Friday, May 21, 2010

Check up day for the boys.

Today Tom and Christopher's endocrinologist was in Port Augusta so we took both boys for a check up.

Tom had a hba1c of 8.9 and Christopher's was up to 7.0.

A non diabetic person generally has a hba1c of 5 so both boys were a bit high.

Tom really could get much better results since he is on the pump but he often will eat and not give himself insulin or tell me about it. It can be very frustrating and he doesn't really seem to realize just how this can affect his health in the future.

I told his endo that he tends to have really good days or really bad days. The days that he has high sugars, they are really high all day. The days that he has good sugars, he has really good sugars all day.

Christopher is still in his honeymoon phase of type one diabetes. This is the huge advantage of us finding out so early that he has it. The trend is children that start on insulin have a longer honeymoon phase. We are hoping Christopher will have a long term one.

5 comments:

A Bit of the Blarney said...

Wishing all well. My Wes, is seeing a new endo here. The one he had previously apparently did not spend much time in "listening" to his concerns...perhaps her practice is too large. At any rate he seems much happier with his new doctor. He has done so well on his pump. He's been diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes now for 30 years. I was a real nightmare in the beginning for us as the only way to test at that time was to test his urine. We were fortunate to be one of the first to get the glucometer. And yes, I understand you your frustration. There were days when Wes would not eat his lunch just because a friend wouldn't want to. Peer pressure. UGH!!

Praying for you all!!! Cathy

Therese said...

Kathy,

I have heard all about the urine tests and how hard it was to see what their sugars were doing.

I thank God everyday for the glucometer. I couldn't imagine not knowing what the boys blood sugar was acurately.

Unknown said...

Continuing prayers for the boys. My nephew just got his pump a couple of weeks ago, and it has been life changing for him. I think he wishes he had gotten it a long time ago! Hard to believe it's been 5 years for him since his diagnosis.

Mrs. B. said...

Thanks for the update. Its so hard when they eat and forget to bolus. We are struggling with that too. We have never been under 7.5 since we started on the pump. Sigh.

kim said...

sorry that you all have to deal with that. My uncle had diabetes as a child and many of my close relatives have diabetes as adults. I worry about that for my kids alot.

Please pray for a cure for Type One Diabetes

Please pray for a cure for Type One Diabetes
Our sons Tom and Christopher and our daughter Amelia are type one diabetics. We pray everyday for a cure. We do not want one by illicit means though so don't support any organisation that contributes to Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Click on the photo of Tom and Christopher to read about why I am against using Embryonic Stem cells for a cure.

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