The Hard Times

This post is dedicated to the hard times we've faced in the past year.

Classroom Parties/Treats: A year ago a classroom party was a celebration...now it is a pain. Trying to figure out how to keep your child a child and have all the great things a child should have, but keeping them healthy. Honestly...the worst holiday was Valentines. I have a great kid. Many times in the last year I've had to tell Nathan to save a treat for later (until a meal time) and he has always been great about it. I am truly blessed!

Stomach Flu: A year ago when my child got the stomach flu, we did what "normal" people do. Plenty of rest, fluids, etc. Now the first thing we do is check his blood sugar, check his urine to see if he is spilling keytones and call his doctor. I would have never thought about calling a doctor for a stomach flu a year ago. Now it is routine. In the last year Nathan has had the stomach flu twice. The first time resulted in a short emergency room stay. The second we celebrated because he didn't have to go to the ER. I would have never thought of taking my kid to the ER for a stomach flu a year ago. The only other thing that sucks about the stomach flu is that I have to test him every hour. Conveniently, Nathan got sick in the middle of the night, so waking up every hour to test his blood sugar creates a sleepless night.

Low Blood Sugars: Have you ever tried to make a very sleep 8 year old wake up in the middle of the night and drink a juice. Sometimes it is a little challenging. Sometimes you have to do it more than once. Have you ever had your child tell you he feels inside out. Or that he's sweaty on the inside. Have you ever had your child tell you his blood sugar is 26 and go into panic mode because he could be point away from going unconscious?

Other than that, I honestly can't think of any more things that are terrible about my child being diabetic. We constantly say, it could be worse! If we have to have something...we'll take diabetes!