We finally pulled the trigger and let the punkins loose. They were climbing out of their cribs and trying to sleep on the floor so I gave in. We also moved them into the larger room. Their sleeping arrangements are their crib mattresses on the floor and an air mattress, which they are both sleeping on tonight. It is very sweet actually. So far this has gone well and we have been able to get them to go to sleep 3 nights in a row.
So while the punkins have been enjoying all this new freedom, they have also been battling a bronchial pneumonia-like illness. Tas was able to take prednisone to clear his up, though it has returned. Chance has not been able to take the prednisone due to his diabetes, but is now on a neb steroid. This illness has wreaked havoc on his BG numbers this week with lots of highs and lows. Tonight, we had a bad low - a 43. This I believe is one of the worst to date and really made me realize how scary diabetes can be. Chance was low and refused to drink his juice. Heath ended up having to force feed him a tube of sugar gel that Carita had given us. Four hours later, he was 344 - the life of a diabetic is not easy. And sickness for them can be very complicated.
Tomorrow, we leave for a week in the mountains of Kentucky. I am hoping that a week in the great outdoors will do us all good and rejuvenate our minds and bodies. I figured getting rid of the cribs is excellent practice for sleeping in a tent!
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Glad to hear the kids are moving on to bigger and better beds from the crib! I had a scary low the other day like Chance's, which when I finally checked it was 65 but I had already been treating. My policy with strong lows like that is "treat first, check later" when I feel them coming on. I was at work, where I keep fresh supplies to make peanut-butter jelly sandwiches in the fridge as well as candy for an emergency. One of my coworkers was nearby when I started treating and as she noticed the traditional signs for a low (which I'd taught her) she immediately jumped to my aid and helped me make sandwiches. (It's important to keep everyone around you informed and people are always quite willing to help!)
ReplyDeleteChance is extraordinarily lucky to have parents so on top of managing his diabetes! Diabetes isn't always predictable and times get hard, but that's true with any disease or situation in life. All you can do is hope for the best but always be prepared. Kudos and take care!