KelliTwins
07-24-2008, 03:54 PM
I realized that I started to post without introducting myself, so I'm a little backwards here. My name is Kelli, and I have soon to be four year old twins named Hailey and Greg. The twins were born after a difficult pregnancy, and were born 9 weeks prematurely. They weighed 2 lb. 13 oz. and 3 lb. 13 oz. respectively. After 5 weeks in the NICU, they came home on apnea monitors and thrived! After a few months, they came off of the monitors, and all was well.
Although Hailey was the smaller, less healthy baby originally, she soon became the healthier of the two, as Greg was plagued with recurrent, antibiotic resistant ear infections which required tubes to be placed at the age of two. He also was tongue tied, and had to have his tongue clipped, also at age two. Once those issues were taken care of, I thought we were on the road to good health. Little did I know.
Just the past November, I noticed that Greg was drinking an awful lot, and, in turn, was peeing all over the place, even though he had been previously potty trained. Because his pediatrician's office was booked, we took him to our local ER, figuring that they would be able to run all necessary tests right there and send us on our way. After a few hours of waiting, I decided to just go home, figuring we could come back when they were less busy. Before we left, one of the nurses did a finger prick blood glucose test on Greg, which immediately read "Hi". At that time, I had no idea what that meant. They took him immediately to a room and did his bloodwork. I almost fell out of my chair when the doctor came in to tell me his blood sugar level was 723.
The past few months have been a huge adjustment time for us. I feel like I am having to relearn just how to parent Greg. Sometimes, the unfairness of it overwhelms me. Someone told me to take it day by day, and I think that is the best advice of all, because if I try to wrap my head around all of it, it just becomes too much.
Greg has been such a good guy through all of this. I am so proud of him. He is currently on MDI, but will soon be pumping with his One Touch Ping. His first a1C was 8.6, and his second 7.4, so I definitely feel like we are moving in the right direction. His twin sister has also been amazing, always asking "how many carbs are in ______". Diabetes has become a part of our daily lives, and I'm looking forward to getting to know other parents who are experiencing the same things we are.
Although Hailey was the smaller, less healthy baby originally, she soon became the healthier of the two, as Greg was plagued with recurrent, antibiotic resistant ear infections which required tubes to be placed at the age of two. He also was tongue tied, and had to have his tongue clipped, also at age two. Once those issues were taken care of, I thought we were on the road to good health. Little did I know.
Just the past November, I noticed that Greg was drinking an awful lot, and, in turn, was peeing all over the place, even though he had been previously potty trained. Because his pediatrician's office was booked, we took him to our local ER, figuring that they would be able to run all necessary tests right there and send us on our way. After a few hours of waiting, I decided to just go home, figuring we could come back when they were less busy. Before we left, one of the nurses did a finger prick blood glucose test on Greg, which immediately read "Hi". At that time, I had no idea what that meant. They took him immediately to a room and did his bloodwork. I almost fell out of my chair when the doctor came in to tell me his blood sugar level was 723.
The past few months have been a huge adjustment time for us. I feel like I am having to relearn just how to parent Greg. Sometimes, the unfairness of it overwhelms me. Someone told me to take it day by day, and I think that is the best advice of all, because if I try to wrap my head around all of it, it just becomes too much.
Greg has been such a good guy through all of this. I am so proud of him. He is currently on MDI, but will soon be pumping with his One Touch Ping. His first a1C was 8.6, and his second 7.4, so I definitely feel like we are moving in the right direction. His twin sister has also been amazing, always asking "how many carbs are in ______". Diabetes has become a part of our daily lives, and I'm looking forward to getting to know other parents who are experiencing the same things we are.