Vomiting bug hell!!

[Lucy's mummy]

Last wednesday, my little T1 4 year old, Lucy, came down with a vomiting bug that has been doing the rounds locally. She was quite sick and I spoke to her consultant who advised me to bring her in to the hospital so she could be put on a drip for the night to keep her safe (she couldnt tolerate any food or drink), and hopefully she would feel brighter in the morning. Well, fast forward a week and we finally got out of hospital last night! I've been living on adrenaline for the past week, sleeping at the hospital (well, hourly BM checks day and night so not much sleeping went on) and now i'm home and shes in her own bed, the shock is setting in. And I also feel so bad for my other 2 daughters who completely missed Easter this year as we were in the hospital for the whole Easter weekend.

We had a couple of really hairy moments and i'm completey exhausted physically and emotionally. But what i really want to know, is this the norm with a vomiting bug or were we just really unlucky? I just cant believe how long it has taken to get her into a safe place again. I have no critisism of her care in the hospital and I know it was the safest place for her to be, but is it the norm with this sort of bug or is a hospital stay not normally the case?

Shes only 4 and her levels can go a bit wonky sometimes, and they told me several times how sensitive she is to insulin in the hospital. But sickness bugs are always doing the rounds, and i'm not sure we can cope with a fall out like this every time!!

I'm genuinely interested to hear what other peoples exeriences with this are. Thanks x

 

[Very lost 101212]

Hi,

My son (age 10 type 1) got a vomiting bug 3 days ago. Luckily he was able to eat some crackers and drink a little. He has recovered 90% and has started to eat a bit more.

Its always harder when they are very little as they really cant eat or drink much, and you cant really reason with them when they are so poorly.

Try not to overthink this, and think "ok, its dealt with, and now we are over it". Move on because we we will no doubt face this again. Hopefully this was a one off. How long ago was your daughter diagnosed?

Its stressful I know, but try and make up for lost time rather than lose more time with making yourself go crazy! try and get some rest. You coped! :thumbup:

X

 

[hanadr]

Having a diabetic child seems to be an expanded version of the worries of having a child without diabetes. I only ever had the latter, but well remember nights of worry with sickness or diarrhoea.
You have to accept it is part of the pattern of life. You did what you could to protect your baby You are a good parent.
At some stage, it's quite likely to happen again and you'll do the right thing again!
Hana