Monday, March 23, 2015
Road to a CGM and Insulin Pump
Today we had Tate's appointment at Children's. His A1C went up to 9 (should be 7.5). We have had a much more difficult time controlling his levels over the past 2 months. They said that is ok, though, especially with a 2 year old. We have decided to move forward with getting him a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). This is a device that he wears 24/7 that monitors his sugar levels. It will alert us when he is going low or high and how quickly he is dropping or rising. We are really excited to get this, especially since he is unable to tell us how he is feeling. We will also be moving forward with getting him an insulin pump. This will take longer to get than the CGM, though. Hopefully sometime this summer we will get a pump for him. Hopefully the pump will help us keep his sugar levels more in his range.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Tate Update
I haven't written in awhile. Tate is still doing well, but these past few months have not been as good as the previous month as far as his glucose levels go. He has been running much higher than before and is more inconsistent. I don't feel like we have had as much control. He has had several colds and recently was sick with a fever...both will cause him to run high.
Most recently, we have been teaching Tucker how to measure Tate's insulin and to give him his shot. He has done AWESOME!! He can do it!!! Now we are working on the calculations. Other than Danielle, Tucker is the only other person that has given him shots. Sometimes, Tate doesn't want Tucker to do it and will throw a fit...that makes it really hard to give a shot successfully. At this point, Ty doesn't want anything to do with it. Needles/shots/anything medical freak him out!
I feel like we have come so far and have learned so much. However, sometimes, I still get very overwhelmed. For example, today I totally messed up. I gave him too much insulin...a lot too much! I know we all make mistakes, but this is not an area that I feel like I can mess up. Especially the way I did. Thank goodness I realized it within about 10 minutes and was able to figure out how many carbs he need to eat to reverse what I did, and thank goodness he willingly ate the granola bar I gave him (this was right after he ate dinner, so he wasn't really hungry). Here's what I said to him, "Tate, Mommy gave you too much insulin so I need you to eat this granola bar so that you don't go too low." He said, "Ok." and ate the granola bar. I am so blessed!!!!!
Most recently, we have been teaching Tucker how to measure Tate's insulin and to give him his shot. He has done AWESOME!! He can do it!!! Now we are working on the calculations. Other than Danielle, Tucker is the only other person that has given him shots. Sometimes, Tate doesn't want Tucker to do it and will throw a fit...that makes it really hard to give a shot successfully. At this point, Ty doesn't want anything to do with it. Needles/shots/anything medical freak him out!
I feel like we have come so far and have learned so much. However, sometimes, I still get very overwhelmed. For example, today I totally messed up. I gave him too much insulin...a lot too much! I know we all make mistakes, but this is not an area that I feel like I can mess up. Especially the way I did. Thank goodness I realized it within about 10 minutes and was able to figure out how many carbs he need to eat to reverse what I did, and thank goodness he willingly ate the granola bar I gave him (this was right after he ate dinner, so he wasn't really hungry). Here's what I said to him, "Tate, Mommy gave you too much insulin so I need you to eat this granola bar so that you don't go too low." He said, "Ok." and ate the granola bar. I am so blessed!!!!!
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