that there are days I HATE diabetes. Yesterday was one of those days. Isaac's been having high numbers the last few weeks with soccer. The other day he complained about his set not feeling good, but we were going to be changing it out the next day so we'd take care of it then. At 3:00 he checked his blood sugar and his blood sugar was high so we bolused him (gave him some insulin). At 5:00 he was over 500. He should have gone down but didn't. So we pulled off the set and puss came oozing out. Gross. I squeezed and even more came out. I squeezed again and more came out. I was planning on just soaking it in salt water to draw out the infection, but since he's diabetic I had him check his ketones and he was moderately high. Called the after hours doctor and then a not so quick trip to the ER. John had soccer practice for Isaac's team. I dropped off the kids at a friend's house and took Isaac in. We checked in and immediately Isaac's vitals were taken and he was given a room. Then we waited, then paper work, then we waited, then a nurse asked us questions. We had already answered the questions but it is always good to double check. Then we saw a doctor. Then we had an ultra sound. Yup, there was more icky puss under there. No, you can't use salt water because an infection sends his sugars up too high. So, we treated it. They numbed him up and cut him open and squeezed blood out of him. John won't have done well. Next they packed the wound they made with a cloth strip and put a gaze pad over it and sent him home (after 3 1/2 hours). We stopped at McD's for dinner. Thank goodness we had brought a book with us. I think that helped our sanity. John said that he had a hard time caring about soccer practice which I can understand, but it would not have been a good place for him. The needle that they numbed Isaac with was quite long and to watch someone slice into your boy is hard and watch them squeeze blood out is hard. Isaac is sore today and we will be giving him some tylenol for the pain. I need to look at his dressing and place a band-aid over the incision. Tomorrow I think we're having a short version of school. Isaac is off to a birthday party and needs to have the packing taken out before the party.


The blessings of this ordeal, we were able to be positive about diabetes to a nurse whose friend's son was just diagnosed. We were able to tell about the blessings of meeting some great people, about learning responsibility and eating healthy, and that he still plays sports and eats ice cream from time to time. Another blessing was that Isaac and I were able to spend some time together (not in the best place) but we were still able to talk and pray. There are always positive things in each situation. One of our favorite verses during times like this is "Be content with what you have, because God said, "Never will I leave you, Never will I forsake you." This may have become our family motto.