NYC At Christmas Time... It Can Be Tricky but...It Can Be Done ;)

Well...  Yesterday we decided to take our annual 2 1/2 hour road trip into NYC for some Manahttan Christmas sight-seeing and shopping.  We have tried to make this a tradition since the kids were small and the city is so beautifully clad with decoration at Christmas time.  I must say having to pack the extra insulin, pump supplies, test strips, sugar tabs. and meters does take a little bit of the "magic" from the trip but I refused to let it damper my spirit..  Once we were on the road and I checked and rechecked my bags about 50 times to be sure that I had all of the needed supplies, I took a deep breath as the kids excitment for Christmas in NYC escalated. We had a wonderful time in Rockefellar Center, seeing the tree and walking Fifth Ave..  Taking in all of the magically decorated store windows.  I should not leave out the chestnuts/hotdogs and pretzels which are part of the tradition of the city.  We have gotten pretty good over the years with testing blood sugars on the corner of fifth and park ave.  Although it Can be tricky....  It Can be done!  Somewhere between Central Park and Herald Square at 34th St. one of the kids usually goes low...  Of course they do.  It is tons of walking!!!  That is where fruit snacks and sugar tablets in the pockets come in handy.  At home we use juice boxes to treat a low but in the city they are a bit too much to carry around.  In Macy's, after Santa Land, we stop for a hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie with lots of carbs....  (That is what I am thinking silently, to myself, the entire time that the kids are happily savoring their treats).  I know that only you Type 1 parents understand that thought process ;).  As we head into Time Square,  Michael has another low (which he is thrilled about because he loves the fruit snacks)....  As he munches, we keep walking toward our final destination.  In Time Square, after visiting the M&M and Hershey Store, The Disney Store, and Toys r Us  (FAO Schwarz is still my favorite toy store- even if it doesn't have an indoor ferris wheel) we moved on to our dinner reservation.  Not before taking a picture in front of the the 2012 New Years' Ball that drops every year in Time Square.  So I would say that our family traditon of NYC at Christmas time was a success, with only a few high and low blood sugars here and there (to be expected)..  In the world of Type 1....  It was a day that went off as close to "Without a Hitch" as they come ;)  Enjoy your family traditions and try not to let the little (and sometimes BIG) inconveniences of Type 1 Diabetes prevent you from having fun <3