I saw the following on Facebook the other day. It perfectly sums up my past few weeks, and explains why I haven't blogged in recent weeks.
I could close here, but I'll explain instead...ha!
About a month ago, our daughter started coughing. It was mostly just a dry, slightly irritated cough, but it was persistent. We didn't take her in since it was the cough alone with no other symptoms. She decided to share this cough with Mama about 2 1/2 weeks ago.
Super...Super Duper....
Every year, I get bronchitis at least once, and sometimes more. I. Hate. Bronchitis. I cough hard, I can't breathe, it is just hard to function. Having T1D makes you more susceptible to illness, and then once the germs get you, it takes a very long forever for them to get out.
As if bronchitis isn't enough fun all on its own, it always packs the most awful high blood sugar kick in the gut. I was running in the upper 200's - 300's constantly. I decided to go in and be seen to get on an antibiotic. It definitely helped quickly, but it made my blood sugars even worse. It didn't matter how much insulin poured into me, I just ran high and felt a bit miserable. It was an antibiotic that I had never had problems with, and it had to choose this illness to bust my chops!
I had one night where I actually had to do a manual injection just to get my blood sugar down. I had changed my set twice, thinking that may be part of the issue, and it just wasn't doing any good.
It was the worst timing to be sick. I had so much going on that weekend, and I missed almost all of it. God did however bless me to be well enough to get to church for the Primary program. That was a merciful miracle.
The week after the program, my cough worsened some. It is making progress now, but I was having a hard time that week after the program. Breathing was not in the cards.
In true family style fashion, the cough and bronchitis spread to my husband. We've been coughing and medicating as a family. Awe...togetherness....
Now that I'm doing a bit better now, I thought I should just drop a line to explain that I didn't drop off the earth someplace.
Another couple weeks in the life of a sweetheart! Never a dull moment!
I had one night where I actually had to do a manual injection just to get my blood sugar down. I had changed my set twice, thinking that may be part of the issue, and it just wasn't doing any good.
It was the worst timing to be sick. I had so much going on that weekend, and I missed almost all of it. God did however bless me to be well enough to get to church for the Primary program. That was a merciful miracle.
The week after the program, my cough worsened some. It is making progress now, but I was having a hard time that week after the program. Breathing was not in the cards.
In true family style fashion, the cough and bronchitis spread to my husband. We've been coughing and medicating as a family. Awe...togetherness....
Now that I'm doing a bit better now, I thought I should just drop a line to explain that I didn't drop off the earth someplace.
Another couple weeks in the life of a sweetheart! Never a dull moment!
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