So for those who may have missed the last two blog posts, we have been researching, and debating, and trying out insulin pumps. We narrowed the playing field to our top two contenders: the Insulet OmniPod and the Tandem t:slim.
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We have gathered info, listened to sales pitches, tried things out, made and received countless phone calls regarding insurance, and.......now we wait. Leah has made her decision, but we await the final answer on insurance.
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"When can I get a pump?" That was one of the first questions Leah wanted to ask her endocrinologist a month after her diabetes was diagnosed. She had heard about insulin pumps from friends and nurses within the first days (maybe even hours) of learning that her pancreas had shut down and was no longer producing insulin.
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The holidays are over, the blizzard of '14 has come and gone, the polar vortex has settled in...but we're home, safe and warm, enjoying the first snow day of the year. My mind woke up at 5:30 a.m. today...right on schedule, as if it knew that winter break had ended and it was time to go back to school.
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The girls got hair cuts yesterday...and Leah's is now just slightly below her chin! We love her new look! Her mini-makeover reminded me of the 3rd part of her story I keep meaning to sit down and write. I don't know why, but I'm finding this one challenging, and have been procrastinating for about two weeks.
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We interrupt our story of spinal fusion, to bring you a Type 1 Diabetes intermission. Sorry for those waiting in suspense for part 3 of the spinal saga...it will arrive "straightaway!" Today was our first appointment with Leah's Endocrinologist.
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I'm sitting here watching the rain fall gently on my windshield, sipping pumpkin latte and using some free Wifi, while my girls are at piano lessons. Two weeks ago, I was doing basically the same thing (although that was a sunny day), when I pulled out my laptop to work on the journal I had started during Leah's back surgery. I
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After church this morning, Leah said, "I wonder when people are going to stop asking me how I'm doing, and telling me how much better I look." We smiled and understood. It's not that she's annoyed by the concern our church family has shown or continues to show (quite the opposite...she doesn't mind the attention at all)...but I think she is beginning to feel "normal" again, and her diabetes has become a normal part of being normal.
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About four years ago, at an Edwardsburg High School Homecoming game, there was a surprise that blew everyone's minds...a flyover! While we had seen this type of thing before at huge Notre Dame games, we never imagined one at our little high school!
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I thought it was time to lighten things up a little, so I give you all a little "pancreas humor."
In conversations with friends over the past couple of weeks, one topic that seems to come up over and over when discussing diabetes, is Type 1 vs. Type 2. Maybe I'm bringing it up, because I'm wanting others to understand there is a difference.
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I'm not really sure what I'm going to write tonight because I've had so many thoughts and feelings over the past few days. So let's see where I go with this trio: Body, Mind, and Soul. First of all...the Body. Leah's body continues to strengthen, and for that we are thankful. Her blood sugars continue to come down a little more each day,
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Seeing Leah tonight, playing in the marching band, dancing and smiling, you might think that the only difference from a year ago, besides the haircut, was that she was a year older. It's hard to believe a week ago tonight we found out about Leah's diabetes. And nearly 10 weeks ago, she was recovering from spinal fusion surgery. She has (okay, we have) been through a LOT this year.
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One week ago, we were in the ICU, in a state of shock of the news that Leah is a Type 1 diabetic. This week, she's back to marching band, full of life, and smiling that beautiful smile.
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Today was a roller coaster kind of day. We buckled ourselves in and started the upward climb...Leah and I stayed home this morning as I didn't want her to start out with a full day of school. Plus, we needed to run through her morning routine, which now takes about 20-30 minutes longer than before.
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Leah was released from the St. Joe Regional Med. Center around 3:00 this afternoon. On our way home, we stopped at CVS to drop off a PILE of prescriptions (for needles, lancets, glucagon injection thingys, etc.), and this was after we had our insulin pen prescriptions filled yesterday. I had no idea the amount of meds and tools and thingys that people with Type 1 diabetes required!
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This is my first "everyday" blog entry. While I've blogged our family vacations before (because vacations are fun and interesting, right?), I have never felt like our everyday lives were interesting enough to warrant a blog, i.e. why would someone want to read about a mom, a dad and four kids, leading ordinary lives? But thanks to Leah (I love you, honey!), our lives have become a little more interesting lately.
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