A Future With Hope by Carl Armato

Last week was a rough one. 😥 Amelia was sick and home from school every day last week. We’re lucky actually.  This is the first time she’s been sick in the year since she was diagnosed.  I now understand the correlation between illness, medication (prednisone) and insanely high blood sugar readings. 😡 Holy moly, insulin upon insulin upon insulin and she was still averaging blood sugars ranging from 250-400+. Those high numbers affect her mood drastically.  She feels exhausted and super irritable.  It’s terrible!  The good news is she’s back in school this week and although her readings are still a little high, the average is coming down.  

I decided this morning I deserved a little coffee and couch time. ☕️ I picked up this book, “A Future with Hope” by Carl Armato. He is the CEO of Novant Health in North Carolina recently shared his story about living with diabetes since he was 18 months old. I’m excited to read it and learn about his life and to hear about life experiences directly from a very successful and driven Type 1 Diabetic. This would be awesome for anyone to read — Type 1’s, Type 1 parents or relatives, friends of Type 1’s or ANYONE who likes to learn and who strives to be empathetic. HERE is a link to the book, go check it out!  I’ll be sure to share my thoughts when I finish it up. 🤓 Here’s to all the #type1parents out there, you’re doing an AMAZING job!!! 🙌🏻  

P.S. Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month! #sponsored