Blake

Tuesday:
Blake is under the weather :(  He's been complaining of stomach pain since Sunday afternoon and is SO thirsty.  He is drinking so much water and peeing so much!  I called Health Link because I was a bit concerned and they advised we get him in to see a doctor today.  I called our pediatrician's office and they were able to get him in this afternoon.  When I described Blake's symptoms to Dr. Radisic he said it sounds like diabetes.  This morning that same thought hit me and that is primarily whey I called Heatlh Link.  Even though I'd had that thought in my mind, my stomach still dropped.  All I could think about was needles everyday.  Dr. Radisic sent Blake for lab work (blood and urine) and put a STAT order on the results.  He said Blake was still looking well and that there would be nothing we could/should do overnight.  He said if the blood work came back showing his glucose levels were high, he would get us into an endocrinologist first thing tomorrow morning and Blake would start on insulin tomorrow.  I was pretty scared at first but then realized diabetes is very manageable and if there was going to be something 'major' wrong, at least this is treatable.  So I took Blake to the lab, then we came home, Cal and I put the kids to bed and waited for Dr. Radisic to call.  He called at 7:38 pm and told us that the glucose levels in his blood were normal!  He said he is almost 99% sure he does not have diabetes and will call us with the urine results tomorrow.

Wednesday:
I called Dr. Radisic's office to see if they had the urine results.  They did and the urinalysis did not show anything.  Blake started having diarrhea this morning and it is quite bad - every 1/2 hr on average :(  They are still waiting for the hemoglobin results, which can take a few days as it is a further in depth test not often requested where they break down the hemoglobin.  We may not get these results until Easter Monday but in the mean time we are thinking this is a virus, which is a relief!  Dr. Radisic may send Blake for a fasting urinalysis and further blood work just to keep an eye on his glucose levels, but we'll find out more next week.

Blake seems to be less thirsty now and is having more bursts of energy, so that is good!!  We have Easter dinner at my Mom's on Friday and Connor's baby shower on Saturday, so hopefully Blake can enjoy these events and Easter Sunday too :)

xo
Tracy