Almost 1 month with Diabetes

In celebration of surviving our first month with diabetes, our family participated in the Stepout to Walk to Stop Diabetes.  We raised almost $1000, by the way, we are still taking donations for the next month...most of all we got to be around others with similar lifestyles.  It was amazing and we were able to see some amazing products that excite me once Kyli is on a pump.  It was awesome to have family come and support us.  Thank you!!!

Back to the products, my BIGGEST BIGGEST FEAR is Kyli bottoming out at night and we do not know until it is too late.  Well, my fears can be soothed...once she is on a pump. They have a wireless monitor that can be placed in our bedroom that monitors her.  It she drops below a certain number, it will go off and alert us!!! So awesome!! Kyli can be a fast dropper, one minute 200, the next 60.  Scares the junk out of me.  So this will let us all get some better sleep at night. And it will keep her feeling better. 

We have already discovered some of her symptoms for highs and lows...When he has high sugars, dear heavens she is the crankiest child EVER and I do not recognize her.  She just cries, even when I soothe her.  it breaks my heart and I curse diabetes every time.  Her lows are completely different, her eyes become glazed over, she gets cold, lethargic, and can start to shake a bit.  Once you know and try to feed her, it is can be like trying to feed a drunk...messy.  During these times, I just hold her, but she has become defiant and will fight you. ALWAYS when you need her to eat, she will refuse for a bit.  Makes me crazy!!! Overall, I think we are getting a hang of this. But we are blessed because Kyli still has some use from her pancreas so we are not on all the insulins we will be on in a bit. 

The biggest positive, Kyli is still one Spunky Monkey!

On a wonderful side note, Noah is amazing with the adjustments our family has made.  He has been allover making sure her sugars are checked.  He constantly is yelling we need to check her sugars even if we already he, but he didn't see.  I love him so much and as much as they have been fighting, he sure loves her!!