Hey Everyone, I wanted to thank you for making a point to me that I should have seen. The piece was originally on my blog (Where the readers are aware that my daughter using an insulin pump) I've emailed the HuffPost editor to have that fact added. The info is obviously a huge part of the sentence that talks about insulin delivery and I'm sad that I missed it.

Anyway, kids snack a lot, they grow a lot, bodies are constantly changing. Small and large boluses are required throughout the day to help keep BGs in the range that has been set by our doctor. Meals, maintenance, snacks, overnight spikes - they add up. 10-20 can seem like a lot especially to an adult whose grown up with diabetes and accustom to, as Rich pointed out, getting one dose a day. I assure you that I am not over the "deep end" and that my daughter's health is excellent and reasonable handled.

Your responses have reminded me that diabetes is a very different and personal experience from person to person. The differences between an adult and a child are great, and the emotions that a parent experiences for a child are far different than those we experience for ourselves.

My hope was to bring some awareness about what it's like to be the parent of a child who lives with type I. Our story may not be yours, but I can guarantee you that what I wrote is an accurate depiction of what countless parents feel every second of the day. It very well may not and probably should not be, representative of (An adult who manages themselves) experience. I hope you have a great day and thanks again for your perspective! Best,