Type 1 Diabetes Honeymoon and Food Sensitivies

Our favorite correction method for lows is: GRAPES! We received that tip from a very dear t1d woman that is diabetic for over 70 years! She has no complications and told us to avoid juice or sugar for corrections but to use fruit instead. So most of our corrections are from fruit. We treat with grapes when he is trending down, slowly at 80... grapes will bring him up but with the fiber, they will not overly spike. Often we hear about 15 carbs corrections, but that’s too much for my son, and will overcorrect him. So we we try 5-6 carbs if he's mildly low. That is 5-6 grapes. We will use other fruits as well: apple, pear, banana (careful, that is super sweat). We also correct if he's going down with a single or double arrow close to 100 and still have "insulin peak time" to go. For my son, that time is 1 hour with Fiasp, and 1.5 hours with Humalog.  Now, when he has an urgent low, or that is too rapid below 80 we will use honey or mapple syrup 5 to 15 carbs because is j...

Early in his diagnosis, about June 2020, Jr wanted to share some videos with other type 1 kids. It took me a long time to edit the video, and is at the end of this post. This was filmed just 2 weeks  after leaving the hospital. We didn't know as much as we do know, so as you can see, we didn't prime before every shot.  In the hospital, we were told by the nurse that trained us to only prime the insulin pen with a new pen . Surprisingly, Many other parents are told this as well, I have no idea why.  Beware that manufacturer instructions say to prime your pen  every. single.  time. Really!  Many are surprise to find out and although many will black parents and the new overwhelming diagnostic, I have a witness (husband) and my son that both remember the same thing at training. Check this link out for the correct manufacturer instructions, if this is new to you:  http://pi.lilly.com/us/humalog-kwikpen-um.pdf  The second thing that changed since this v...

I'm copying my personal notes here, that I've been sharing with other parents. I want to make sure they have access to this info quickly. I won't expand much on them right now, but I'll return later to write more about each item.  My son was diagnosed in May 2020. In the middle of COVID, such a scary experience. One month after hospital stay he entered partial remission, then almost total remission. He's currently on 0 (zero) to 1(one) units of daily Humalog as needed and no daily basal insulin. He started with 11 units of Lantus and about 10-11 units of Humalog daily. We are are are WFPBLO (whole food plant based low oil) and one thing I wish I could do right off Diagnosis was get him tested for food sensitivities . The hospital ordered some blood tests at diagnosis, for Celiac, the problem is those tests are not very sensitive. I believe he was missed. After much headache and playing with his diet, we finally did a stool test. It gave us great insight! I look back...

Honeymoon is a great thing! right? Or is not? Why does it annoy some parents and healthcare professionals? Does it have to end? How long will it last? Are they in Remission or is it the Honeymoon? Hang in there. I have so much information to share about this, but for now, here are a few things I think you need to know  The Stubborn Honeymoon Did you ever go to your T1D team and felt like they just couldn't wait for the honeymoon to be over? I heard that from other T1D parents. I was very surprised to find out that with my own endo team, that not all diabetes healthcare professionals see the honeymoon as a great thing.  Despite valid scientific reasons to prolong the honeymoon (more posts about this to follow), many members of the diabetic care team don't see honeymoon as a positive thing, but as an inconvenience . Perhaps because it can be unpredictable, specially on a standard American Diet .  On a recent post, the author of 83 and me shared about the eduation received...

I noticed a pattern. I'm at a T1D support group and someone is always asking questions about Honeymoon (remission), Food sensitivites, Gut Health... and I keep cuting and pasting my personal notes on those comments. I think it's easier to just make a blog and share all my resources. Hopefully this will help parents or newly diagnosed T1D (type 1 diabetes) individuals. Remember, the information contained here is not medical advice, it's just our personal journey! Enjoy