It took awhile for me to write up this post as it's very hard to imagine what "awesome" things diabetes has brought us. Today we experienced our first "LO". A "LO" reading on the meter means the blood sugar level is below 20!!! This happened after recess at school.Honestly there are only a small handful of good things I can think of because of Diabetes..
1.) We take it day by day.... We were forced to slow down and cherish everyday with one another. It's a celebration when Clifford wakes up in the morning on his own. Putting him to bed at night is one of the more scary things that I have to do.
2.)I now have a HUGE understanding how many things work and affect the body. For example did you know that there are 4 calories per gram of carbs???? Or that 1/3 of energy from protein is made into sugar??
3.) Because of diabetes I am more aware of the symptoms of D. I am more able to recognize them much sooner.
I apologize for not having many positives about D today but I'm worn out from our first low incident, and the day in general.
