One Year Anniversary

This past Sunday, November 9, was the one year anniversary of Jacob's Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. I can't believe it has already been a year. Those first few months seemed to go by so slow and were so hard, as we adjusted and learned and tried to teach Jacob. In some ways it was a really hard adjustment and in some ways it was not. I remember those first few weeks when it took two of us to give him his shot because one of us had to hold him down. It just broke my heart and I felt so bad for him. Sometimes it just doesn't seem real that it will never go away, that it is not some passing thing that he will outgrow. Although I sure wish he would!!

He is doing great after one year. The doctor says we are doing great and there have been no complications. We have the routine down and Jacob is starting to understand what a carb is and what it means for him. There are still days that are a real struggle with food and shots, but most of the time, Jacob is really good about the routine.

I think for me the hardest part is that diabetes is so unpredictable. Just because we do everything we are supposed to do, doesn't mean that his sugar will always be in the right range. There are times when his blood sugar is all over the map and we have no idea why. The other part that is so hard is that there is NEVER a break. There is never a day when we can say, let's jus take a break. It is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day a year for the rest of his life disease. There are no vacations or remissions or days off. And I know that as he gets older he will be able to take more responsibility for it himself, but until then, it is up to us.

But in the end, it is a managable disease and I am so thankful for the medical technology that makes it managable and that hopefully someday, there will be a cure. Until then, we will keep on doing what we're doing. It is amazing to look back and realize how far we have come, that it doesn't feel like a death sentence and that life goes on and you do what you need to do. Thank you to our family and friends for their support and help over the last year. We are grateful for the blessings we have been given. We know the Lord is watching over us and Jacob and that he will have a happy and long life. He is still the goofy kid we love.