Hello world!

...or hello the few people that are reading my NEW blog.

I have begun this blog to keep people up to speed with our lives.  The family will be included.  But mostly this is about our baby girl, Izzy.  I still call her a baby girl, but she is 20 months now & in full blown toddler times.  She is also a type 1 diabetic.

Back story...

On August 8, 2014 our lives were forever changed when our then 18 month old daughter, Isabella "Izzy" was admitted into the hospital and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.  Two days prior she had slept for 14 hours straight, very unlike her.  One day prior she was increasingly thirsty, wetting diapers frequently, & had become irritable.  Once we got in to see our pediatrician, they checked her blood sugar and found it was a 569 (normal range is 80-150).  We spent 5 long days in the hospital.  We prayed, cried, learned, cursed, cried some more, & just tried to make it through.

Coming home was the hardest part.  There are no nurses at your home.  There are no doctors there with you.  You rely heavily on your loved ones for support, as your whole world has been changed.

Izzy was quickly put on an insulin pump.  She wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that checks her sugars every 5 minutes.  We still finger stick her every 2 hours to check for accuracy - that CGM can be off at times.  We are finding out this is a long road we have ahead of us.  There is no cure.  No magic wand to make our baby girl healthy again.  This isn't about obesity or diet, her immune system is attacking her pancreas & she will require insulin for the rest of her life.

Today...

Almost 2 months later, Izzy isn't fully stable, but sometimes we get 6 hours of "normal" blood sugars & this sleep deprived mama does her little happy dance.  We are expecting next week to get her new fusion wrap, which will securely hold her pump & still be super cute.  Thus my new business venture!  I am officially a sales rep for the Fusion Wrap.  Check out my link down below!

That is it for today.  The next few days I am sure I will dive into the meat & potatoes of how life truly is for us.  Till then...

XO,
Stacey

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https://www.facebook.com/izzyandherwrap

Check out our new business venture:
http://stacey.fusion-wrap.com