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Ketones, insulin, DKA, novolog, lantus, Blood glucose, syringe, HA1C, doses, corrections, bolus, carbs, endocronologist, pumps, continuous glucose monitor, CDE or certified diabetic educator, glucagon, test strips, tester or poker, meter, autoantibodies, beta cells, islets, pancreas,C -peptide test, 504 plans, honeymoon period, islets of Langerhans, JDRF, ADA, logbooks, long-acting, fast-acting, lipohypertrophy, Medtronic minimed system, NPH, anion gap, ph level, T-cells, kits, injection sites and rotation, vials, insulin pens, highs, lows, goals, insta-glucose, etc... do you know what all these mean?  I've learned a lot in the last month.  I was so uninformed.  Even having a husband with type 2 diabetes didn't prepare me for all of this.   There definitely is a learning curve to type 1.  And I'm still learning.  Just finished reading The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes that a super good friend gave me.

It was extremely helpful and very informative!  It will be something I refer back to often.  My goal now is to stay educated and to help inform.  Most everyone knows about Type 2 and how it's managed.  Very few understand Type 1.  I was there; I was ignorant once.  I'll never be the one to say "You'll be fine once it's regulated." or "I hear it's a very controllable disease." or "At least it's not something worse." or "Aren't you supposed to avoid sugars and carbs?"  Food is carbs.  Half a small banana has 15g of carbs.  Depending on our ratio that's about 1 to 1.5 units of novolog insulin.  We look at fiber and carbs and fat and protein and work towards a balanced meal.  But at midnight that isn't necessarily the case.  Who knew that OJ would be medicine (it helps to raise blood sugars fast in a low)? Or something as simple as playing with friends would make me worry about lows?