"There must be some mistake!" I thought. I washed her hands and tested again.
556.
Holy macaroni that's a high BG. Clearly her pump site must have gone bad, which is ironic because I SWAGed her lunch dose and worried that I had over bolused so I kept pushing food on her.
We were playing a board game when out of the blue she started crying and I thought she must be low...how wrong I was.
I told her, "I'm sorry your blood sugar is so high. It's my fault."
"Mom. It's just...it's nobody's fault. It's the pumps fault!" she finished with a big, triumphant smile.
Holy macaroni that's a cute girl.
Those 500s are always shockers, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteYou never expect that, do you? We had a 519 two weeks ago 2 hours after a site change. Yikes! We've never had a site immediately fail before, and usually go low after a change due to the new insulin. Oops!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic response from your brave baby! Having that calm, big-picture approach will serve her well. Thanks for your advice on the pump. I shall get onto it and introduce Frank to pictures this week. Big hello to Emma from Frank.
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of her!!! She is one smart girl with great insight. BUMMER on the 500s, I hope she "sugared-out" after a correction.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Sweet girl is pretty and SMART too!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm dreading the first 500.......I hope Matthew has that good an attitude!
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope it's a quick fix! Good job!
she's so sweet!! <3 her answer.
ReplyDeleteHave not seen 500+ *knock on wood*, but 5 weeks left till infusion site worries.
ReplyDeleteYeah, 500's are NOT fun. But she's right - it's not your fault. You've raised a smart little cookie, Momma! Hang in there...
ReplyDeleteOh so lovely. ;)
ReplyDeleteShe's cute AND smart! It's never anyones fault! Always the pumps fault! :)
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