Hello Parents :)
If a product became available to monitor you children's blood glucose in real time via your computer or cell phone, would it be helpful to you?
Basically, each time your child (or the school nurse, or caregiver), took his or her blood glucose, you would be able to see what it is. If they have a CGM you would be able to see the readings.
~Karen :)
no brainer, yes!
Yes, definitely!
Yes, it would be extremely helpful to me! I think this is a great tool for all parents of kids with T1D. I find it particularly helpful to have in the case of my 5 year old who is too young to be able to manage her D. When she is in school I would be able to see if she is having a low blood sugar and contact the appropriate person(s) to get help for her quickly. Also, it would be good to have on my 18 year old's CGM now that she is living away from me and on her own. I could see if she was having a dangerous low blood sugar as well and get some help. I think it's a fantastic idea.
Dreaming about it for a long time!
Yes!!! I would love to have this technology available!! It would give me great peace of mind for events when my daughter is away from home - school field trips, sleepovers, church mission trips -- and probably would allow her to have a little more independence, too. I have wondered why this isn't available -- seems like the technology is developed to make this happen. This would be wonderful -- is somebody working on this?? I'd be first in line to get it!
What an awesome IDEA! You Karen are a THINKER! Glad you joined us.
Yes! I've mentioned this to others for a while. I like the Telcare option, but my daughter is on the pod and we have to use the built-in meter on her PDM. I just wish that Insulet would come out with a modern PDM (instead of the current clunky 1990s PalmPilot-like device) that could upload data to the cloud and yes, even send a text to my phone every time she gets her BG checked at school or whenever she's in someone else's care! That would be a dream come true! And seriously, how HARD could it be? The technology already exists! (I know the FDA makes things a little harder but still...)
I just saw this question and wanted to respond. I come from a slightly different experience my son was diag at 10 now 15. So right from the get go we were moving a bit towards independence. I monitor all of his numbers and adjust his setting, always trying to make this less of a burden to him. but at first diag. I trusted the school nurse and then Jacob to make decisions while away from me, at this point I try to step away abit and keep some opinions to myself knowing this is his to deal with for life. If Jacob is away with friends I trust he is making good decisions, knowing I trust him he makes good decisions he calls if he is having an issue. I have always tried to work towards independence and have tried to make this all seem a bit less than it is. hence why he has never chosen CGM he prefers to forget about his D between boluses and does well. I think it is important once kids are mature enough to empower them that that can handle this. not just throw it all at them of course but educate and trust with us in the back ground. we all have to make our own decisions and of course if he was diag at 2 and was 5 years old heading off to school for the first time I might feel differently!