How Is Everyone?
Hi all! Sorry it’s been so long since I posted, but my son was in the
hospital all last week. He got pneumonia, which of course threw his
diabetes out of wack. The doctors were at a loss for a couple days
and finally actually put him on a all carb all the time diet! It felt
so wierd after 2 years to be begging him to eat cake, candy, etc.!
Basically, his ketones were so bad and the insulin wasn’t doing any
good that they decided to try this. Just is a bad omen for the year
to come- we are always in the hospital 3 times a year with pneumonia
or bronchitis, but this is WAY early in the season. 
Anyway, hope
you are all well, and post sometime, huh? 
January 10th, 2003 at 2:03 pm
I am sorry to hear about your son in the hospital, as a Diabetic
myself I have spent a lot of time in hospital so I know where you are
coming from. How is your son doing? Have you thought of adding
Cromium to his diet? I have been donig a lot of reading on the
subject and it looks very promising, if you don’t know what it is, it
is a natural occuring substance found in very small amounts in food.
It accually helps the body to use insulin better, resulting in less
being needed. I am going to be going on it next month, I would talk
to you Med. Team fist, to see if it is right for you.
Don’t think of it as a bad omen, think of it as getting past the crap
first so you can enjoy next year.
You take care of yourself, and your family.
Lloyd
January 12th, 2003 at 1:38 pm
He is doing good now, thanks :-D. I had heard about chromium, but
have not checked into it much. I’ll have to remember to ask the endo
next time. But I have a feeling he’ll say no- (our endo is soooooo
conservative LOL)