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Updates

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:10:41 -0500

Happy Spring 2008- The Beans have been busy. David is now seeing the USF Physicians Group for his diabetes and we are awaiting an insulin pump. We've selected the Animas 2020 pump and hope it will simplify our lives to some degree. We are planning the 2008 Children with Diabetes again this year, for a shorter period and to do the trade shows at the Rennaisance Sea World Resort. Clarice sold Sam and has a new horse, her name is Val, a 5 y/o Chestnut quarter horse mare by Skys Blue Boy. We absolutely love her, it's nice to have a mare again! We realized we missed Sugar way too much! Look for show updates soon.

January 2008

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:11:34 -0600

The Beans made it through the holidays with relatively little incidence..No hospitalizations. Big David had his wisdom teeth removed at Thanksgiving..poor boy..he was in so much pain! Little David is in 6th grade, making straight A's in honors classes and has not missed any school yet. He loves school and is doing well, his diabetes is under control, although his A1C levels are a bit high, which means his pancreas is not working to full level, which we knew was coming to an end. He still takes 2 shots/day and monitors his blood glucose levels many times per day. We hope to be on a pump very soon, we have selecte the Animas 2020 pump and it's pretty cool You can check it out on www.animas.com if you wish to see what it will do for him. Animals and the rest of the family are doing well.

Back to School and it's Middle School

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:58:39 -0500

David started middle school last Monday, he's a 6th grader and loves it. We had our first major insulin low on day 2 but worked through it, David now knows he must eat lunch even if he runs out of time and his teachers and office staff know that he cannot miss eating lunch and snacks at all! David's last Dr. visit went well, he lost 2 lbs and grew an inch, he's following in his dad's footsteps and will be tall, too bad he does not like to play basketball. Clarice and Sam are continuing to show, they took home a few ribbons a few weeks back from the Sumter Equestrian Center show in Bushnell Fl an hour north of Tampa..nice facility and tons of fun. We have the yearly Labor Day QH show upcoming and are looking forward to showing under saddle and possibly jumping.

Home from Friends for Life, Children with Diabetes

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:56:26 -0500

We just returned home from Disney's Ft. Wilderness and Coronado Springs Resort for a week of education on juvenile diabetes. Mom and Dad got to learn lots of information and David was treated to meeting sports starts, music stars and American Idol stars and even Miss America Nicole Johnson 1999. We met country music star George Canyon and he did a wonderful guitar acapella sing for a small group of about 1000 folks, he spoke to our children and signed our CD and talked to David about what it's like living with Type 1 Diabetes. We met tons of new friends and will spend time with them from now on every summer in Orlando, we hope to begin traveling to other locations eventually, Canada and Dubai. David is doing well with his diabetes, the horse and all the other pets are doing well too. New pics from Orlando will be added soon. Love to All!

Updates

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:03:33 -0500

Little David is moving on to Middle School in the fall. He had an endo Dr. appointment right before school let out. He has grown an inch with no weight gain since February. We are doing GREAT! His A1C numbers, a target for diabetics was dead on. We are monitoring closely and doing well with our diets. Our entire family has been carb counting and eating no sugar foods and we're all getting very skinny..the incredible shrinking Bean family. Clarice continues to show Sam in open shows and they are doing well. She has started jumping with her instructor Lauren Steffey. Sam loads and unloads in the trailer like a pro. He's coming along well, we will not be showing Quarter Horse until next year, he needs to mature a lot! Added some new 2007 pics..check 'em out. Hope everyone is doing well.

April Fools Day

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:29:02 -0500

Little David just had his end of the year field trip to Sea World, Clarice went with them per the school's request. We had a ton of fun. David will be in middle school next year, yikes, he's growing up. We seem to have the diabetes under control, although we've been told were on the 'honeymoon' and it could change. We will keep our fingers crossed the 'honeymoon' does not end. David has learned to give himself shots and draw his own insulin. He spent spring break away from his mom and dad for a whole week. He did wonderful, although mom got phone calls daily with questions (only 2 days went by without a phone call). Sam the horse is doing wonderful, he's getting so broke and becoming so much fun to ride. We plan a beach trip to Ft. Desoto Park soon and we'll be taking Blue dog to play in the water..he loves water so so much! Just wanted to update everyone and keep in touch. Happy Spring and Happy Easter.

Back to School for little David

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:29:04 -0600

David had a great first day of school. He had his 2nd follow up doctor appt with the endocrinologist and it was a splendid visit. Mom and Dad are now allowed to regulate and change insulin levels if needed..oh yippee..stay tuned for further notes of sarcasm. Mom went to school with David today, met with the nurses, teachers, office staff and spent a long time nosing around the cafeteria pantry..boy are those big. David will be able to eat at school with relatively little issue. We will make him a 3x5 card with his options for the day in case of any problems. Our blood glucose numbers are falling right in line to where they should be. Next appt at doctor is in late February. Love to All

Holiday 2006 Update

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:36:17 -0600

Just wanted to let everyone know that little David was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. He was admitted to the hospital ER on his birthday (poor little guy, never got to eat his birthday cake) and was discharged on the 21st. David and mom and dad had to learn how to test blood sugars, eat even better than before, count carbs and give shots of insulin 2 times per day. It has been a rough holiday season, but we're looking forward to the New Year. Love to all!

News as of September 7, 2006

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:20:10 -0500

Stellar Moves aka Sam just returned home from an AQHA show where he and Clarice earned 1/2 point in Novice Amateur Showmanship. What an accomplishment for a 16.3 hand gelding that's just starting his career. Look for them under saddle soon. Check back for updates.