Two years ago today we were in the ER trying to save our oldest son's life. Clay was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and spent the night in ICU. After ICU it was more hospital time so we could become educated on carb counting, insulin to carb ratios, shot giving, blood sugar testing, keto sticks, and how to make a five year old understand.
This picture was from a vacation we took to the hill country two weeks later. We were so afraid to go but our doctor insisted. Dang those doctors!! Didn't she know we had to pack up insulin, needles, cotton balls, and test strips to float on a river? Didn't she know we would be guessing on carb amounts and we may not get it right? Didn't she know we would have to be waking up at 2 am to check his blood sugar? Of course she did....
It was the best thing in the world for us. We learned quickly how to manage this disease. We learned that this was our new normal. We learned that it was all going to be ok and to take it one hour at a time.
God has blessed us through this so much. He has shown us who is really in control. I believe Clay hears God's voice so much more clearly than Josh and I. Clay trust Him and feels like his diabetes is a gift that was given to him.
It is a weird feeling knowing your kid is smarter than you are sometimes....
You are so blessed Jana. Our children teach us so much. We are praying that our diagnosis day is right around the corner.
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