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{Allergies} Everything Under the Sun…or on a Tree!

Last week I told you that I took Q in for allergy testing. Since it was our first visit I wasn’t sure what they would actually test for. They started with the normal allergens: trees, weeds, grasses,...

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{Allergies} Halloween Haul

We had our first Halloween with type 1 diabetes and a tree nut allergy. We actually hooked up with the cousins and opted to come back to our house and hang out after an hour instead of taking more time...

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{Allergies} Milk, It Doesn’t Do A Body Good

Image Source We visited the allergist for a six-week follow up after the grueling skin test that left us in shock. We learned that Q is allergic to every single grass, weed, tree, plus dust and mold, a...

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{Allergies} Not So Sweet Almond Oil

I had no intentions of writing another allergy post this week, but as I was looking around online for allergen information I came across something that stunned me. Cetaphil has sweet almond oil as an...

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{Holidays} Advent Calendar Redux

Join me for a week of holiday-inspired posts! The past few years I purchased a $2 Advent calendar at Walgreens filled with tiny chocolates that were so few in carbs I didn’t even have to bolus for...

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{Allergies} Julie Bowen on The Doctors

Don’t worry, D-Mom Blog hasn’t turned into an allergy blog. Though I do know that many families are also dealing with food allergies, whether it’s in their d-kid, other children, or themselves. I have...

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{Food} Cereal Portions

One thing that has been evident to us since beginning the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is that Q has big post-breakfast blood sugar spikes. Sometimes she’ll go up to 300! We’ve done a few things to...

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{Our Story} What A D-Mom Won’t Do

Sunday night I started readying the kids backpacks for the week. I knew I had several things I needed to remember before we left the house Monday morning. Snack for my son’s class (frozen yogurt...

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Twelve of 2012

It wouldn’t be the end of the year without a “top” list post, would it? Some of these are firsts for us, some are exciting, some are unwanted. But here are twelve diabetes-related things that have...

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{Our Story} My Mind Went THERE

My kids have always been milk drinkers. So much so that we got delivery of milk in glass bottles on a weekly basis. This fall they seemed to ease up a little on their milk consumption. Then at...

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{Food & Allergies} Chocolate Chip Cookies

After Q began her complete milk elimination Thanksgiving weekend, we were craving something sweet. I hit up a natural foods store to see what they offered and found several types of candy bars and...

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Giant…No…MEGA Smarties

There is an urban legend that Smarties*, which we use to treat low blood sugars sometimes, come in a giant size. I had never come across them. Not that I’ve been actively looking for them, but I have...

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{Almost Wordless Wednesday} Lifetime Supply!

I blogged recently about our Mega Smarties find. We often use Smarties to treat lows. We even used Smarties on the cover of Kids First, Diabetes Second. Our friends at Smarties saw the post and asked...

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{Snacks & Allergies} Carley’s Animal Cookies

Always use the consumer package for nutritional information as formula and ingredient changes may occur at any time and may not match the information provided here. My daughter was so excited that the...

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{Allergy Find} Meijer Pancake Mix

Always use the consumer package for nutritional information as formula and ingredient changes may occur at any time and may not match the information provided here. We eat a lot of pancakes and waffles...

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{Allergies} One Grain More

I love the following video for several reasons: 1. Les Miserable. Need I say more? 2. I like finding humor in serious subjects. (Have you read any of my “having fun with diabetes” posts?) 3. Dealing...

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{Food} Chipotle

Dealing with both diabetes and food allergies presents challenges when trying to eat at restaurants. I feel like I have handle on SWAGging* carb counts and dealing with blood sugars if I am wrong. But...

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{Halloween} Treat Finds

Always use the consumer package for nutritional information as formula and ingredient changes may occur at any time and may not match the information provided here. Don’t get spooked just thinking...

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Stash ‘O Cupcakes

With the exception of her kindergarten year when the nurse was only at school for about 20 minutes at lunchtime, we have been able to work with the teachers, school staff, and part-time nurse to make...

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{Type 1 Tuesday} 03.04.14

Here are some interesting posts I have read recently… Diabetes Why the iWatch won’t measure glucose levels Diabetic Boys Meet via Instagram, Become Best Buds Food Allergies And Celiac We deal with food...

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