The shame, the shame…

[Thebearcametoo]

It’s after 10pm and my phone rings. It’s the hospital. This isn’t unusual as my mum is often admitted but I’d usually have a heads up from the care home so I was presuming it was OAP related but instead it’s paeds. Are you the parent of X? Yes. He had blood tests today and we just got told by the lab that he had a blood glucose of 22 and we just want to check that he’s diabetic and you know that and… Yes, I say he is diabetic and it’s usually better controlled but, you know, not today. All’s good.

It did make me laugh though. Like the 1980s US to ads of ‘it’s 10pm, do you know where your child is?’ Only for diabetes.

And I’m very glad it was us getting that call and not a new family having their Friday night totally rocked with bad news.

But yeah, do you know your child’s BG is bad!

He had a dodgy set that’s not coped well with his very high carb breakfast that was used as a bride to get him to the blood test and another hospital appointment but a new set is on now so hopefully it’ll not be repeated.

 

[Sally71]

Oh dear… we all get those days don’t we, dodgy infusion sets, carb counted wrong, feeling a bit under the weather, wearing the wrong colour underwear, etc etc… It’s good that they checked I suppose!

 

[gail2]

 

[rebrascora]

Impressive that they have someone checking this stuff at 10pm though isn't it.

 

[SB2015]

I am amazed that there was someone checking at that time of night, but I guess in Paeds they may have alarms set. As you say @Thebearcametoo it was good that it was you with the extensive knowledge that was dealing with the call. It could certainly send a new parent into a wobble but I am sure they would have been able to tailor the support appropriately. Good that they checked.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

I am amazed that there was someone checking at that time of night, but I guess in Paeds they may have alarms set. As you say @Thebearcametoo it was good that it was you with the extensive knowledge that was dealing with the call. It could certainly send a new parent into a wobble but I am sure they would have been able to tailor the support appropriately. Good that they checked.

I don’t know what hours the lab works but the flag in the system went straight to paeds. If we didn’t already know he was diabetic I guess the discussion would have been around whether he needed to be in hospital that night or the next morning depending on symptoms but they would have sorted the paeds referral there and then so we wouldn’t have had to go via A&E.

 

[Robin]

I don’t know what hours the lab works but the flag in the system went straight to paeds. If we didn’t already know he was diabetic I guess the discussion would have been around whether he needed to be in hospital that night or the next morning depending on symptoms but they would have sorted the paeds referral there and then so we wouldn’t have had to go via A&E.

I’ve always assumed that labs work overnight these days, because a lot of our test results seem to be back next day. One puzzling thing, though, if they rang you, they must have looked up contact details, and wouldn’t they have seen from the records that your child had a diagnosis?

 

[Thebearcametoo]

I’ve always assumed that labs work overnight these days, because a lot of our test results seem to be back next day. One puzzling thing, though, if they rang you, they must have looked up contact details, and wouldn’t they have seen from the records that your child had a diagnosis?

Yes, presumably but it’s better to err on the side of caution and double check I guess.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

He had a dodgy set that’s not coped well with his very high carb breakfast that was used as a bride to get him to the blood test and another hospital appointment but a new set is on now so

No shame at all in a dodgy set!

I had more readings in the 20s during my first 9 months of pumping than I ever ever had on MDI! It was such a relief when I found how much better my body did with angled sets.

 

[helli]

It was such a relief when I found how much better my body did with angled sets.

Likewise. I shouldn’t have been surprised - until I changed set, I couldn’t understand how you could forget you had a pump when I could always feel the cannula.
I wonder if it is predictable who will do better with angled sets to pre empt such problems. Or are angled sets more costly?

 

[Thebearcametoo]

No shame at all in a dodgy set!

I had more readings in the 20s during my first 9 months of pumping than I ever ever had on MDI! It was such a relief when I found how much better my body did with angled sets.

We’re pretty blasé about highs and I don’t really feel shame. It was just funny that the really bad day happened it be when he had a blood test and I didn’t even think they’d check BG

 

[Satan’s little helper]

We’re pretty blasé about highs and I don’t really feel shame. It was just funny that the really bad day happened it be when he had a blood test and I didn’t even think they’d check BG

Hello, just been reading your post. In my experience when or if they check BGs in a clinic or hospital setting. They kinda, “hmmm.” As the meter does it’s thing, pause & thrust the readout in my face? Last time it happend it was bang on with my Libre. ( within 0.3mmol.) Nice that they rang you up. At least it wasn’t a knock at the door by two police officers escorting the lad. 🙂