I'm trying not to worry and I have prayed, but still the uncertainty of all of this is a little unnerving.
Joshua has blood checks done 5 times per day - before breakfast, lunch and dinner, before bed and at 2am. His numbers have been coming down since Monday. Most of his readings on Mon were over the highest reading (500). One lab gave us results of 643. That is really, really high!
For the last 2 days he has been in the high 200s. Last night (2am) he dropped to 118. That is in the normal range, but a really big drop. I talked with the drs and nurses about this and my concern that he would drop even more once his day numbers were not so high. They did adjust his night shot doses to accomodate this.
Tonight, his reading before dinner was 288. His meal was pretty low carb and after doing his next reading I wondered if it was too low. At 9pm was 128. He had a good healthy snack (with some good carbs in it) and no shot of insulin.
All of this background (which may be more than you want to know), to ask that you would please pray that his numbers are alright tonight. I'll be checking him at 2am and just want him to be in the normal range. Not dropping much from the last number would be great!
I know we'll have to deal with low blood sugars, but I'd love to skip that one tonight.
Sorry this isn't much of an update - more tomorrow as I'm able to. There is a lot to do here and to catch up on and children that just want mommy time. :-)
Love
Leslie
After the third try, he asked me to stop poking him. I switched needles, hands, fingers. *sigh* This is discouraging. The upside though was that I could tell he wasn't "low". I was stunned at his numbers though. 388!!! Yikes, what a jump.
This feels like a rollercoaster. It is hard to do anything that hurts your child, even when you know it is for the best. These finger sticks are just hard for me. Thank you for your prayers!
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Leslie, I am up and cannot sleep and saw your message. I'm praying that the rest of tonight is restful for both of you and that tomorrow Joshua's numbers will be normal. I'm praying for comfort and a special dose of encouragement for both of you tomorrow!! Love you!
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Hi Leslie (& Family),
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that you've been on my mind. Our family's best friends Mom has diabetes and we've seen her grown and learn through it despite the many, many years she's had it for. The one thing she's learned over the years is that when she does a finger poke doing it from the tip (near the nail) of the finger makes it quick and simple. Plus, if you pinch near the first knuckle it hurts very little. Praying for all of you. :)
A friend of mine who I spoke to yesterday said her daughter does the pokes in her arm most of the time. She said the finger pokes are too uncomfortable. She also said the pokes are worse than the shots.
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