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Shopping, stuffing, Thanksgiving, gluten free! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I'm almost done shopping for this year's version of gluten-free thanksgiving. On the menu: turkey, cranberry sauce with oranges & red wine, wild rice & apricot stuff ... Read on »
It's all about the numbers. And the grades. by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The good news was that Daniel's A1c came down to 7.2, which means we're getting the hang of this pumping thing (after a year). The bad news was that we finally had one of tho ... Read on »
Soup's On! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The weather is getting cool, the leaves are falling... it's soup time! We've started enjoying this comfort food with come gluten free cornbread or a salad on the side. Make' ... Read on »
What's in Retrograde? by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 This morning I was talking to a kid from my son's enrichment activity class, who was saying how he was so scared of Friday the 13th because it is so unlucky! I told him not t ... Read on »
Bubbles and Knots by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 It's been just about a year since Daniel started on the insulin pump. He's been so happy with the pump and has much better control over his blood sugar than he had using the ... Read on »
Catch Up by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I missed school yesterday because my Dominic missed school yesterday because he was sick. Today his homework was mountainous (for a 3rd grader) and my school work was similar ... Read on »
Gluten Free Bagels by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I saw a recipe for Gluten Free Bagels in the Living Without magazine. Have I said before that I think that's an awful name for a magazine? How about Gluten Free and Fantasti ... Read on »
Lost! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Back in the day, when I first started working, people would carry around their fat little appointment books. There were calendars, phone number and address pages, slots for b ... Read on »
Our lovely electronic devices by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Last school year Daniel brought a video game to school because a friend of his wanted to borrow it (a DS game, those tiny little things). Actually, for some unknown reason h ... Read on »
GF Apple Muffins, GF Brownie bites! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I want to pass along a couple of recipes that I've made in the past week. The first one is for apple muffins. I had an excess of apples last weekend, and children asking for ... Read on »
New Insulin Pump by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I saw the news on Diabetes Daily about the new insulin pump coming on the market next year from a company called Medingo. The pump is the Solo, and it is a tubing-free, tiny ... Read on »
I thought I would have more time! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I thought I would have more time to write this summer. I thought I would drop in with a blog post here and there about our travels & adventures. But summer is a greedy m ... Read on »
Goueres, or Gluten Free Buns by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I went to my friend Leah's house for lunch yesterday, and she served gougeres, which are cheese puffs made with Pate a Choux dough. Pate a Choux is what you use to make cream ... Read on »
Quinoa Salad by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 It all started when I came back from vacation and looked at my garden. The weeds were trying to take over, especially the terrible morning glory-ish vines that try to strangl ... Read on »
Gluten Free Ice Cream Sandwiches by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 One thing Daniel really missed since going gluten free was ice cream sandwiches. There are plenty of gluten free foods available, but no one has put these on the market yet. ... Read on »
Blueberry time! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Blueberries were on sale this week, and in our house that is cause for joy! We all love blueberries -- straight off the bush, tossed into salads, stirred into yogurt, or bake ... Read on »
Non-sleep over by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Daniel had a couple of friends over last night for an end of school, watch movies, play video games, eat pizza kind of sleepover. Luckily we have a basement *and* an upstairs ... Read on »
Morning Quiet by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Throughout the school year mornings are highly choreographed. I wake up at 5:20 and get ready for the day, then wake each child in time to get ready & get on the bus. 3 ... Read on »
Gaming Risks by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Daniel is off with friends to the Pokemon Video Game Regional Championships today. Up at the crack of dawn to drive a couple of hours to register for the gaming, and hope to ... Read on »
RRRRIIIIppppppp... OUCH! by Naomi M. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Pump tubing and kitchen cabinet handles. Need I say more? Daniel often walks around with his pump tubing dangling out of his pockets. Parents yell, "TUBING!" Dan ... Read on »