Ear surgery for Tas and a Honeymoon for Chance

Today at 8:30 am, Tas had surgery to put in ear tubes and end the ear infection saga. All went well with the surgery. Like everyone told me, as soon as I got settled in the waiting room, they would come out and tell me it was over. They warned me in pre-op that Tas would wake up from surgery and be inconsolable. This is due to him being disoriented from the anesthesia not being in pain. I told them "not my Tas", he is cool as a cucumber. They were right. After sleeping in post-op like a little angel, he woke up and screamed and thrashed around for 15 mins. The rest of the day he did great and even took a 3.5 hour nap this afternoon.

Chance's blood sugar on the other hand, has been trending down. You really have to stay on top of the numbers and watch for trends. For the last few days, he has woke up below 100. Today, he was at 50, which is very low and potentially dangerous. In talking to the nurses, this happens in the honeymoon phase. Basically, the beta cells in his pancreas have decided to produce inulin.

I am a little disappointed because we were at a point where we thought that we had really mastered keeping his numbers in a good range. One realization that I now have is that keeping tight control over Chance's insulin and carbs will be the secret to solid diabetes control.