Diabetes Hits An All New Low
Posted on July 29, 2009
Filed Under Juvenile Diabetes, Personal, Random Rant, dexcom continuous glucose monitor | 1 Comment
It was a perfect summer evening. It was approaching 7 o’clock and the storm clouds were mounting in the background to brew up a nice little thunderstorm. My husband and I were sitting on the front row of the bleachers in field number 2 of the Cooper Sports Complex. My oldest son’s third grade baseball team was at bat and whipping the other team by a 6 run lead.
While admiring how much my children have grown up, things around me begin to look fuzzy. My head is starting to feel too heavy for my shoulders, but I figured I was just tired from a really long day. I ignore the oncoming symptoms of the raging low blood sugar. From out of nowhere the Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitor starts blaring at me from my purse as if to rub the low blood sugar in my face. For some reason, it sounds louder than ever as it drowns out the rumbles of thunder coming on behind us. I feel like everyone is looking at me and I fumble for my glucose meter to double check. 42 mg/dl. I get irritated with the result and ask Ty for help in tracking down some juice for me. He promptly heads off to the concession stand.
At that very moment, my favorite baseball player steps up on deck. Being in the front row of the bleachers, he turns around to me and says “hey Mom, where’s Dad?” Although I feel like all of my internal organs are caving in, my heart still seems to sink even lower with his question. I slur out the words “he’s getting Mom some juice.” His face drops in disappointment that Dad isn’t there to see him at bat and I feel an overwhelming hatred for this disease.
Type 1 diabetes sucks. And this time, it has hit an ultimate low for me to see the look on my son’s face.
However, as my lefty steps up to the plate to hit his grounder straight out to left field, he glances back at me and says “are you going to be okay?” I nod my head yes to him and he walks up to the plate just as his Dad sits down next to me, rescuing me with a super sweet lemonaide. Yes, the disease sucks, but I am thankful for a supportive family.
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Aw – that’s so sweet that he asked about you! Ok – sweet is a bad choice of words I suppose. I spent some time on the bleachers for my oldest 3rd grade baseball player this year. I liked the pic of yours! Go number 15!
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