12 days later.. people might assume it's all gravy now, huh?
Nope.
Diabetes is an asshole. Sorry, that's the best word I can think of. It sneaks in and takes my precious boy and turns him into a lunatic. Screaming that he's hungry. Crying he doesn't want "his leg" (ie insulin). Whining in general. It's amazing to be able to step back and see him having a tantrum and now go "Oh, yep. He's high" (and I mean that in the best way possible. Although, this way sucks too.. and he has no control over it).
The good part is we ARE getting used to it. We now know we DO NOT leave the house without the insulin, even if we're just running to the store. You never know if it'll take longer than you expect and you need to grab lunch (or, you know, if you're looking at car lots for cars and your kid will see Red Lobster and beg to eat there, you get out of the car, look at your husband and both say "You grabbed the insulin, right?" and have to get BACK in the car to drive home to get it. You know. Hypothetically). We've also learned that Zinga has a no sugar added vanilla (Ollie's favorite) that has 16g of carbs for about a 1/2 cup. Everyone keeps telling me ice cream is a great bed time snack, so why not? ;)
Want to know the rest of the list of stuff we can't leave without? Blood monitor, test strips, lancets, "pokey thing" (the needle), cotton balls, band aids (several types so he can pick), log book, pen, syringes, alcohol wipes, low fat cheese sticks, no sugar added Jello, several 15g snacks (Cheerios, nuts, Teddy Grahams, etc), juice boxes (in case of a low), sippies with water, Glucagon pen, Ketone strips and the Calorie King book that gives us nutritional info on places we eat. Oh, plus Little Sister's diapers, wet bag, extra clothes and binkies. Yep. Never complain about a regular diaper bag again!
One of my lessons for "non T1D" folk: The next time you see a mom with a kid, and the kid is a screaming, crying brat.. think twice before you think the kid IS a brat. There could be a multitude of issues that could be causing it.
Calorie king might have an app btw :) love that book.
ReplyDeleteAnd ita about the judge judys :) you truly never know. Be kind.
It does have an app! I have it on my phone. The book is a little more user friendly IMO, though.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the emotional toll having diabetes takes. Even for a 4 year old. I would want to cry and scream, too!
ReplyDelete- Sam, who just found your blog. :-p