Jessica & Boo Radley
Member Since 2011
AMPS 283
+3 / 99
And the fun begins......
Timing is a funny, funny thing. Right after Boo was diagnosed at the beginning of August, I had a 3 week break from work - the timing could not have been better in getting adjusted to the diagnosis, figuring things out, etc. Plus one for us..... Score: Jessica & Boo Radley 1, Diabetes 0.....
I had to go back to work this week. Boo's number have been consistent.....boringly, 200's consistent. Today is the first official day that neither my husband or I were home to test. We've known this has been coming, so we've been working with a "sitter" to train her on what to do, etc. We've practiced time and time again, role played scenarios - everything.
Sure enough....my consistent Boo throws her a 99 at 9AM after being almost 300 3 hours earlier. 99...no big deal, big drop, something to watch, but no big deal right?
She's panicked already I can tell, so I try to reassure her that we're in great shape and that we'll just test again in about 15-20 minutes (keep in mind, I'm in a hospital, critical care, trying to be available to my sitter and not miss a beat at work).
20 minutes passes, no numbers, 30 minutes, no numbers, 45 minutes, no numbers. When I finally do get a hold of her 1 hour later, she's sobbing...she can't get another stick, she's tried countless times, she's given him the whole Tupperware of chicken breast treats trying (close to a pound of chicken!!!!) and he's bitten her twice already. Add to the cluster... in less than 10 minutes, I have to go into a procedure.
So...in the end, I surrendered to the circumstances and advised her to go ahead and slowly feed some HC through the morning since testing was out of the realm of possibility until I got home. We'll never know if today was "our day" to take the first reduction, but Boo's safe and other than a petrified sitter....no harm done.
Plus one for diabetes....Score: Jessica & Boo Radley 1, Diabetes 1.....Game on!!!! grr_red grr_red grr_red grr_red
+3 / 99
And the fun begins......
Timing is a funny, funny thing. Right after Boo was diagnosed at the beginning of August, I had a 3 week break from work - the timing could not have been better in getting adjusted to the diagnosis, figuring things out, etc. Plus one for us..... Score: Jessica & Boo Radley 1, Diabetes 0.....
I had to go back to work this week. Boo's number have been consistent.....boringly, 200's consistent. Today is the first official day that neither my husband or I were home to test. We've known this has been coming, so we've been working with a "sitter" to train her on what to do, etc. We've practiced time and time again, role played scenarios - everything.
Sure enough....my consistent Boo throws her a 99 at 9AM after being almost 300 3 hours earlier. 99...no big deal, big drop, something to watch, but no big deal right?
She's panicked already I can tell, so I try to reassure her that we're in great shape and that we'll just test again in about 15-20 minutes (keep in mind, I'm in a hospital, critical care, trying to be available to my sitter and not miss a beat at work).
20 minutes passes, no numbers, 30 minutes, no numbers, 45 minutes, no numbers. When I finally do get a hold of her 1 hour later, she's sobbing...she can't get another stick, she's tried countless times, she's given him the whole Tupperware of chicken breast treats trying (close to a pound of chicken!!!!) and he's bitten her twice already. Add to the cluster... in less than 10 minutes, I have to go into a procedure.
So...in the end, I surrendered to the circumstances and advised her to go ahead and slowly feed some HC through the morning since testing was out of the realm of possibility until I got home. We'll never know if today was "our day" to take the first reduction, but Boo's safe and other than a petrified sitter....no harm done.
Plus one for diabetes....Score: Jessica & Boo Radley 1, Diabetes 1.....Game on!!!! grr_red grr_red grr_red grr_red
