cautionary tale of health and sports.

[GTRH8R]

So glad to hear she is doing better. My catcher of 4 years was diagnosed with childhood diabetes ( not sure what type, on shots ), I know the struggles you are going through just by watching my player and really my "second daughter". It's a constant battle for sure.



Yea, if it was my DD and I heard it, you all would be seeing me on the news and starting a new thread.

I saw a DD playing with a pump at a tournament this weekend. They make them pretty sporty now. I saw her and said, they are going to get her play with her ipod on her belt and then noticed the tube. It obviously didn't bother her because she was moving liike a cat and unloading on the ball at the plate. I though it was pretty freaking cool...

 

[GOINGDEEP]

Childhood, or what they used to call Juvenile diabetes is what they now call type 1 diabetes, which is when the body can no longer make insulin so the patient is dependent on the insulin they get from the shots or pumps. It turned out that half of the people diagnosed with type 1 were 18 or older. Many people thought you had to be a kid to get it, and they would ignore the symptoms. The adult onset diabetes, which is a resistance to insulin that the body is making, is now called type 2.

Any kid who can strap on the catchers gear and battle the heat, the pressure of the position and the pain of repeatedly throwing yourself onto the ground to stop balls, will have the mental toughness to do fine.

Learn what a glucagon kit is and how to use it, and find out where she keeps it. I hope you never have to, but if you do you might end up saving that girls life if her blood sugar ever drops to the point where she passes out.

Thanks for the explanation. Yes I really do need to learn more, she has been a good family friend since 10u ( she is 16 now ). We have had to call her mother to come get her a couple of times when she would spend the night. ( she felt sick ) That was when she was first diagnosed and they were trying different oral meds, now since she is on a steady medicine that is right for her..........she does really good.

I'm very proud of her, last summer she couldn't play softball due to the ups and downs of the oral meds, this year she is playing with a really good exposure "only" team, and is having a nice group of smaller colleges with interest.

Question, how does your DD slide with the pump? Just curious, sorry if it's personal.

 

[grounded]

I'm actually glad to see a post like this. Though my issue was no where near what your daughter is going thru, it does hit home. My DD is 12 and is playing in her first year of 12u travel. She has always been tough, and never cries when injured. I usually have to double check to make sure she isn't hurt, and not just trying to play thru an injury. At our very first tournament this year, she started to complain about a stomach ache, sore throat, etc...i ended up telling her to play thru it....Its just nerves, and you will be fine. I convinced myself that she just wanted to be out of the situation. In the end, she had a really bad case of strep throat going on. I felt terrible...I know she doesn't complain about anything, but i still allowed myself to believe it was something other than what it was. After getting meds, we were fine. I know my kid better than anyone, and i can read her like a book...but instead of believing that there was really something going on, I chose to insist that it was something in her head...I swore to myself that day that i wouldn't just write these issues off as nerves or hormones, and address the issue with her directly. I'm glad this was brought up since most of our DD's are cut from the same cloth. They're all tough, and we need to address these issues as the come up and not just write them off as nothing.
Glad everything is starting to work out for you, and you are getting your issue under control.

 

[chinamigarden]

Thanks for the explanation. Yes I really do need to learn more, she has been a good family friend since 10u ( she is 16 now ). We have had to call her mother to come get her a couple of times when she would spend the night. ( she felt sick ) That was when she was first diagnosed and they were trying different oral meds, now since she is on a steady medicine that is right for her..........she does really good.

I'm very proud of her, last summer she couldn't play softball due to the ups and downs of the oral meds, this year she is playing with a really good exposure "only" team, and is having a nice group of smaller colleges with interest.

Question, how does your DD slide with the pump? Just curious, sorry if it's personal.

No problem in the questions.

My dd disconnects the pump when she bats. The docs tell her she can take it off for sports for an hour at a time. She is comfortable playing defense and pitching with it on, she clips it on the back of her belt in the small of her back. when she bats it comes off, because of sliding and in case she gets hit with a pitch. She plans to play volleyball and basketball without the pump on, reconnecting it when she is on the sidelines.

I don't know anything about oral meds for type 1 diabetes, is it in addition to her injections?

 

[GOINGDEEP]

No problem in the questions.

My dd disconnects the pump when she bats. The docs tell her she can take it off for sports for an hour at a time. She is comfortable playing defense and pitching with it on, she clips it on the back of her belt in the small of her back. when she bats it comes off, because of sliding and in case she gets hit with a pitch. She plans to play volleyball and basketball without the pump on, reconnecting it when she is on the sideline.
I don't know anything about oral meds for type 1 diabetes, is it in addition to her injections?

My understanding, which is below par, is the orals were to "see" what type of shots worked for her condition. She also had some thyroid issues so that may have been a factor. But I'm no doctor. She went to 3 specialists before finding what worked for her personal situation.

I'm just glad modern medicine gives these young ladies a good life, people with healthy kids have no idea and should count their lucky stars.

 

[Bradyn]

Mate this is a very inspiring story i am kinda surprised its touching,I appreciate you for sharing it here with us and hope things are completely cool with you now.Keep sharing stuff which is helpful for us all.