I read a post on Facebook this morning about a mom who spent a few hours by her kid’s bedside, monitoring a low blood sugar and keeping the snacks at the ready. I thought about my own mom, who carried the bulk of the diabetes burden so that I didn’t have to, and how life felt normal because she made damn sure it would. Even though I knew nights were rough when I’d wake up next to a bedside table filled with empty juice boxes.
So here’s my diabetes version of “Silent Night,” right in time for the holidays.
Silent night, well not quite.
Sleeping well? Not tonight.
Round yon Dexcom, mother and child.
Holy crap this graph line is wild.
Sleep when things settle down?
Sleep when things settle down.
Silent nap, holy crap!
Glucose tabs for a snack.
Dial down basal rates for a few hours
Knowing that others have nights just like ours.
When will sleep be a thing?
When will sleep be a thing.
Silent night, finally, right?
Steady graphs, a delight.
Tucked back in, the kid is asleep.
All those devices won’t make a peep.
The bedside table’s a mess,
One day we’ll all worry less.
This makes my day! And I’m sure it will make my night as well, as one of these D moms. What a wonderful tribute to your mom.
Could be sung year-round! By those of us who have kids with T1D or even those of us who are adults with T1D ourselves! Silent Nights without alarms (lows or highs) are so sweet! Music to my ears!
Thanks Kerri, well done! I think of my mom, long before Dexcoms and home glucose meters were even a dream, spending nights going up and down the stairs checking on me and bringing cold glasses of orange
juice from the kitchen fridge. I’m grateful we both survived.
Good afternoon…. I’m a type 2 diabetic, insulin dependent, with some complications I prefer not to mention here. I’m here bc I’m looking into freestyle libre, which I’m told you are using (or testing) etc.
Some basic issues are cost, ease of use…can you refer me to something that can tell me more about this
thanks in advance !