It's Not Easy

Today was a rough day...Mind you, Kyli was in excellent spirits, but her sugars...WHAT THE HECK?! She ate like normal, nothing unusual, nothing special, so sugary treats and WOWZA. Her sugars were off the charts!  She woke up fine, had breakfast, 2hrs later, almost 300!  Had lunch gave her a shot, took a nap, woke up 55, WHAT?! Gave her some carbs to boost back up to 80, gave her a snack, before dinner 300, AGAIN?! Fed her dinner, gave her a shot, before bed 258, HUH?! Not sure what happened today, but I am hoping tomorrow gives us a better set of numbers.  I am still confused as to what happened, maybe our Dr. can make sense out of it on Friday, here is hoping. 

Anyway, I thought I would tell you briefly of some of the complications that can arise for Kyli in the nearer future.  Here are some of the things that most people will never know.  When puberty hits for Kyli, the hormones can be affected by her diabetes.  This can give Kyli early onset of puberty, average for non diabetic girls is currently around 10, you do the math.  If Kyli's sugars are hard to control, it can make puberty not as effective as a normal child, meaning she may not develop properly, growth could be stunted, she may end up looking like a child.  We have a friend who is a brittle diabetic, meaning it is very difficult to handle, he is a year younger than me and still looks like he has yet to hit puberty, including no voice change, no facial hair, nothing.  I cannot imagine how difficult that must be and on top of that I cannot imagine how cruel the kids were to him.   Finally, it means she could start puberty late, personally, this would be ideal in my world.  Kyli has had to experience so much in her young years, that this would be okay.

On top of these worries, I have been told that puberty is more difficult for diabetics because the new hormones can make managing their diabetes more difficult, doesn't that just sounds like fun.   Hopefully, I can continue my open communication with Kyli and we can keep her as healthy and happy as possible during the teenage years.  What happened then can make a huge difference on when she is older.  Hopefully we can prevent a moment of the "I Don't Cares" as well and Kyli will not end up in the hospital.  So far, almost every person I have talked to, this has happened in the teenage years and they have each ended up in the ER from it.   UGH.