So we came home July 14th and it was a great day. We were terrified to be trusted with Elsie's life without a nurse or doctor 10 feet away. We had a cellphone number to contact our diabetic educator on 7 days a week 7am-7pm. We used it pretty good for the first weeks we were on our own. We checked blood sugars every two hours it felt like. Elsie entered, as many newly diagnosed diabetics do, a "honeymoon" stage.
Honeymoon in diabetic terms is defined as when a newly diagnosed diabetic gets quick blood sugar control and their pancreas seems to perk up and it actually produces a fairly significant amount of insulin and fast acting insulin is not needed all the time. We stayed in this perpetual honeymoon for nearly 4 months.
Elsie was placed on an insulin regimen of a daily dose of Lantus which is a long acting insulin and it gave a minute amount of insulin slowly throughout a 22-24 hour period. Then she was given fast acting insulin, Novolog, with meals to cover for the carbs she was ingesting. During our honeymoon stage we didn't give much Novolog and were able to control her blood sugars with her diet mainly.
We partook in a Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation Walk for a Cure on September 15, 2013. We had a great turnout! All her biggest supporters were there with us. Sarah handmade shirts for everyone that read "Team Elsie Moooves for a Cure" on the front and their name on the back. It had black spots ironed on to look like dairy cows. We walked 2 miles and it was great! Can't wait for this year's walk!
Elsie slowly came out of honeymoon stage around Halloween time. So we comfortably gave insulin for some candy she ate on Halloween. We didn't trick or treat this year but next year we will for sure!
Elsie has continued to thrive and grow and develop as expected and is so advanced in many aspects. We are so proud of our little lady. January 12, 2014 was our 6 month anniversary of diagnosis and we cannot imagine where we'd be without Noreen teaching us all the things we know and our family and friends being there to support us.
Elsie started her insulin pump yesterday February 3, 2014. She has been doing amazing with it and we are excited to jump into this new adventure with Elsie and her diabetes! We'll follow up with more on the pump as we learn and get used to this.
Take Care,
Sarah, McKenzie, & Elsie
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