Today was a giant leap for me. Maddie’s friend Lizzy invited her to go to King’s Island which is 2 hours away. This was actually a birthday present to Maddie from Lizzy. Lizzy’s parents have always been amazing at counting carbs and cooking healthy meals for Maddie. If anyone could keep Maddie in range, it would be them.
Since they were going to leave early in the morning, Maddie spent the night at Lizzy’s house. She woke up with a blood sugar of 69 (a little low but at least we know her pump site is working) and then they were off. She text messaged me when they were almost to Cincinnati and her blood sugar was almost 300. Must not have calculated her breakfast right. An insulin correction and an hour later she was 190. The rest of the day she was within range and had a FANTASTIC birthday!
I know that she is almost 14 years old and deserves the independence most teenagers take for granted. It’s just that so many things can go wrong and she was 2 hours away from home. She was diagnosed over 4 years ago and I’m wondering when it will get easier. When will I stop worrying?
