Tate, Brian, and I spent 3 days in Children's Hospital learning how to take care of Tate. We are so blessed to have Cincinnati Children's right here so close to us. Everyone there was wonderful!!!! Brian and I learned so much in those 3 days. We still don't know everything. There are so many "what-ifs" and judgement calls to make.
Tate gets his finger pricked every three hours to check his glucose level. On a good day, he will only have to get 5 insulin injects...breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime snack, and a 24 hour insulin shot. Some days he has more than that if his glucose level is too high when we check. When we first came home, he was getting injections almost every 3 hours...every time we checked him. The first time he had a normal glucose number, Brian and I weren't sure what to do...LOL. His numbers are much better now and his days are usually "good" ones.
He is a champ. The finger pricks don't bother him at all. Never have. In the beginning the shots made him cry, but not for long. He cried more before hand in anticipation of getting one. Now he doesn't cry at all. He squirms and makes it difficult for us to give it to him, but doesn't cry. It is amazing. When we first came home, the hardest part was limiting his snacks that had carbs in them. He didn't understand why he couldn't have fruit snacks right now. That is when he cried and threw fits. It is amazing how quickly a 2 year old will adjust. Within a few days, he knew he couldn't have them whenever he wanted. We would give them to him when he was getting a shot anyway. Now...5 weeks later...he doesn't even ask for them. When we ask him what he wants for snack, he says things like cheese, peppers, tomatoes, peanuts, pistachios. What 2 year old asks for that? It's a good thing he likes a variety of foods!
Thank you for all of your prayers for Tate and our family. We really appreciate them and need them!
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