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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

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

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

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

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.

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