Well we've been diabetic now for 7 weeks and I say "we" because it really takes all of us to manage. There is actually a name for us- we are "type 3 diabetics". Dennis and I are carb counting insulin giving experts by now (sort of), Grant waits patiently while we tend to his big sis (usually) and I field phone calls from her school daily to determine her insulin dose (call me doctor mom:). The last few weeks have been full of ups and downs or in our case highs and lows. With diabetes of course lows are the scariest and can lead to lots of sleepless nights for mom and dad. We've entered what is referred to as the HONEYMOON phase of type 1 diabetes. Now that London is receiving artificial insulin (6 times/day) through injections her pancreas is not under as much stress and the few beta cells that are still alive are producing insulin which wreaks havoc on her insulin regime. It seems almost cruel that we haven't come up with a way to save those cells and reverse the process and ironic that this is a honeymoon. Yet I am thankful EVERY.DAY.FOR. INSULIN. Since London is making insulin it is a constant guessing game as to how much insulin she needs for the carbs she eats and how much baseline insulin is needed. All in all things are much, much better. We don't know how long the honeymoon will last research says up to one year. Each day I pray for a cure but in the meantime our singing dancing little girl is back and that is a blessing. We are still learning to navigate eating out and birthday parties and are hopeful that getting a pump will simplify things. Doneva and Kingston came to see us last weekend and Dennis and I even got to go out to eat ALONE(babysitter's are no longer an option). It was WONDERFUL! It's the little things:) Thanks everyone for your support and continued prayers.
