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Sick Days and Stress Days, with Dr. Jamie Wood

April 19, 2020

Screenside Chats with CWD Sick Days and Stress Days with Dr. Jamie Wood Concerned about how to handle diabetes if you get sick? Dr. Jamie Wood walks our community through how to handle stress and sick days with diabetes. Download the Sick Days and Stress Days presentation (PDF) International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes […]

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Have you reviewed your plan for managing sick days with diabetes?

September 12, 2023

Have you reviewed your plan for managing sick days with diabetes? September 6, 2023-September 13, 2023 Back to school means more sick days.   Check out the 2023 guidelines for managing sick days safely with type 1 diabetes on board. Read more. Back to Polls

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Sick Days

March 19, 2019

Sick Days and Diabetes Sick Day Checklist What happens when insulin is already on board but food comes back up? What do you do if blood sugars stay high no matter what you do during illness? Managing sick days can be challenging, and planning ahead can save you a lot of stress. Here are a […]

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How confident are you in your ability to manage sick days and diabetes?

April 17, 2019

How confident are you in your ability to manage sick days and diabetes? April 10 – 17, 2019 Managing type 1 diabetes during illness requires more attention than you might realize to ensure that your blood sugars remain in your target range. Sick day management training is taught shortly after diagnosis, and should be reviewed […]

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How confident do you feel in managing sick days with diabetes?

May 2, 2023

How confident do you feel in managing sick days with diabetes? April 26, 2023-May 3, 2023 Since we were all isolated for so long, many of our body’s antibodies aren’t as effective as they once were. We’ve put together the latest guidelines for sick-day management for people with diabetes. Check it out. Back to Polls

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My daughter is sick about once a week and has already missed four days of school this year. Why would she be getting sick so often?

September 28, 2009
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Marley

January 8, 2024
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From her mom, Melissa: How our story began… The week before Super Bowl 2014, Michael had the flu. Super Bowl morning we woke up to a sick Marley. We chalked it up to her catching Michael’s flu. When you have a 3 and 4 year old that share a room, toys and germs, sharing a […]

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My mother has diabetes and takes shots twice a day. When she doesn’t take her shots for a couple of days, she gets sick. I live away from my mom, and she doesn’t like to tell anyone she’s out of medicine. When she’s sick, what signs should I look for?

April 12, 2001
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Haley Loveland Valdez

January 20, 2024
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I was diagnosed a month after turning 12 after hitting diabetic keto acidosis shock. I was in the ICU for four or five days before staying in the OHSU children’s hospital for another two days. I don’t remember a lot from that time but I remember not being able to eat anything without getting sick […]

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77 Years with Type 1 Diabetes

September 16, 2021
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My diabetes, in the beginning. In 1945 I started school in the first grade, the next day after Labor Day. I did not feel like going, but my parents wanted me to go even though I was only five years old. I was six years old during the second week of my school year. I […]

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