My Buddy Chase

Today Chase and his brother Nolan came over to our house to spend the day.  Like me, Chase has T1 diabetes.  He is 6 years old and was diagnosed at age 3.  He also has a One Touch Ping insulin pump and glucose meter.  This kid is amazing!  He tests his sugar and does his own boluses all without complaining.  The kids all wanted to have a Flavor Ice, and since I did not have the original box I wasn't sure how many carbs there were in one popsicle.  I hopped on Google and found out one Flavor Ice has 6 grams of carbohydrates.  I told Chase he could have one because I figured out how many carbs it has and he said, "It has 6!"  DUH.  I should have just asked him to begin with!  Being around Chase today made me see (again) that you just have to move on and deal with it.  Yes, we have diabetes.  Yes, it is hard work.  Yes, it stinks.  However, we can see, hear, walk, talk and think.  It won't stop us from living a good life, having fun and being happy!!!

Here we are with our matching pumps:

 

Hooray for One Touch Pings!