Getting Diagnosed: Part 6

The day we were going to move out of my room and into a different one, my parents brought me food from the cafeteria. After we ate, I grabbed all of my stuff. But it was always so annoying because I had one IV left in my arm (an IV pumps nutrients into me that food would usually give me, and it filtered out my ketones. I'll explain that later). But my IV was attached to a monitor on wheels that I had to bring with me EVERYWHERE (I named it Marv the monitor. I would have to have it follow me around, so why not give it a name?). Anyway, I grabbed Marv and my stuff. We headed out the door, and Deniese walked us to our new room. BTW, I could finally walk again! :) She opened the door, and honestly, it was smaller than our old one. But it was better than the old one in so many ways! We had a great view of the city, an Xbox, a fridge, and it just felt homier. I set my stuff down and lay on the bed to catch my breath. I could walk, but it was still a little weird for me. So once I caught my breath, I still lay there, because I'm just lazy like that. So let me explain what ketones are. Ketones are acidic chemical substances that the body makes when there isn't enough insulin in your blood. That day, when my dad checked my ketones, he said that I didn't have any, which meant that I could finally have my IV taken out! That was super exciting to me, and we called the nurse. They took it out. It was a painful process, but it was better than having the IV. Say goodbye to Marv! We all cheered, because it took me longer than usual to get them out. Later that day, I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich, which had quite a few carbs. I took a bite, and felt like throwing up. I was really worried, because I had already taken a lot of insulin, but I wouldn't be able to finish my dinner. Then, out of nowhere, my mom and I burst into tears. Not because of the fact that I couldn't finish my dinner, but because we felt like we didn't know what we were doing. It felt really good to let out what I had been keeping inside of me that whole week. We got dinner figured out, I just ate other things that had the same amount of carbs. That night, we watched some Studio C (Studio Comedy). I showed my parents the episode where this one guy has diabetes, but his friends think his insulin is his drug. It felt really good to have some laughs. Watch the video below!