Slumber Party Nightmares

Sounds like a horror film, right? Ugh - the dreaded question anytime she's hanging out with friends..."Can Cham spend the night?" And then I get "the look" from Cham - it's the please-Mom-let-me-be-normal-and-spend-the-night-away-from-you look. This decision stinks for me because as much as I want her to lead a normal life - the fact of the matter is, she can't. To ease my mind in this situation, I have created a sheet that goes with her to every friend's house. It just helps the parent understand what a high, low, and her symptoms for either. It always depends on the parent, and how far away they live from our house as to whether or not she can stay the night with her friends. Cham still relies on me (or my mom or her dad) to give her the breakfast and dinner mixed insulin shot. She can't draw it without the risk of overdrawing or accidentally mixing the two in a vial. She does her lunch on her own (draws and injects). But, since I have to do the AM and PM shot, spending the night with someone gets a lot harder because I have to go over to the house (or meet them at the restaurant) to give the shot at dinner, and then wait on her call in the morning to do the shot then, too. It's a lot of traveling back and forth which is why I always try to flip the question back at her friends - "Why don't you come spend the night with us?" This tactic usually works and I sleep easier knowing she's near me. Otherwise, I'm texting her constantly - how do you feel? have you tested? what's your number? why are you still awake at this hour? tee hee.. Anyway, this is just one of the MANY reasons why getting on the pump will make life easier for her when it comes to this particular situation. She will be able to bolus at meals and sleep in at a friends rather than me wake her up because the Lantus has worn off. I know I will still bother her with the texts, though - that's a lifelong hang-up that she's going to have to deal with. Seriously - what T1 parent has had a decent night's sleep since their kid was dx'd? I've said it before - I haven't slept since October 19, 2010.

So it's official - she's getting the Ping. We're still waiting on it to run through insurance, and we'll have to be trained, but Cham's excited and really can't wait to get started.