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Originally Posted by bigtmac19
I know they were looking into the Libre. The insulin pump, apparently OHIP won’t pay for that until one year after his diagnosis, however the nurses said if the hospital goes to bat for them saying he needs it sometimes they will approve sooner.
I will let them know about the Dexcom, that does sound like a much better device.
He’s waking up soaked almost every morning and also when they check him at night he’s usually wet. Poor guy is not getting good rest right now. When will this stop?
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He is wetting himself because there is too much glucose in his blood and it's the only way his body can get rid of it. Very normal for a newly diagnosed T1D, but something that his parents should work with his doctor's to fix. Having a high blood sugar is better than low, in the short term. It will take a few months for things to get figured out. Tell his parents that this is normal. He's also likely going through the honeymoon phase where his pancreas will randomly push out some insulin, which could make him go low. This too will improve with time. Ask the doctor's, but they are probably trying to keep your grandson's blood on the high end until his pancreas completely stops producing insulin.
Be aware that high and low blood sugars can result in some serious mood swings. Please consider this if your grandson is acting out or whatever.
The first 3 months are really difficult, but things will get better.