It was not a stomach virus causing youngest daughter’s right side pain that led us to the emergency room (ER) on Monday afternoon, it was diabetic ketoacidosis . Her blood sugars were at 757 (should be between 80 and 150). One of the nurses told me that she would have died or had serious complications if I’d not taken her to the ER when I did.
She was transported (by ambulance, which she is still bragging about to brother & sister) to Children’s Hospital and was in ICU while her blood sugars were slowly brought down & her pH balance was brought back up. Blood tests confirmed that DD has Type 1 Diabetes (juvenile onset). Her pancreas no longer produces insulin, so it must be injected - at least 4 times each day - more if she eats more than three meals.
After 24 hours in ICU, she was (we were) in the hospital. We had loads of diabetic education - learning to monitor blood sugar, count carbs, the proper ratios of insulin to carbs, how to do injections & finger sticks properly, etc. After I showed the nursing staff & diabetes team that I could manage DD’s injections, we were discharged (last night around 8:30pm) and now we’re at home.
DD is a trooper. I’m so proud of her. I’m so thankful that we didn’t lose her.
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