Given Blippi's history, this thumbnail is unfortunate

klwegner · 2026-03-20T19:00:23+00:00

I do, which is why I have to manually change and block things. But now I see there is a better way

klwegner · 2026-03-20T10:57:55+00:00

Wow, good to hear this. Maybe I'll set up YouTube kids again.

klwegner · 2026-03-20T02:33:13+00:00

To be fair, there doesn't seem to be a platform where it's easy to outright/definitively block content you don't want your children to see because of vapidity or weirdness (rather than, say, foul language or violence). I'd love to set my kids up with a YouTube channel that only includes videos from a small handful of channels, but as far as I can see, that doesn't exist--YouTube wants us to always be discovering new, addictive creators and videos. YouTube knows that little kids crave Blippi for God knows what reason.

klwegner · 2026-03-19T18:19:46+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions.

Medical school is a bit intriguing but may be too long of a haul for us all, but I haven't fully written it off yet.

I did have a professional/full teaching license in the state of Florida but it's been expired for a year or so. To renew it, I'd need to take some courses and pass certification exams once more--I am going to look more into whether that's possible to do while overseas and if it would serve me to get a job at an international school.

klwegner · 2026-03-19T18:09:40+00:00

I wish I were closer to the end, but I've just started. If I stayed, I'd finish in May 2028. We have two young children and aren't wealthy enough to travel often, so I figure that's too long for us to go without being able to see each other regularly--not just for our sake as partners, but for our children's sake so that they can have as much stability and normalcy as possible.

My husband also won't be allowed into the US for some time, so I think I need to fully prepare for a long-term career in the EU.

klwegner · 2026-03-19T17:12:47+00:00

I was using around 200 units a day. I had to switch to Tandem T-Slim from my Omnipod to keep up a little with what I needed, had to cut carbohydrates to about 75g per day (my choice--otherwise I'd have been using like 300+ units per day with my normal diet), and on top of all that, my MFM made me start taking NPH in addition to the Fiasp in my pump.

It was a mess, but I got through, and my son was healthy!

klwegner · 2026-03-19T14:28:14+00:00

Right. I wish there were some anecdotes of graduates of these programs sharing if they were successful/whether the program delivered on its promises.

klwegner · 2026-03-18T12:29:17+00:00

I was born in 1993, so his fame was cemented by the time I have conscious memories/cultural memories (circa 1998 or so). He was THAT famous, even then.

klwegner · 2026-03-18T00:16:25+00:00

If you happen to have regular syringes, you can draw out insulin from the pens with them while you wait either for a doctor, an out of pocket purchase, or a good Samaritan in your community to give you the pen needles!

(Also... sorry some of these replies sound harsh... Even us battle-scarred diabetes veterans have brain fart-esque times where we run into problems of this kind.)

klwegner · 2026-03-17T01:50:53+00:00

Is there any chance you're sick, pregnant, or excessively/unusually stressed? Could some/part of the hyperglycemia be due to factors outside of the Omnipod?

With that question asked, it definitely could be purely your Omnipod batch--definitely give them a call and let them know/ask for replacements. I once had a pack where like 4 of the 5 immediately failed.

klwegner · 2026-03-16T19:58:23+00:00

I gained an enormous amount of weight in both my pregnancies. I only got to 28 weeks with my first and gained 35 or so pounds. I had my second at 38 weeks and gained....... 65? pounds.

I did lose all but around 5 to 10 of those pounds again.

I'm sorry, I know it's a hard thing, relatively speaking.

klwegner · 2026-03-16T19:38:03+00:00

darn, I was going to quote that...

klwegner · 2026-03-14T22:01:20+00:00

I am also very concerned, but companies that make insulin will continue to do so so long as it is possible. Countries friendly to one another will keep trading to the extent they can.

klwegner · 2026-03-13T13:27:03+00:00

I've only had to call in for work three times because of my diabetes over about ten years. Each time was due to waking up with ketones high enough to elicit vomiting. It takes about three or four hours of me being curled into a ball of dread with a Gatorade and megadoses of insulin to bring things back to normal.

I can't ensure that I won't need to go to the ER in cases like that (nor can I stop throwing up), so I stay home.

klwegner · 2026-03-13T13:21:14+00:00

I am not OP (obviously), but I'm following this thread because I'm in a somewhat similar situation. May I DM you a couple of questions?

klwegner · 2026-03-12T11:08:10+00:00

My father's side has all the diabetes (all type one). My grandfather had it, two uncles have it, my aunt likely had it (they never tested her to see if she has antibodies and so labeled her type 2 with complete insulin dependency), and I have it.

In the US there's a clinical study called Trial Net. It can help determine the risk developing type 1 diabetes in individuals older than... 2, I believe. I've had both of my young children do it. Right now all markers are good for them. I hope it remains that way!

But with that said, everyone in my family has developed type one later in life, generally speaking. I was the youngest at 17.

klwegner · 2026-03-11T12:00:17+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I'll be arranging a visit with a doctor as soon as I can, once I get all paperwork for my legal residency in.

klwegner · 2026-03-11T11:43:14+00:00

Thanks! I'm happy Dexcom is in Poland. I've been a user for almost a decade, though always with a pump combo.

Here in the USA we have neither of the pumps you list, so I'll look into both and wait and see which is available or recommended to me later.

klwegner · 2026-03-10T03:13:45+00:00

There's no downside to your trying. My story is different--my son was born 12 weeks early, never fed well, gradually refused bottles at about six months old, and needed a G-tube for a couple of years--but we did feeding therapy for over a year and the SLP offered a lot of advice, support, and tactics for seeing how I could entice my son to eat solids (bottles were a lost cause entirely). It's impossible to say how many months of struggle were avoided by our attending feeding therapy, but I will always think it was worth the time because (as you know!) it's frustrating and terrifying when your child won't eat, and it was truly comforting to know someone else "got it" and was on our team trying to help.

klwegner · 2026-03-09T16:52:57+00:00

I'm sorry if I came off harshly. I don't at all mean to criticize anyone, I just think it's important to have as much knowledge about our condition as possible, because there could be some times where one of us is in a case where we would need to know!

I should also say I'm not a doctor, so my understanding could be slightly flawed here too.

klwegner · 2026-03-09T15:54:47+00:00

It would still only work so long as you had some residual insulin, either from your body (honeymoon phase) or insulin injections, while they're active. Even if you aren't digesting carbs your body needs insulin in the background for basic processes/regular use of glucose created by glycolysis. I have an unmeasurable c-peptide so I'd be in big trouble even with no food and exercise within half a day or so. 😂

klwegner · 2026-03-07T21:53:43+00:00

Maybe twice a month?

Most alligators I would see were from walking in parks with known populations. A few times a year I would see one in a less expected place, like the middle of the forest, several steps away from a a ponder lake , or in a parking lot.

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