Allie had a quarterly checkup yesterday. Her A1c (a test which measures the average blood glucose level over a 3-month period) had gone up astronomically. It was 9.7! If you have a child with type 1 diabetes, you cringed when you read that number, which is what I did in the doctor's office.
I knew that Allie hadn't been keeping a close check on her sugar, and that she has an unhealthy habit of skipping lunch at school, then "grazing" the rest of the day, evening, and night. The doc said something has to change (obviously), because Allie's no longer in the "safe" zone and skyrocketed right through the "unsafe" zone and nearly touched the "danger" zone with her A1c number.
What that means, basically, is that her blood sugar has been consistently high enough to start damaging her kidneys, eyes, and heart and that she's more in danger of going into ketoacidosis which can be fatal. I think she was upset enough in the doctor's office that she will take this seriously and start doing what she needs to be doing to stay healthy.
This disease sucks. I hate that Allie has to go through this; that anyone has to go through this. It's heartbreaking. It's a loss of freedom. WHERE IS THAT CURE?
3 weeks ago
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