Day In The Life with Type 1 Diabetes | 7 years old

This is what life is like with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes never sleeps. Henry is such a trooper and handles it so well. We all work as a team. Thankful for my amazing husband Andy. I couldn't do it without him. Exciting news- we are starting the Omnipod insulin pump in June! I think that'll pair perfectly with his Dexcom. I'll be posting a video soon about it. Thumbs up if you enjoyed this and subscribe so you don't miss another video. Thank you so much for watching!! If you read all of this, type #diabetesneversleeps below You get a gold star.
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[@madisonjohnson8222]

I know how Henry feels! I was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of 18 months and will be turning 18 in 2 weeks. Diabetes is always a fight, but it's good family support that keeps you going! So glad I found your channel! *hugs* #diabetesneversleeps

[@baileebrowne7696]

Wow 7 units of Lantus I take 60 unit of Basaglar😂 😱

[@dreamflight6000]

He is 7 years old. How old are you?

[@baileebrowne7696]

I am 19 years old 🙂

[@ROCKPUPPY12]

I just want to say that Henry is so strong and smart. I'm in high school and a girl was giving a presentation about Diabetes Type 1, and mentioned that her friend has it. She also mentioned that this friend doesn't seem to care about keeping an eye on her levels or anything. I just couldn't imagine having any health issue and not taking good care of it like what is needed. It's amazing that a 7 year-old can be more responsible than a teen. It just makes me really happy to see that. You are an amazing mother!

[@KaylaRoss]

Nice to see someone with experience say it is a guessing game. It's tough to track all food, activity, stress, etc. and know the perfect solution.

[@Shady_600]

your boy is lucky to have a mom looking out for him so well. here's to hoping for a long healthy life for him.

[@xoxobribaby]

We (non diabetics) really have no idea what goes into a day for Henry. It really affects the whole family. Henry seems so so kind hearted. Does he ever make comments about how he wished he didn't have it? Or is he always just a trooper. Really liked this video….I can sympathize a lot better now.

[@xoxobribaby]

(and what goes into your day as well. You are so patient.)

[@craftyoldlady]

It's amazing what our kids can deal with when they have to! Henry is a real trooper! I had no idea how hard it is to keep a diabetic's blood sugar level stable! Thanks for sharing and spreading awareness!

[@Chelsbus2car]

You should totally do more days in the life. I am a Type 1 myself and I like seeing how other people actually control their diabetes. Keep up the good work! All three of you are doing fantastic! 😄

[@dreamflight6000]

+Heyits Chelsie Thank you so much! It's a tough disease and my goal is to educate others what life is actually like as a type 1 and also show those with Type 1 they are not alone. We are in this together. ❤ Thank you for supporting.

[@rebwall7443]

I love watching your type 1 videos. You're definitely educating people who don't know anything about it like I do. Keep up being an amazing mom

[@mel11789]

You seriously are amazing Amy I can't even imagine on top of everything else of being a mom and I totally mean that in a nice way!

[@carrinbridgewater7061]

Your a amazing mother and very strong! I admire you. I don't feel very strong. We are almost a year into this and I still get frustrated and upset. Our kids are very brave!

[@CheliM06]

Wow, Amy you guys are amazing parents. And Henry is so mature. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@erinfraser9262]

I would like to see another day in the life and look forward to seeing your omnipod progress. Henry does a great job.

[@doggydog1817]

Can't wait to see how the omnipod works for him! He's such a sweet boy! And you are the perfect mama for him!

[@dreamflight6000]

+Anna Priore awww. Thank you. I really really am hoping the omni pod works well for him.

[@babynursegreen3193]

#diabetesneversleeps... You and Andy are amazing parents, Amy... Hopefully the Omnipod will work well for Henry. I am very excited for him.... When you went to take Charlie out of his crib I thought he was Evan!! They look so much alike. Great job, Henry. Thank you for sharing your day. You are helping so many people by sharing your diabetes journey😊

[@dreamflight6000]

+Babynursegreen Thank you so much Janine. ❤

[@sandraann4868]

We constantly have weird and whacky blood sugars! Benedict will be thirteen in June and at the same time we will be logging nine years of diabetes. Due to incompetence between the medical team and his primary school Benedict was turfed out of the state system and we have been home educating ever since. I know you too have had issues but Henry is really lucky to be in such a supportive learning environment. Your school nurse sounds awesome :-)

[@dancedance444]

You guys are rock stars! I enjoy these videos even though I don't have a family member with type 1. I do have a few kids each year in my classes with type 1 though so I like seeing what their days may be like. And being a PE teacher, I know how those days can cause a ruckus! I was just chatting with a 6th grader that now has PE twice in one day a few days a week and even after 8 weeks, she is still getting used to how it affects her.

[@shelbysjourney]

I love your DITL vlogs. Andy seems like such a sweet guy! Love your videos 😊

[@dreamflight6000]

+shelbysjourney He's the kindest. ❤ Thank you!

[@kimberlyross2984]

you are so amazing. may the Lord continue to bless your family and give you strength and plenty of rest.

[@malabooluvu]

God bless you ! I never realized what all parents go through that have young children with diabetes.

[@yeahdudewhat]

I love these videos!

[@HoneymoonBaby09]

Thanks for sharing! On another note, your hair looks great, love the length.

[@kasscholtz155]

i love your diabetes videos.

[@jessicakiper8586]

Love seeing what your day is like, I have an 8 yr old daughter with type one so it is encouraging seeing how other parents handle it. We have had the issue too if she has a low and we treat then she spikes, so frustrating for sure! I love your organization I'm always looking for more ways to be more organized with this disease. We are currently using the Medtronic pump and had issues last night with pump site changes so I'm looking forward to your reviews of the Omnipod! Would love to see your recipes or ideas of diabetic foods that y'all prefer and that you have noticed doesn't cause him to spike. Great video! Thanks!

[@dreamflight6000]

+Jessica Kiper Thank you so much for sharing! Our kids are almost the same age. I really hope the pump works. I think it'll allow Henry to be more normal. That's maybe a bad word to describe it but you know what I mean.

[@pointblankbeauty0114]

Love watching these videos please make more :) xo

[@ecuahottie02]

#diabetesneversleeps my son just got diagnosed with type one diabetes, he's three years old! Thank you for these type of videos.

[@shanshays]

#diabetesneversleeps love the day in the life! Also I was a ccd kid growing up!!

[@bnesmommy]

you are very good at keeping his blood sugar leveled out. I feel like I still struggle after 3 years to keep my son's in a good range but hopefully that will change once we get the dexcom. I hope you know how blessed you are to have a husband that helps out so much. I do everything check Bs at night and change out pump and help him give insulin. My husband has no desire to learn how to change pump are anything.. I love him to death but i wish I had a lil help with it.

[@LovesChristOnly]

Just a tip for OmniPod.... My son is 6 and he has had OmniPod for several years now so we dont have to do this anymore because he is so used to it but since Henry is not this may help IF needed. My son would dread pump change days. Some days the shot would hurt and others not but he would dread them. One thing that helped us was pump prizes. After pump change he would get a pump prize. We did very cheap prizes like .50 items or maybe dollar tree items. We did this until he got used to it. Anyways, if you find Henry hating pump change day this is just an idea. At least he is used to dexcom changes so that may help.

[@autumnalthen6535]

Yes

[@amyf1383]

yes I always over treat lows especially when dex takes a long time to catch up and you are still seeing the down arrows.

[@dreamflight6000]

+Ayy Amy yeah, Dex takes a long time to catch up.

[@sazzifrazz78]

Henry is a champ. It is eye-opening how much time is devoted to keeping up with the diabetes. How the heck do working parents do it?

[@dreamflight6000]

+sazzifrazz78 If I worked full time, Andy would have to communicate with the nurse and it'd be tough on him and us. I often think about how hard that must be. I've even met someone who took off work everyday for lunch and snack at school. Her and her husband took turns. Very exhausting and challenging disease.

[@kklick3]

Hope this isn't a dumb question but why do you have to check his blood so much if he has the dexcom? I thought that is what the dexcom was for. Love your videos and all I am leaning about type 1.

[@ilymarisah]

im a type 1 diabetic and im 12 years old! i was diagnosed with type one in March of 2016 and my omnipod came 4 days ago but i have to wait till the 20th to actually use it and it's the 9th,11 more days!!😩but im really excited so i still have to use needles ughhh!! but i really love ur channel and i love Henry's fun energy! This video was really great also ur lucky that u only do so little of Lantus ahaha i have to do 25 units😭 they had to keep changing my formula bc for some reason my sugar would never go down :/

[@ndidinwosu1148]

Was the morning shot for Henry given to cover his breakfast?

[@staceybrennan7308]

Same have to took my phone 📱 in to school too

[@deenateena]

Curious, since you have a lantus pen why do you prefer to draw the 7 units out of the pen instead of just giving it to Henry with the pen?

[@danielleparks5084]

The emerald nuts had a recall if you weren't aware check into it

[@deannaandfamilyvlogs7361]

I enjoyed your vlog, I also do vlogs and have three little boys. Having a son with diabetes looks so exhausting you do such a great job with it though.

[@dreamflight6000]

+Deanna Penttila You have three boys too?! Three boys is exhausting! 😛 Thank you. ❤ Thank you for watching.

[@deannaandfamilyvlogs7361]

yes Nathan is 10 Nicolas is 7 and Micah is 3

[@bradleyseeger]

My blood sugar during school is usually high like 300+ it’s never perfect or it’s low I mesure in mmol/l here in Canada 🇨🇦 so I had to use a calculator

[@charlottec.3423]

Is there a reason why you don't use the insulin pen with a pen needle?

[@erinfraser9262]

when is your next you tube video about type one diabetes being posted?

[@dreamflight6000]

+Erin Fraser For sure next Tuesday! I'm having a hard time filming.

[@TwoAgainstFive]

Amy you are super mom....

[@ninaandianfan21]

are u kidding xD This happens to me like all the time when I'm at the edge of a low and then I eat :)

[@dreamflight6000]

+ninaandianfan21 lol. Henry needs so little took bring him up from lows too. 4 carb glucose tab is really all he needs a lot of the time.

[@staceybrennan7308]

ninaandianfan21 I know I am type 1 diabetics the same thing happenes to. Me not all the time

[@sgiggly86]

It's so annoying when they are having a good day then one little thing makes them spike!!! I always get so mad too. Oh well, like you said it's a guessing game!

[@SharpLife4]

Is there an reason you keep him that low with how many lows he has

[@lizzyleverone8737]

What grade is Henry and Evan are going into

[@TheCurlyMommy1]

your boys are beyond handsome !!! they make my heart mealt

[@erinfraser9262]

Oh sorry didnt mean to sound rude I just love your videos

[@Sammy-do9uf]

wow you guys a different blood cont then me (I live in cannda that's why)

[@diabeticdork7159]

Aqua LpsTV ya same!

[@SharpLife4]

When I was pregnant I needed 60 units of lantus. It was crazy.

[@tracydavishensley]

Does Charlie talk much? do you think he could have possible speech delay if he don't talk much? beautiful family. you are an amazing mother. I don't think I could m you do.

[@justinmorgon6977]

The middle boy looks like he's trying to get some attention. I feel bad for him. How often does she call Evan a brave boy? It's always about Henry and Charlie.

[@DatchervilleDiaries]

Have you ever mentioned why you do 7 units of insulin at night?

[@dreamflight6000]

+Datcherville Good question! Lantus is a long acting insulin so you get that once a day at the same time. It crystallizes and slowly absorbs throughout the day. It keeps blood sugar more steady. I can't think of a better word at the moment. When he goes to a pump, he'll use short acting insulin only. So the same insulin we use for food. The pump will give a tiny bit of insulin every few minutes to replace lantus.

[@DatchervilleDiaries]

+dreamflight6000 oh ok. Good to know.

[@Twilight151000]

who carries the IPod when youb guys go out? or do u just put it in the bag

[@dreamflight6000]

+Kataryna Villegas We don't bring it with us. Someday it'll be so nice when he has a phone. Then we'll always see his number.

[@Twilight151000]

+dreamflight6000 ok so its just strictly for school then?

[@dreamflight6000]

+Kataryna Villegas We use it at home too so we can just look at our phones to see his number but we did buy it for school.

[@danielleparks5084]

I do 20 units of lantus every night before bedtime so 7 units are not bad

[@nathalietorres5308]

#diabetesneversleeps 😄

[@GeekyChameleon1]

Do you not give the lantus through the pen?

[@dreamflight6000]

+Holly Stark We don't use pens for anything. Cannot get them to work right. They always leak.

[@GeekyChameleon1]

aw, he's so brave. the syringes look really scary to me haha

[@MissNyc7]

You're not supposed to drawl insulin from a insulin pen, why didn't you just use the pen to inject with instead of a syringe?

[@lifeasthesmjs695]

#diabetiesneversleeps

[@justinabernathy930]

wow seven units of lantus I take alot more than that

[@k8tl8t63]

Justin Abernathy same! And my carb ratio 1:8. 1:15 would so nice.

[@sarahcaley2140]

ugh 74 and dropping

[@amandatruitt5742]

Sorry you have a hard time giving Henry 7 units of Lantus.....glad you don't have to be like me and get 75 units of Lantus each night...I don't like it either...