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Adventures of a Canadian family travelling England and Europe with Type 1 Diabetes

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Can't dye Easter eggs this year, so since she's not in school, she dyed her hair. 🤷 . . #stayhome #purplehairdontcare #covidhair #pandemichair #easteregghair #canadiansinengland #thisist1d #type1diabetes #militaryfamily #thankyounhs

Today's chalk work is on our gated driveway (our second driveway with no car)... . She saved this one for the driveway so it won't be walked or driven over like the sidewalk art. . (And a big arrow on the sidewalk to make sure people turn their heads and look at it!) . I'd say about half a dozen people stopped while she was doing this and said how much they loved the chalk art . . #pandemicart #dontworrybehappy #sidewalkchalk #drivewayart #homeschoolartclass #sunnydays #stayhome #isolation #socialdistancing #militaryfamily #canadiansinengland

It's oddly weird and ironic that today we received the official letter from the prime minister at Downing St advising us of the strict coronavirus rules and why we need them...... As he lies in an ICU bed with this virus. . Hope people fully understand the importance of all this now... And please follow the rules! Stay home! . #getwellboris #thankyounhs #stayhome #covid19 #pandemic #notajoke

As we made this chalk dedication this morning, we had people drive by and stop to tell us how much they appreciated kiddo's last pavement art, had actually taken photos and sent them to friends and family. . This one is less elaborate but more meaningful! . #stayhome #thankyounhs #pavementart #sidewalkchalk #pandemicart #nhsheros #henleaze #artclass #canadiansinengland #livingabroad #expats #spreadlove

Still managing Sunday roast.... . . #pandemiccooking #sundayroast #isolationcooking #stayhome #hothorseradish #yorkshirepudding #cookingtherapy #covid19 #militaryfamily #canadiansinengland #livingabroad #expats

FOUR+ hours of this last night, OMG. We're tired this morning. . Not-so-fun fact- when T1Ds are high and need insulin they actually become more resistant to the very insulin they need to get lower. ie: it takes more units of insulin to come down 5mmol/L when you're at 20 than it does when you're at 10. . So last night we had thick-crust pizza and this happened. We were pumping insulin into her like it was saline. Of course, we knew we needed to be aggressive but you can't be TOO aggressive and just throw 30 units at her, that could kill her. We woke her up and did a pump site change to make sure that wasn't the problem, and maybe it was, I don't know. We were at the point where we'd try anything. Luckily through all of this, she had no ketones and felt mostly ok. (Went to bed and slept, while we did not). . Some days with T1D are easy. Some days make us want to scream into the pillow. It's definitely not fair. . #t1d #type1diabetes #type1 #diabetes #dexcom #omnipod #stayhome #thankyounhs #insulinresistance #insulin #insulindependent #insulin4all #t1dmom #t1ddad #thisist1d

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