Today was Ashlyn's 3rd visit to her endocrinologist since her diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes
in February. I was really sweating it this time because we've had such a time trying to keep
her blood sugar within normal range since we switched over to using
"insulin-to-carb ratios". For the last two months or so, her numbers have been
consistently high, so I was afraid that her A1C would be high this time.
I was nervous that maybe the doctor would frown on us and wonder if we
had actually learned anything in the class we took in June, or if
he would scold us for not making enough adjustments to her insulin amounts.
I don't know why I was thinking these things, but I guess that's just part
of having a child with a disease like this where you are basically keeping her alive
by the quality of the care you give her.
Her A1C level in March: 10.2
Her A1C level in July: 7.7
Her A1C level today: 7.5
BOO-YAH!!!
I just couldn't believe it! I was "high-fivin" the nurse, and laughing like I'd won the lottery.
The doctor reassured me that she had had enough good numbers mixed into all the
high ones to help her to get such a great reading today!!!
Needless to say, I was so relieved!!
The big surprise though was her weight!
Her weight in July: 54 lbs.
Her weight today: 72 lbs.
Ummm...yeah.....that's a whopping 18 pounds in 2.5 months!! But the doctor said that she is still just below the 50th percentile for her age, so I'm so glad we're getting her weight back to healthy levels!!! In July she had been so sick for one week and then went to summer church camp the following week, which is why her weight was low at the last visit.
Since her blood glucose readings have been on the high side across the board for over a week
now, the doctor did recommend several changes in her insulin levels. We're going up to
9 units of Lantus,
changing her correction scale from 1 unit at 250 to 1 unit at 200
with a unit for every 50 over 200,
and jumping from a dinner ratio of 1:16 to 1:13.
This seems like a lot of change and much more insulin than we've ever done,
but the doctor said she's out of her "honeymoon" phase now.
Kinda sad about that.
To me, it means that that is it......it's final......her pancreas is completely gone now.
Sigh.
in February. I was really sweating it this time because we've had such a time trying to keep
her blood sugar within normal range since we switched over to using
"insulin-to-carb ratios". For the last two months or so, her numbers have been
consistently high, so I was afraid that her A1C would be high this time.
I was nervous that maybe the doctor would frown on us and wonder if we
had actually learned anything in the class we took in June, or if
he would scold us for not making enough adjustments to her insulin amounts.
I don't know why I was thinking these things, but I guess that's just part
of having a child with a disease like this where you are basically keeping her alive
by the quality of the care you give her.
Her A1C level in March: 10.2
Her A1C level in July: 7.7
Her A1C level today: 7.5
BOO-YAH!!!
I just couldn't believe it! I was "high-fivin" the nurse, and laughing like I'd won the lottery.
The doctor reassured me that she had had enough good numbers mixed into all the
high ones to help her to get such a great reading today!!!
Needless to say, I was so relieved!!
The big surprise though was her weight!
Her weight in July: 54 lbs.
Her weight today: 72 lbs.
Ummm...yeah.....that's a whopping 18 pounds in 2.5 months!! But the doctor said that she is still just below the 50th percentile for her age, so I'm so glad we're getting her weight back to healthy levels!!! In July she had been so sick for one week and then went to summer church camp the following week, which is why her weight was low at the last visit.
Since her blood glucose readings have been on the high side across the board for over a week
now, the doctor did recommend several changes in her insulin levels. We're going up to
9 units of Lantus,
changing her correction scale from 1 unit at 250 to 1 unit at 200
with a unit for every 50 over 200,
and jumping from a dinner ratio of 1:16 to 1:13.
This seems like a lot of change and much more insulin than we've ever done,
but the doctor said she's out of her "honeymoon" phase now.
Kinda sad about that.
To me, it means that that is it......it's final......her pancreas is completely gone now.
Sigh.
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