s
Added by Jon Schlaman on August 12, 2006 at 8:30pm — No Comments
He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
I just drove 5 hours each way to pick up Chris from Bearskin Meadows summer camp. Him and 5 other diabetic teens and a few counselors spent the last week and a half climbing to the peak of Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the continental United States. Chris did not want to go on this trip, and I half expected to hear him complain all the way home about how hard it was, but I was really suprised to hear that he totally loved it. He had a great time up there, and one of
Added by Jon Schlaman on August 9, 2006 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Summer Camp
Chris is leaving tomorrow for camp. It will be 10 days of me not having to think about blood sugars or carbs or insulin. It will be great. For 10 days I will have a life. No messes around the house, no television blaring. It will be just me and Buster kicking back, enjoying life. Maybe I will drink some Pina Coladas after work or something just to make sure I take full advantage of the situation. I will invite my friends over for beers. Maybe I am getting a little carried a
Added by Jon Schlaman on July 7, 2006 at 8:30pm — No Comments
Pumps don't lie
Chris woke up with ketones a few days ago. His bg was 190. Although a little high, that is not high enough to explain ketones. I told him to bolus a correction and check again in an hour. Of course I told him this over the phone because I was on my way to the union hall. I am trying to go back to work finally.
When I got back home, his bg had dropped to 111 and the ketones went from moderate to small. Since this is finals week for him, I took him to school.
Wh
Added by Jon Schlaman on June 16, 2006 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Diabetes Guy
I was taking my morning walk with Buster, my 3 month old Beagle puppy, to the coffee house down the street. As I was standing at the walk-up window, a man in a security outfit walked by and saw the dog. He crouched down and was playing with Buster, the way most people do when they see him. Buster is very popular. He then got up and walked off towards the parking lot next door where he is in charge of watching the cars. As he left, one of the girls behind the counter said “O
Added by Jon Schlaman on June 7, 2006 at 8:30pm — No Comments
D-recognition and DTF
Allison just showed me an article on About.com http://diabetes.about.com/ talking about the Diabetes OC awards and recognizing Kerri www.sixuntilme.com and AmyT www.diabetesmine.com as OC awards winners. It is great to see them get the recognition they deserve! It was also nice to see the OC awards described as “coveted”. Allison has worked hard to bring all of the D blogs together and there are so many talented writers there sharing their experiences.
Ron is now mod
Added by Jon Schlaman on June 6, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Following up
Chris is doing a much better job of testing regularly now. I realize that when I posted last I was frustrated, and I made it sound like it was worse than it really is. It is not all about punishment here, but I have started taking away privileges. This is more about his school work than anything else. It was also an excuse to not have the television on so much. It seemed that the tv was on any time Chris was at home and it was driving me crazy. So tv is now a reward that he
Added by Jon Schlaman on May 27, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Adjusting to the pumping lifestyle
I neglected this blog again, not because of stress or being busy, but I think because after finally accomplishing everything I set out to do my brain kind of went in to shut-down mode. I have just been taking it easy and trusting my son to take it from here. Big mistake.
My son lacks discipline. I guess it is my fault for being too easy on him. In the last week he has tested his blood sugar about 15 times. He is supposed to do it 5 times a day. One day he actually we
Added by Jon Schlaman on May 22, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A week of pumping
Tomorrow will be the 1-week anniversary of the marriage between Chris and his pump. All is well. His numbers have climbed some, but not bad. I think this is because we are not testing quite as often as we were the first couple of days. We still need to fine tune his settings, but he has only had a couple of lows, and they were not bad.
Chris’s mom, who also has type 1, called me last night. We have been divorced since 1998. She has no medical insurance. She called be
Added by Jon Schlaman on May 10, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Pumping day 2
Second attempt at posting tonight. I started typing, and Buster (the puppy) decided he could help by resting his head and one paw on the keyboard. On top of IM’ing somebody some garbage, he also somehow caused the window to go back a page, deleting everything I had typed. Oh well. I rubbed his belly for a few minutes and he fell asleep. All is peaceful now.
Last night, I got very little sleep. I was only going to check Chris’s bg every 4 hours, but he kept dropping l
Added by Jon Schlaman on May 5, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
It’s Official! He is a pumper!
8:30 this morning we began our appointment. The CDE went over a few basics with us to make sure we understood the basics of pumping, and then she had him hook up. Yesterday he took his last lantus shot in the morning, so that today it would be running out just in time to start pumping. When I checked his bg at 4:00 this morning, it was 458. I had him take a correction shot of novolog and when he woke up 3 hours later it was down to 225. Sounds horrible, but those are the no
Added by Jon Schlaman on May 4, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Pumping By Next Week
We had the second pump class today. Chris has been wearing his pump for a couple of weeks now. The trainer came out and hooked him up. He was pumping saline. Next Thursday is the big day where he will begin pumping insulin.
His Diabetes Educator wants him to switch his Lantus to mornings so that it will be wearing off just in time for his appointment Thursday morning. This is always tricky, but we have done it before. It involves a lot of testing.
Saturday was
Added by Jon Schlaman on April 27, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Bad Jon
I know, I have totally neglected this blog lately. Thanks everybody for your kind comments! A lot has happened this year so far and it has been a little overwhelming. Who would have thought that they would transfer my son into high school in the middle of the second semester? Who would have thought that right after that he would finally receive the pump we have tried for so many years to get? Monday the pump trainer will be here. It will be spring break at his school next w
Added by Jon Schlaman on April 12, 2006 at 8:00pm — No Comments
The Pump is in the Mail
I actually wasn’t sure if I wanted to post about this, because I have been disappointed so many times. I can’t even count how many times I have been told that they were going to order a pump at the next appointment. But I got a call from the Minimed rep yesterday, and the pump will be here tomorrow. We got a smoke colored 715.
I owe a big thanks to Gary Scheiner and Judy Tripathi of Integrated Diabetes Services www.integrateddiabetes.com, for helping persuade the Kaiser team to go thro
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Type 1 Stunt Pilot, Michael Hunter
I went to the air show at Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento yesterday, and I have to say the highlight of the trip was meeting Michael Hunter. For those who don’t know who he is, he is the world’s only type 1 certified stunt plane pilot. He autographed a picture for Chris, and talked to him a little. I don’t know what he told him, but Chris has had a different attitude ever since. Chris has always wanted to be a pilot, and has been told several times that the FAA will not let him because of
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Here we go again
I am wasting my time with these doctor visits. As I mentioned in my last post, the only person standing between my son and a pump is the dietitian. She is now convinced that he can count carbs, and she is happy that he has been able to keep his carbs-per-meal down below 100 grams. So why haven’t they ordered a pump? His blood sugar is too high. Yes, you read that right. The best tool in the world for lowering blood sugar can not be given to somebody with high blood sugar. Now I have to figure
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Quest For a Pump
I got a call from the Diabetic Nurse Educator. She finally got back from vacation and was returning my call. She told me that the Endo would not prescribe a pump until the dietician thought he was ready. Now I am no medical expert, but it seems to me that a dietician should have absolutely nothing to do with whether or not somebody gets an insulin pump. Has the whole world gone crazy, or is it just me? Because I would believe either one at this point.
The dietician did not allow him to
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