Teen Issues With Josh Bowen

Agenda Introductions Home/Family Issues Friend Issues School Issues Social Issues Questions Free Tips, Tricks, & Insight Quotes, Thoughts, & Advice

Introductions

Home/Family Issues

Friend Issues

School Issues

Social Issues

Questions

Free Tips, Tricks, & Insight

Quotes, Thoughts, & Advice

Introductions Exposed to Diabetes since birth through older Brother. Diagnosed at 14 years, 7 th Grade Therapy Breakdown Novopens/Injections for 2 years Insulin Pump 10+, Continuous Monitoring 2 years Never a question of limitation, only responsibility. I truly didn’t grasp my body until after college. Importance of exercise and benefits of a solid bg are BOTH a short term benefit and a long term insurance plan. Keeping my body in shape really isn’t negotiable, or simply for a summer vacation. Realization of Emotional aspects through study.

Exposed to Diabetes since birth through older Brother.

Diagnosed at 14 years, 7 th Grade

Therapy Breakdown

Novopens/Injections for 2 years

Insulin Pump 10+, Continuous Monitoring 2 years

Never a question of limitation, only responsibility.

I truly didn’t grasp my body until after college.

Importance of exercise and benefits of a solid bg are BOTH a short term benefit and a long term insurance plan.

Keeping my body in shape really isn’t negotiable, or simply for a summer vacation.

Realization of Emotional aspects through study.

What category are you in?

Short Stories Traffic Accident on Connector Sports/Performance Affected Memories of Brother growing up Work Related Energy Levels/Sleep

Traffic Accident on Connector

Sports/Performance Affected

Memories of Brother growing up

Work Related

Energy Levels/Sleep

What is in your pantry?

Home/Family Issues Relationships with Family Members A two way street. How involved is too much? Responsibility of being Organized Responsibility of Emotion One thing have control over everyday: Attitude. Set the tone for Family diet & exercise Prescriptions/Healthcare Bottle break scenario.

Relationships with Family Members

A two way street. How involved is too much?

Responsibility of being Organized

Responsibility of Emotion

One thing have control over everyday: Attitude.

Set the tone for Family diet & exercise

Prescriptions/Healthcare

Bottle break scenario.

Friend Issues Responsibility of Emotions All Friends should know All learn from experience Tell/Show what you’re doing and why Brother-in-law golf story Eating out / Hanging out Big Issue: Golf Outings Cart Gal never around

Responsibility of Emotions

All Friends should know

All learn from experience

Tell/Show what you’re doing and why

Brother-in-law golf story

Eating out / Hanging out

Big Issue: Golf Outings

Cart Gal never around

Love Mexican Restaurants? (Pizza?)

School Issues (Judi Rykowski’s Topic) Danger: Changing Schedule Relationships with Teachers on First Day Establish “Get up and Go” Relationship Leave for Lunch early & Take a friend School Nurses / Refrigerator Front office people Sports Performance Can’t go back or allow crutch scenario to enter the picture College Greek Life

Danger: Changing Schedule

Relationships with Teachers on First Day

Establish “Get up and Go” Relationship

Leave for Lunch early & Take a friend

School Nurses / Refrigerator

Front office people

Sports Performance

Can’t go back or allow crutch scenario to enter the picture

College

Greek Life

Social Issues Wearing Pump / Giving Injections Worldwide Pager & Internet Access Addicted to Insulin Testing in Public You’re not the first blood test they’ve seen. Carrying everything all the time Bag lady syndrome / Man purse Biggest Issue: Unsweetened Iced Tea “ I’m sweet enough already.”

Wearing Pump / Giving Injections

Worldwide Pager & Internet Access

Addicted to Insulin

Testing in Public

You’re not the first blood test they’ve seen.

Carrying everything all the time

Bag lady syndrome / Man purse

Biggest Issue: Unsweetened Iced Tea

“ I’m sweet enough already.”

Read the paper lately?

Questions? Email [email_address]

Email [email_address]

Free Tips, Tricks, & Insight Wear my pump clipped upside-down on belt. Not hungry when my bg values are stable around 80-100. I am hungry when the bg falls rapidly and when it is high. Sleep best in normal range. Wake up and get going best when bg is constant. If first bg value on awakening is good  Easier to keep the rest of the day’s values level.

Wear my pump clipped upside-down on belt.

Not hungry when my bg values are stable around 80-100.

I am hungry when the bg falls rapidly and when it is high.

Sleep best in normal range. Wake up and get going best when bg is constant.

If first bg value on awakening is good  Easier to keep the rest of the day’s values level.

Quotes & Thoughts “ Every diabetic has to make a daily, even hourly, choice to either control their disease or allow their disease to control them.” “ Insulin is not a cure.” “ A way to keep healthier than most – who else can get regular checks on blood pressure, cholesterol, kidneys, eyes, feet?” “ I’ve always been able to manage my condition to fit my life and never had to adjust my life to fit my condition.” “ I have off days, but tomorrow will be better.” “ Cure is not an instance, it’s cumulative.” – Kris Bagwell

“ Every diabetic has to make a daily, even hourly, choice to either control their disease or allow their disease to control them.”

“ Insulin is not a cure.”

“ A way to keep healthier than most – who else can get regular checks on blood pressure, cholesterol, kidneys, eyes, feet?”

“ I’ve always been able to manage my condition to fit my life and never had to adjust my life to fit my condition.”

“ I have off days, but tomorrow will be better.”

“ Cure is not an instance, it’s cumulative.” – Kris Bagwell

Advice Take care of you. Now. Get involved with others to stay on top of your game.  JDRF “ Great time to be Diabetic.” Research & Study Involvement

Take care of you. Now.

Get involved with others to stay on top of your game.  JDRF

“ Great time to be Diabetic.”

Research & Study Involvement