After one year we have a routine. And Lance is doing well with it. At breakfast we check his blood sugar and administer his morning cocktail (a mixture of short acting and long acting insulin). We have trained the nurse and counselor personnel at school and camp to check his blood sugar and watch for signs of high or low blood sugar. We keep them stocked up with all the insulin, emergency glucagon pens, and backup snacks to keep them prepared. At dinner he is checked again and given a shot. Before bed Lance takes his bath and gets checked again and gets a night time snack after an insulin shot to keep him stable throughout the night.
His blood sugar numbers are generally good. His A1C number is around 7.5 (below 8 is good for diabetics, below 6 is normal) When we stick to the routine it all works out well. But when does life stick to a routine? Well, we have gotten adept at tweaking the routine on-the-fly to account for life’s unexpected turns and Lance really is a trooper. Now if he would just eat those last bites of spaghetti…
His blood sugar numbers are generally good. His A1C number is around 7.5 (below 8 is good for diabetics, below 6 is normal) When we stick to the routine it all works out well. But when does life stick to a routine? Well, we have gotten adept at tweaking the routine on-the-fly to account for life’s unexpected turns and Lance really is a trooper. Now if he would just eat those last bites of spaghetti…
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