Help for our Maddie Mo
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Madison is a smart, sassy, energetic 3 year old. In June her personality did a 180 and she turned into a completely different child. She was extremely emotional and constantly on edge. She was irritable and had terrible outbursts. We thought it was due to her being 3 and all the changes in her life. We had been traveling and had started the process of moving our family from Tennessee to Illinois.
Around July 4 we noticed she was constantly thirsty and going to the bathroom like crazy. One night alone she got up 4 times to go potty and still wet her bed. After speaking with friends I decided to have her tested for type 1 diabetes. It was a Saturday and we had just moved to Illinois so she didn’t have a pediatrician so I bought a blood glucose meter from the drug store to check her. It read 539! My husband checked his because surely it wasn’t working right. When his came out perfectly fine we realized we needed to get her to the emergency room.
On 7/7/2018 she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Thankfully we caught it early enough that she wasn’t in full blown diabetic ketoacidosis, which is where her organs start to shut down and can be fatal. She stayed in the hospital for 2 and a half days. Coming home was one of the scariest times in my life. My sweet 3 year old depended on me more now than ever.
A typical day for Maddie consists of a finger poke for a blood sugar check 5-7 times a day. Plus a shot of insulin to regulate her blood sugar every time she eats. We have to count every single carb she ingests. Whether it’s from a drink, a piece of gum, her meals, or just a snack, anything at all. She ends up getting 3-4 shots for the food she eats plus a long lasting insulin shot at night. At night, I check her blood sugar around 1am to make sure she isn’t dipping to low or way to high. Depending on the reading she either has to eat something or have a shot. Sometimes it’s in the range we want and she gets to sleep right through. There are two devices that could take all the pokes and shots away.
A continuous glucose monitor is a monitor that attached to her and checks her sugar without finger pokes. It has the ability to send the data to my phone so I can check her blood sugar anytime! It would take away the 5-7 daily finger pokes. And offer us the ability to manage her diabetes so Much better. Not to mention offer me peace of mind.
The insulin pump is exactly as it sounds. It attached to Maddie and supplies her with a constant drip of insulin taking away the need for her nightly long lasting insulin shot. It also allows us to program the carbs she has eaten and gives her the correct amount of insulin to cover them.
With both of these devices she can go with NO DAILY SHOTS! If you have children you know how much the hate shots and you know the heart break it brings a parent to have to make them get them. Maddie has been so brave during this whole process and she deserves a big of a break from this as she can get.
Please help us to pay the portion of the costs that our insurance will not pay. It’s very hard for me to ask for help but she is so deserving of it.
Around July 4 we noticed she was constantly thirsty and going to the bathroom like crazy. One night alone she got up 4 times to go potty and still wet her bed. After speaking with friends I decided to have her tested for type 1 diabetes. It was a Saturday and we had just moved to Illinois so she didn’t have a pediatrician so I bought a blood glucose meter from the drug store to check her. It read 539! My husband checked his because surely it wasn’t working right. When his came out perfectly fine we realized we needed to get her to the emergency room.
On 7/7/2018 she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Thankfully we caught it early enough that she wasn’t in full blown diabetic ketoacidosis, which is where her organs start to shut down and can be fatal. She stayed in the hospital for 2 and a half days. Coming home was one of the scariest times in my life. My sweet 3 year old depended on me more now than ever.
A typical day for Maddie consists of a finger poke for a blood sugar check 5-7 times a day. Plus a shot of insulin to regulate her blood sugar every time she eats. We have to count every single carb she ingests. Whether it’s from a drink, a piece of gum, her meals, or just a snack, anything at all. She ends up getting 3-4 shots for the food she eats plus a long lasting insulin shot at night. At night, I check her blood sugar around 1am to make sure she isn’t dipping to low or way to high. Depending on the reading she either has to eat something or have a shot. Sometimes it’s in the range we want and she gets to sleep right through. There are two devices that could take all the pokes and shots away.
A continuous glucose monitor is a monitor that attached to her and checks her sugar without finger pokes. It has the ability to send the data to my phone so I can check her blood sugar anytime! It would take away the 5-7 daily finger pokes. And offer us the ability to manage her diabetes so Much better. Not to mention offer me peace of mind.
The insulin pump is exactly as it sounds. It attached to Maddie and supplies her with a constant drip of insulin taking away the need for her nightly long lasting insulin shot. It also allows us to program the carbs she has eaten and gives her the correct amount of insulin to cover them.
With both of these devices she can go with NO DAILY SHOTS! If you have children you know how much the hate shots and you know the heart break it brings a parent to have to make them get them. Maddie has been so brave during this whole process and she deserves a big of a break from this as she can get.
Please help us to pay the portion of the costs that our insurance will not pay. It’s very hard for me to ask for help but she is so deserving of it.
Organizer
Lacy Hodskins
Organizer
Peoria, IL
