This summer has been good in terms of diabetes-- Rosie's A1C is the lowest it's been in two years. Rosie has taken charge of counting carbs and doing her own bolus at lunch (with supervision). She hasn't had any sites ripped out or any pump issues for quite a while now.
School. ::sigh:: We love the Catholic school that our kids attend, and the only issues we've ever had there involve extra care-- both with Rosie's diabetes and her brother's learning disability. Both conditions require extra services (read: paperwork and meetings) that the school is required by law to provide, but getting them to provide those services isn't always easy. My mama bear side tends to come out, and the clinic aide tends to look like a deer in headlights if I bump into her when she wasn't expecting to see me. Oh well!
I feel like I'm gearing up to do battle again. I know that going back to the school routine will throw her numbers off for a week or two- it always does. I also know that every year we have issues with the clinic aide, and every year I can count on multiple phone calls before things are straightened out. The first month of school is, basically, exhausting for all of us.
So, yeah...the thought of summer ending and sending Rosie back to school makes me kind of sad. Anyone else wishing for a few more weeks of summer?
One of the bonuses of school ending late June in my town is that they don't go back to school until the Wednesday after labor day....three more weeks for us! (but my baby starts kindergarten this year)
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