So many things have happened...

Since my last post our oldest daughter was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes.
This one of those random events that just happened and none of us were expecting it.
She called me from work and told me she was feeling really bad and wanted me to pick her up at work and take her to the hospital. I got to her place of employment and she looked like she wasn't feeling good. I drove her to Adventist hospital and they weren't jammed into the gunnels with patients. They took us right in and immediately started with blood work. Within about 10 minutes the PA was in the room telling us that her blood sugar was too high. I thought about it and remember way back to about two years ao when were told the same thing by one of the Providence ER docs, but there never seemed to be any conversation other than it was high. This time there was a number associated to it. It was 660. Less than 30 minutes went by and there was an RN in Mimi's room with a syringe in her hand and she was explaining that we needed to get her blood sugar down. At that point the supervising ER doc came in and introduced herself. I'm embarrassed that I don't remember her name, but that was the least of my concern that night. She told us that Mimi was a type-1 diabetic and would need insulin to control this. I'm also embarrassed to say that there are plenty of warning signs and none of them added up to diabetes. This was Oct 12, 2011.
There have been many challenges since then. We are always trying to find the right balance between Humalog and Lispro. Now we are trying to preserve kidney function. This means blood pressure medications and trying to find another balance within her body. Mimi is determined to continue as if life hasn't changed. Her new boyfriend feels sad that she can't have dessert. She was quick to point out that she could have dessert, just not as much and to watch her sugar levels.
My biggest shock was how much birthcontroll pills affect her sugar levels. She went from almost normal to nearly double. There has to be an alternative to the pill that won't mess with her sugar levels.
She will find that balance eventually!