Operation Corndog

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My son is going to eat corn dogs and nachos. I am so proud.

Benny's in first grade and he's been asking to buy lunch at school since day one last year. Since he has type 1 diabetes, that's a bit of a challenge. We base the amount of insulin he gets on the number of carbs he eats - and you've got to count each and every one.

We pack lunch every day and include a list of the carbs in each item. A staff member has to eyeball what's left from Benny's lunch and make sure he gets the right amount of insulin. We have a very supportive school staff and so far, this system has worked beautifully.

However, buying lunch is very popular at our school and our 5th grade daughter buys at least 3 days a week. Of course Benny wants in. This week, we're making it happen. I met with all of our school helpers and here's the plan:

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Yay!

At the school where I teach (where we have only 1 T1 student), our cafeteria worker is a T2 on a pump so she's a GREAT help with dosing him for the carbs he eats.

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Congrats, Stacey, you're a very brave woman!

4

Good luck with that.

5

Yummy! I love corndogs and nachos, although it's been a while since I ate them @ the same time....

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Thanks so much for the support! I wasn't sure what you all would think about this. So appreciate your kind words. (I'll keep you posted on how Benny does with the new lunch routine!)

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Stacey, how could you miss such a great learning opportunity for Benny, never mind a way for him to 'fit in'! A lot more work than just saying no but so worth it.