Whew!

We took Abigail to her pediatrician yesterday for some follow-up blood work. He examined her again, and then they drew more blood. She was really brave again, though they took it from her hand this time and I know that hurts more than the arm. They neglected to run the hemoglobin A1C that the endocrinologist had asked for the last time, so they ran it this time along with the other tests.

I just got the call from the doctor that all her tests came back normal or near-normal, as we had hoped and prayed! Her sed rate had been way over 100, and it is now 22. Normal for her age is 20. It's a little high, but obviously coming down. Her CRP or C-reactive protein level (I have no idea what that is except it's a marker for inflammation) had been "wildly high," and it is now normal too! Lastly, her A1C came back within the normal range. This test shows how high her blood sugar has been over a three- or four-month period of time. Normal range is 6 and under, and hers was 5.8. It's on the high end of normal, but as our ped said, "normal is normal."

So she has a clean bill of health, and we're grateful this is over! We will be slightly on guard for any symptoms of diabetes, but it looks like it was a side effect of the stress her body was under due to whatever illness she had. Thanks so very, very much for all ther prayers! We are so blessed to have a praying support group.