@becca59 I am sorry about not spending time with your grandson. I know you were looking forward to it. Maybe you can make Christmas day a week after? Decor could still be up and make cookies etc. Your grandson will still think it's a blast. One year my in laws had gone up north for Christmas and we all just got together the next week. Our niece still had a blast opening her presents and everyone enjoyed the feast! Not the same, but it worked.
@MeiChanski I'm sorry you are having a rough time of it. I have an Omnipod but it works best when I automatically give myself a half unit after I change it out. It feels like it works much better.
@Japes Yes, That would be a little off putting because basically you are seeing strangers once a year in a gathering situation. Plus children just don't think about things sometimes. So definitely daunting.
@Mungobean I had a diabetic dog, not cat. Dogs almost always get type 1 and cats get type 2. I don't know though if there is some crossover. There were some diabetic dog FB sites. I'm sure there are some for cats too? But be careful as it great place to learn as a beginner all the ins and outs, and the helps, but sometimes they are set in the original founders ways? So one site was for people that didn't test and if you mentioned testing you got chided, another you couldn't mention a Libre on your dog they would have a fit as it not being accurate etc..............but they usually have some good tips.
Given that, cats can wear a Libre if you can afford it. There are videos on utube to show how to apply it. A veterinarian still has to prescribe it here in the US. I found it invaluable to keep track of my dogs BG levels. There are at least a couple of cats on our island that use a Libre. I know that because their moms were picking up the sensors from the same place I did. A couple of years ago, there were only a few of us that put Libres on their dogs, now it is already much more common and I guess they covered the topic at a veterinarians yearly meeting.
I always used to tell people not to feel bad about injecting their dogs, you are saving their life. I inject myself and while it can smart sometimes, the choice is life!