Two years ago today, our little Aloysius was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

I just sat and re-read my blog post from last year.  I am proud of myself for being able to reflect on how Diabetes has positively affected our lives.  So I am going to once again share a  list of those positives...

 

Aloysius is a healthy little boy. 

 

The insulin he gets everyday helps him run around and be merry like any child his age.

 

Aloysius is incredibly brave.  He handles his finger sticks and insulin shots like a champ.

 

Aloysius is developing a healthy lifestyle with good eating habits and exercise as a part of his daily routine

 

Aloysius' brain is being extra stimulated day in and day out...mastering left and right before many kids do, learning to read double and triple digit numbers, recalling multi-step sequences to take care of his Diabetes, learning medical terminology, etc

 

Aloysius is learning a lot about emotions and how to appropriately deal with them since the "highs" and "lows" take him through many different mood swings. 

 

Aloysius has pretty amazing will power.  This will prove to be an asset throughout his lifetime.

 

Much wisdom has been gained by a lot of people because of Aloysius and Diabetes

 

Met many wonderful people...our Diabetes team, fellow parents of children with T1D, other munchkins with Diabetes, people at American Diabetes Association legal advocacy, etc

 

I am going to add to that...

 

We continue to shy away from getting a pump or continuous glucose monitoring units for Aloysius.  The thought of having something, no matter how minuscule in size, inserted into his little body for days at a time does not sit right with either one of us.  We are constantly bombarded with views on how amazing all these high tech gadgets are and how great they are at managing blood sugar levels.  We have read about how great they are.  But, for now, we are doing a good job being little A's pancreas, so, we will keep things just the way they are. 

 

Aloysius is able to take his own blood sugar at times...

Check him out!

 

Aloysius can set up his insulin pen...

 

Aloysius continues to make us so proud each and every day!

 

Lastly, I will share with you how incredibly heart breaking it is, that discrimination against little ones who have Diabetes still occurs in this day and age.