This is a pic of my wonderful D warrior about 2 months before his diagnosis in 2013. Since then he's had approximately 8000 shots and 17,000 blood sugar checks. 

Yesterday we started his insulin pump. While the idiots at UVA Pediatric Endocrinology are a giant thorn in my side, I know this is the best thing for him.. He hasn't been over 200 in 24 hours and has acted like the sweetest kid (see my irony there?)