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Deena,
Wouldn’t it be nice to not have the clock control your life. Wouldn’t it be
nice for your daughter to have a snack when she WANTS it and not when she
doesn’t? Wouldn’t it be nice for her to sleep in on occasion and have a very
late brunch or late picnic? Well, it is possible today for the little ones.
I have had an insulin pump for 16 years now and all the above is possible.
Check out www.insulin-pumpers.org and see the kids on pumps. It is a
completely different way of life and control. Your little girl can grow up
with freedoms not allowed for children just a few years ago. Please check it
out for her sake - and for you and your family. I was 11 yrs. old (1950),
Gail Darling was 7 (1957), Iris was 5 about 26 years ago, and others on this
list know the restrictions and even rejections. Your little one can have a
freedom with flexibility with the pump.
dr. Jan (60 yrs old, T-1 49 yrs, pumping 16 yrs)
That’s called a palindrome = spelled frontward and backward the same. Like,
Madam, I’m Adam.
December 16th, 2004 at 10:48 pm
dr Jan,
Ya know, before reading your posts I had no idea pumps had been around that
long. Of the handfull of diabetic people I know - none have used them.
Our ped endo (UCLA) has brought up the subject but indicated that they just
weren’t “into” that yet. I figured that somewhere down the road that would
be the thing. I’ve seen … um … I can’t remember the name, but a very
small child that was part of presentation to congress last year was one of
the youngest users. Thanks for the site, I’ll check it out.
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And yep, I’m the kinda person that can be completely amused by a simple
palindrome on a bumper sticker (”racecar,” ironically on a vw bug).
Deena