Archive for 'Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1A'
Busy October Post #1
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Jillian.
Trauma/Drama/Excitement: We went on our first family vacation with all four of our boys.
Prep work: I made sure to pack for every conceivable medical emergency. Along with our “normal” medical supplies we accessorized with a feeding pump and bags, extra gastrostomy tubes (not just the extensions), dextrose, etc. Plus, I mapquested our route to/from the [...]
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August
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Jillian.
Ok, since I haven’t blogged in a few months… here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on. What we’ve done, what we’ve learned, etc.
August: Trauma/Drama of the month: Dallin (our then 2 year old) “broke his leg good”- according to the E.R. doctor- in a freak slide accident.
What we learned: ALWAYS call Dr. Weinstein. [...]
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Pumpkin Muffins from Kathy Turi
Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by Kathy Turi.
Ingredients for 12 standard muffins
2 cups pastry flour
1/2 cup almond meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple flavor (Frontier brand)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup Suzanne’s Specialties Original Brown Rice Syrup
1 cup canned pumpkin (Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin)
1/2 cup Eden Rice & [...]
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Training the Sniffer
Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by BMW.
I feel bad that I haven’t posted a blog in such a long time. Our family has recently moved and with everything else going on somehow blogging got moved down a little further on the priority list. However, today I was really impressed with how our Glycogen Storage Disease helper pup in training, Luke, worked [...]
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GSD get-together in Utah
Posted on 21. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
This Friday we are driving to Utah to meet others (and their families) with GSD for the first time. The Make a Wish Foundation in Murray, Utah is graciously allowing us to use a conference room to meet in. There will be several families with various types of GSD as well as our favorite physician [...]
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Teaching Dallin the Ways of the Starch
Posted on 09. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
It’s official, Dallin is 9 months old and has begun cornstarch! We spoke with Dr. Weinstein today, and he encouraged us to start giving Dallin 5 grams of cornstarch in 2.5 oz. of Prosobee- and see how his blood sugar handles it. We started out testing him every 15 minutes, then every half hour, and [...]
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Luke Vs. Mr. Roboto- a dog update
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by Jillian.
Our son Ethan just had his fourth birthday, and received a thoughtful and creative gift from his “girlfriend” Karlee. She understands that we are training a dog that will (hopefully) be able to help the boys when they get sick. So, she built him an awesome robot out of tin cans- in case Luke doesn’t [...]
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How do You Wake Up?
Posted on 13. Sep, 2007 by Jillian.
I think most GSD parents who are responsible for all or most of the night time cornstarches have a constant subconscious fear of sleeping through the alarm. I’ve even known a certain Aunt Bonnie who, after accompanying us to Florida, woke up in a cold sweat terrified that she missed giving someone their 2am. This [...]
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New GSD Networking Website
Posted on 08. Sep, 2007 by Jillian.
We’ve been wanting to start a networking website. We finally got something basic going at http://www.gsdlife.org This may turn out to be a great place to share experiences with all types of Glycogen Storage Disease in a more private environment. There’s a forum for discussions, a place for individual blogs (a [...]

