Last Saturday evening I asked my dear friend, Lacey (whose husband and daughter are diabetic), to check Zachary's blood sugar so I could "put my mind at ease." I had been concerned about him for the last couple of weeks because he had been drinking an excessive amount of water and milk and had been having an excessive amount of soaking wet diapers. With my nursing background, I knew those were the classic symptoms of diabetes. Well, that simple finger poke last Saturday evening changed our lives. After a quick trip to a pediatric emergency service, my suspicions were confirmed that Zachary has Type I Diabetes.
While that news was a complete shock, and while we are feeling a bit overwhelmed right now with all that we need to learn and do, we are so very grateful for countless blessings already. Let me just share a few with you:
1) Knowing that Zachary was fearfully and wonderfully knit together by a loving Creator Who has all his days ordained for him (Psalm 139).
2) My nursing degree which helped lead us to a very early diagnosis, which means Zachary is as healthy as can be at this point and we can ease into this new world of diabetes a little more slowly.
3) Dear friends with Type I Diabetes who are offering so much needed support and practical advice.
4) A pediatric endocrinology clinic about 15 minutes from our house with excellent doctors who are taking great care of Zachary.
Zachary has been a trooper - He doesn't seem to mind too much when we check his sugar, but he gets a little sad when he gets his insulin shots. Overall, though, he's doing great. And, yes, with a bit of extra insulin, he was even able to eat a piece of birthday cake. :)
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