It's official

Rose is officially on pump therapy!  We are all very excited. rose loves not having to get shots and really likes the fact that she can have snacks. Which is huge for a three year old. She is almost like a normal child now. It is amazing. Today, I love the t-slim.

 We met with our diabetic specialist today and changed her from saline to insulin. We are keeping a pump log with everything she eats, BG (blood glucose), and insulin dosage. It has been a while since I have kept such a detailed record of what Rose's food intake and BG is. When we first got home from the hospital I was obbessed with knowing exactly what Rose ate and her BG. After our first appointment with our endocrinologist, I lost motivation. I think it was the only way for to rebel against diabetes. We still dosed Emma with insulin, but we were doing it all in our heads. Now that we are entering the data into the pump, the pump calculates the insulin dosage, so I know we are being very accurate with what Rose's body needs. Which is big relief. It is a lot more work but I know it will make Rose healthier into the long run.

I have been thinking lately a lot about our diagnosis and some unresolved emotional scaring that I have from it. I don't really know if I will ever get over how traumatizing it was me, but especially for little Rose. One of these days, maybe it will be beneficial to write on the blog our diagnosis story.