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How a Juice Box Saved my Type 1 Diabetic Son’s Life

September 29, 2015 By Thaleia 12 Comments

To most people a juice box is a treat for the lunch box or packed as a team snack for the big game. For my family having a juice box on hand at all times is imperative. Since my son’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis we have learned a lot of things which I plan to continually share. Today I want to share how a juice box saved my Type 1 Diabetic son’s life!

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Eldest is 12 years old and loves playing video games, building with Lego’s, and running around at the park like any kid his age. The difference is his constant battle each and every day with Type 1 Diabetes. It’s an autoimmune disease which many people think is like Type 2 but I will tell you it’s not!

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5 Ways to Comfort Fever in Children

August 5, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

As a mom of four children I know how fearful and frustrating it can be when you discover your child has a fever. I have learned many things since our first born arrived on the scene over 12 years ago. Fevers come and fevers go but here are 5 ways to comfort fever in children.

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Ways a Breast Pump Can Be Your Friend

June 20, 2015 By Thaleia

If you are pregnant or a new mom then I am sure you have been learning all about breastfeeding and breast pumps. You might wonder why a SAHM might need a breast pump. There are numerous reasons why a breast pump will come in handy.

1. Medical Issues with newborn– If your baby is born a preemie, has latch issues or is put into the NICU then a breast pump will come in handy with helping your milk supply come in. Yes, you may feel silly pumping when only a drop of colostrum is all you have but trust me it is well worth it.

2. Multiple Births- I personally have not had twins or multiples so I am only speaking from some ideas from other moms. You may not be able to get your newborns to nurse at a schedule that will allow you some sanity. Using a breast pump would allow another caregiver to feed your infants while you rest. This could be a very good thing or bad thing depending on the reliability of your help and your babies resistance to a bottle.

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Fundraising for your Charity with CustomInk!

April 6, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

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Fundraising may become very near and dear to my heart since Eldest has Type 1 Diabetes and JDRF needs to fund a cure! I am starting off by partnering with CustomInk for those who are needing to get team apparel made. We have not even been able to wrap our brains around all the ways that a little bit of money can go a long way to make finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes a reality during my son’s lifetime. We have only been dealing with his diagnosis since December 2014 so things are still pretty new.

I am using a picture of my Type 1 Diabetic son checking his blood sugar levels while in the middle of a huge grocery store to help raise awareness. We had made a day trip to a health fair that was held at Jungle Jim’s International Market. After trying all sorts of healthy and gluten-free items we headed into the store to buy some of the things we had sampled. My son needed to check his blood sugar to be sure he wasn’t too high or low. We are still figuring out how small snacks and exercise affect his BG levels.

I am super excited to partner with CustomInk for future fundraising efforts

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I am super excited to partner with CustomInk for future fundraising efforts for Type 1 Diabetes or for any other cause we so chose to support!

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12/13/14 The ER, DKA, and Diabetes Diagnosis (Part 4) FINALE

December 30, 2014 By Thaleia 9 Comments

Thanks for sticking with my long winded story about Eldest spending four days in the PICU and Children’s hospital. Ironically he is the only one that has been hospitalized now TWICE!

So we are waiting around on day three of our hospital stay to get transferred out of the PICU and onto the 3rd floor regular wing. Eldest did not have quite the appetite that they wanted him to have so we were waiting and biding our time until he was well enough to be transferred. His blood glucose numbers were not quite regulating the way they had wanted. We had been giving him some insulin at this point and checked his fingers a few times as well.

His first official meal was ordered BEFORE I arrived at the hospital. I looked at it in surprise: personal pizza, grapes, and carrots! Okay for a kid that had not eaten in over 3 days I was not a happy camper! He was throwing up the last day he remembered at home. Why on earth would they let him order a pizza? I looked at the dried out carrots and inspect the slightly shriveled grapes. I then inspect them further and find one with mold on it! I WAS LIVID!!

Sick kid + 4 Days in PICU= #Type1Diabetes Diagnosis #projectbluenovember #T1D

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