This morning when talking to the doctors they told us that they wanted to start running more tests because it usually does not take this long to regulate a baby's blood sugars when related to gestational diabetes. The doctors consulted with an Endocrinologist and are testing her insulin levels, key tones, cortisol, and growth hormones so that they could try to rule a few things out. The doctor also said that once they receive the results back, that they will be able to see what direction to go in and to develop a solid plan to get Maddy's blood sugar in line with what it should be. The NICU staff is also wanting to take out her IV that is in her belly button, because they are afraid of infection. They are planning to get an IV in her arm or hand tonight and if they can they are going to remove the belly button IV. They are still keeping her treatment the same for now, which involves lowering the glucose drip (now at 10%) based on her blood sugar levels, and will continue to lower her glucose every time it is over 50. Last time we checked with the NICU staff, the drip was at 3ML/HR.
The frustrating thing is the additional tests that they are planning to perform will take 3 days to get results back. We are praying that her blood sugar problems are the result of undiagnosed gestational didabetes during pregnancy an that its just taking longer for her system to get regulated. If it is not the result of gestational diabetes, we are praying that it is something that is easy to fix and that will not have long term ramifications for Madalyn. We are continuing to try to stay optimistic and just keep remembering that God is in control and he knows what the problem is. Please pray that we can stay positive because the longer this goes on the harder it is. We are still waiting on the urine test to come back, so hopefully we will get that in the next couple of days.
We did get some positive news today-that Maddy's original blood test from the day she was admitted to the NICU came back negative for all the things that they were testing for (a number of diseases and metabolic issues). They are only waiting results from the Cystic Fibrosis (we think that is what they told us), but we anticipate this will come back negative since there is no history of this in our families.
A few things to pray for:
-That the blood tests taken today would help determine the root cause of Maddy's blood sugar problem
-That they would find a vein easily in her arm or hand and that they can remove the IV from her belly with no problems
-That we can remain positive and not get discouraged
Praying and more praying going your way! Stay encouraged in knowing that the Lord is in control! He is the Master Physician and can heal anything! Praying for Maddy and the blood tests/results for her new IV and for your hearts to stay encouraged in Jesus! love you three!!!
ReplyDeleteLove, kimmy for the Ho family :)