Comments on: Type 1 Diabetes: Calvin’s War

By: tvoysey

tvoysey — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:32:19 +0000

The thing is though that he knew he was going to be playing sport, so he had to have a high sugar/carb meal to give him the energy. Im type 1 diabetic & being a diabetic doesnt mean that u cant eat any sugar or carbs, it just means you need to counter weight the amount of insulin you shoot up to match the amount of sugar youre eating, based against the activity your planning to do. Its tricky, but @ the end of the day its just like a normal person, only as the kid said, u have to do it manually.

By: ketTV

ketTV — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:52:40 +0000

Wow, what’s your problem? We can eat everything and also due to the fact that he is GROWING it could be horrible on his blood sugar. Plus, wasn’t he being active? God, idiot….

By: IndoKochers

IndoKochers — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:23:49 +0000

It’s kind of fun to watch this debate rage. We know we made mistakes-that’s why this is an interesting video! )
I often wish he hadn’t gone “hi” that day. It was a first (and last!) for us. The combination of having a film crew in our house all morning, and this being the second game of the morning for me (out of three), made for a situation where I was not 100% aware of what he’d eaten and bolused for.
The pump was still a little new for us too, and I was afraid he had a bent

By: IndoKochers

IndoKochers — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:57:18 +0000

You guys should see Calvin now! He’s so much bigger now, 14 and healthy as a horse. Last A1c was 7.6, better than the 7.9 three months ago. He eats a little better now, but as a teen, it’s hard to get him to test as often as he should. We tried the CGM (Continuous Glocuse Monitor) but it just doesn’t work well for us.
He’s not doing soccer any more (, but he’s doing High School marching band, along with a local wind ensemble, and loving it. Good grades, good kid, and still healthy. )

By: DiabetesGirl3145

DiabetesGirl3145 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:19:31 +0000

That’s great to hear. As a teen living with diabetes myself, I know what it is like to balance diabetes with all the other everyday struggles of being a teen. I’m glad to hear that Calvin is doing well. Did they discontinue the cozmo pump?

By: bathsheba1uk

bathsheba1uk — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:57:27 +0000

That is so wonderful! My son has diabetes too and he is 16. Today he was on his way to college had a hypo and had to sit down on the floor, i have always taught him no matter what, if your sugar is low, sit down and eat, does not matter if people stare or judge. society needs educating.

By: bathsheba1uk

bathsheba1uk — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:57:42 +0000

Never worry what others think, you are the one that is important. Take care of yourselves xx

By: pinkxundefeated

pinkxundefeated — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:43:41 +0000

I am 12 years old, and i have had diabetes for 6 years now. my A1C’s are really bad. every day is a battle

By: JerichoDawg

JerichoDawg — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:57:32 +0000

I’m twelve years old as well. I’ve only had diabetes for about a year and a half but am still trying to find my niche in my new school. I’m on a insulin pump at the moment, and A1C’s are fine (yay) but it’s so annoying when you’re changing for gym and people are just like “what’s that? what’s that?”. very annoying.

By: pinkxundefeated

pinkxundefeated — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:38:26 +0000

we have a lot in common