Adventures in KAndylaND

Closing the Gap: The First Two Weeks on Carbamazepine

We are now at the end of the second week on Andy’s new medicine, Carbamazepine (Tegratol), and so far, we have had no adverse side effects.  We started him on a small dose of 2.5 ml (50 mg) twice per …

Crash Central

Like I’ve said in earlier posts, we seemed to be returning to normal.  Then we get too comfortable with that notion and diabetes likes to rear it’s ugly head once again.  Katie had a huge spike higher than I thinkI’ve ever seen. . .

The Conundrum and the Experiment

a cross-post from my other blog Having 2 children with a rare type of diabetes and a history of Type 2 diabetes in both mine and my husband’s family, you would think we would eat a very healthy diet.  Wrong!  …

Returning to “Normal”

We are finally done with the antibiotics and infections are all cleared up.  Blood sugars are starting to rise again so doses of glyburide are starting to slowly increase.  I know after all this time that I shouldn’t worry too much about lows, . . .

When Diabetes Doesn’t Make Sense

Well, I have to say, after 4 plus years of dealing with glyburide, I thought I was beginning to understand how my kids’ bodies work.  I didn’t think anything could catch me off guard.  However, Diabetes in general does things to a body that even doctors still can’t explain.

6 Things About Diabetes – The Neonatal Side

November 9, 2010 is the 6th annual D-Blog Day as created by a fellow diabetes blogger, Gina Capone.  This year is my first year participating and she has asked us to tell 6 things about diabetes we want others to …
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Katie has discovered her hands!  Looking through a babies eyes is so amazing.  How is it that something so simple as looking at one’s hands, turning them over, back and forth, can be so entertaining?  She hasn’t quite figured out what to do with them yet, but she gets them to her mouth every once in a while and giggles and coos because I get so excited saying “good job!”.
Baby with bruised heels due to blood sugar checks

Highs and Lows with New Medicine

Katie was diagnosed with Neonatal Diabetes at 10 days old and started on Glyburide that very day. While we had a lot of experience with this rare disease with Andy, dealing with a newborn with diabetes was a different skill set altogether. . .