Diabetes 101

The next few days were a blur of learning. I felt overwhelmed with information, but I can see now that they were incredibly patient with us. First, we had to learn how to give shots. I thought I'd never be able to give someone a shot. However, if your son will die without them, you can learn to give a shot! Andrew wasn't excited about being the guinea pig for two people who had never given shots before, but he didn't have a choice either. We learned how to measure insulin, how to calculate correction doses for high BG, how to count the carbohydrates in a meal, what he could eat, and how to give glucagon if his BG dropped too low. We had visits from the child psychologist to help Andrew adjust, someone to help us deal with all the insurance copays we'd be paying, & someone to advise us for school issues.