Kyle in the ICU

Without trying to go into too much detail, Kyle became quite ill Thursday with stomach flu symptons that didn't let up on Friday. After no improvement in his condition, I finally brought him to the ER around midnight today. Or yesterday. Whatever. Let's just say we checked in 23:59:59 Friday evening.

What was first thought to be the stomach flu turned out to be a critically high blood sugar level complicated by a high heart rate. Kyle has been living with Type I diabetes for over seventeen years. Thankfully to this point, this is the first incident where he has required medical attention since the initial diagnosis. So you can imagine, how surreal it was when the M.D. on call told us Kyle was going to be admitted to the ICU.

He is being treated right now with fluids and an insulin drip to bring down his levels. His heart rate continues to be monitored. I hope to get an update from the M.D. on rotation as soon as possible.

Kyle will recover from this. But this is a rude awakening for me and the family that managing all aspects of the disease is the key to living a long, full life--regardless of how good you think you are feeling.

Keep Kyle and his family in your prayers.

Thanks.