tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818973399306650502.post1052473840424504403..comments2023-12-21T05:46:01.833-05:00Comments on Happy Soul Project: How to build back up - Creating a new "norm"....Happy Soul Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653500216357181319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818973399306650502.post-32769596933304189862016-09-21T21:14:55.581-04:002016-09-21T21:14:55.581-04:00Diabetes is really hard to explain to people who d...Diabetes is really hard to explain to people who don't live it. My daughter was diagnosed seven years ago right after she turned three and three years after that she was diagnosed with celiac disease. My daughter has been using a Dexcom for six years. It's an amazing tool in diabetes management but you're so right in that it is awful to insert. I'm wondering if you are using Emla (lidocaine) cream? We call it "magic cream" over here. A pea size amount covered with a piece of tegaderm for 30 to 40 minutes then wiped clean with a tissue and then an alcohol swab really is magic. We use it for every insertion. The doctors tend to minimize how much it hurts to put in a sensor but I don't care...I ask for the prescription and they give it to me. Diabetes is such a pain (literally and figuratively) that if I can do something to minimize my daughters pain then I will do it. Hang in there. It WILL get easier because you will get better at managing it...and in the meantime a good cry does wonders. I cried everyday for the first three months at least!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564398300945120621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818973399306650502.post-50662433116980126452016-09-20T11:33:35.747-04:002016-09-20T11:33:35.747-04:00Bless your family. ��Bless your family. ��Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389625445485650568noreply@blogger.com