CGM Experiment #2 Underway!

Samuel's Non-D little sister is only 15 months younger than him. In theory, she is our best example of what his body would/should be doing if it weren't afflicted with an autoimmune disease - Type 1 Diabetes.

The day my husband and I finished reading Dr. Bernstein's book Diabetes Solution, we knew we had a long term goal. That goal was to give Samuel normal blood sugars mimicking his sister as closely as we could. We've gotten close... her A1c is 4.4 ... his is 4.5. But we don't know what happens with her blood sugar on an hour-by hour-by basis. We don't know what her standard deviation is. There is a lot we can learn from her.

After much discussion and waiting (and after seeing me wear a sensor for 2 weeks recently) she has agreed to wear one to help us learn more about what bloood sugar activity looks like on a 5 year old with a perfectly functioning pancreas.

I'm really excited to see the results of this experiment and for her to experience a tiny bit of what her brother has to deal with each day.

She can be a bit of a drama queen (go figure!) so I'm hoping she'll keep this sensor on for 2 full weeks. Wish us luck!