Today was our BIG (HUGE) day! Piper is officially on a pump. We were able to go ahead and get the pump for sweet P...thank goodness for 20% down and monthly payments!
Our day began last night...
Since we got the pump today we stopped Piper's Levemir (long-lasting, once a day insulin) last night. So that means we had to check her blood sugar at 2:00am and 5:00am. Bleh!
2:00am rolls around...
311 BG with 1.8 ketones...corrected that.
5:00am rolls around...
71...Argh!
The poor thing was soooo tired, it was super hard to get her to wake up and drink some juice or an applesauce pouch. Waited 15 minutes like I'm supposed to...68! Holy Heck! 15 more minutes (which actually was about another 30 minutes) and we made it to 149.
After a struggle of a sleep, we get up and check morning BG...511...0.8 ketones. Sweet P misses her Levemir.
Still doing good...we have movies, toys and especially B (blankie) for our appointment, so Piper is entertained and me and Eric can learn. Thankfully Eric's mom was able to come to our "hook up" appointment. But before we even get back to the room, Piper falls off a chair in the waiting room and is bleeding all over the place from her mouth...in my hair, on my shirt. Apparently this is has happened before with these chairs. Piper ripped her frenulum (skin flappy thing that attaches from her front upper lip to her gums) and it was quite attached before this happened. Everything else seems to be ok and the bleeding finally stops. Then, later...Piper sits on my lap and then I feel something very warm...yeah the diaper leaked. Girl is just pumping out the fluids from her night of highs! Obviously so not a big deal as her busted lip...but just something else to add to the day.
Piper did so well getting hooked up to the pump! She is my hero...she's just so amazing how she has adapted to this new way of life.
Me and Eric are feeling confident on being able to take care of Piper on the pump but definitely overwhelmed about everything involved. Something new to learn, but we'll be pro's before too long.
Piper loves her "special pocket" that holds her pump...and is very aware when the pump vibrates while delivering her bolus insulin. Silly girl!
So after 12 hours of horrible sleep, highs, lows, ketones, blood and urine...WE HAVE THE PUMP!!
Pictures to come for sure!!!
Aw, Steph I can tell you are such a good mommy. I can only imagine the stress you go through with your little girl's blood sugars. I had a 9 month old patient for quite a while that had diabetes, and I felt like I was constantly chasing his sugars. Big props to you, and I'm so glad that your little one is adapting well.
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