My precious aunt just spent a week with us, and we were so blessed by her visit! She loves each of the kids and pampers each of us. She wanted to learn how to care for Andrew's diabetes because she may care for the kids while Gene & I take a trip in the Spring. What a week she saw! Saturday, we went Ryan's restaurant, a buffet, to celebrate Ryan's 13th birthday. Lots of food, combination of fat & carbs, + difficulty carb counting = a night of frequent BG checks because of high blood sugars. Monday morning, he walked into school and staight into the nurses office at BG 37. Tuesday night after baseball, he complained of feeling low. His Bg was 151, so I tucked him in & promised to recheck him in 30 minutes. He was 245! That was a lot to go up in 30 minutes, but his ketones were negative, so we gave him a correction. At 2 a.m. he was 191, which isn't great, but is okay during sleep & at least he was coming down. I went back to sleep without concern. Morning came along with moderate ketones & BG 385. The drop must have come from exercise, because the site was definitely bad. I don't remember a bad site since the rough night last Spring. Wednesday was a rollercoaster & Thursday brought a persistant low that took over 30 minutes to correct. Fresh eyes looking at the situation reminded me how much we need a cure and how much I'm looking forward the Dexcom CGM.
The Dexcom process is going slowly. I think we are still waiting on the letter from the doctor of medical necessity before sending it to insurance. I hope they cover it at first request. Benefits change October 1, so time is running out. It will be another piece of technology that can fail like a pump site, but the benefit it can add will be worth it!
So far things are going great at school, so that is a big praise!!!
what a wonderful aunt you have.
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