Day 16 ~ Blue (#NDAMphotoaday)

This blue glow is my nighttime companion.


It sits on my nightstand, flickering and transmitting sound.

Sounds from my sleeping T1D kiddo's room, who is way too old to still have a 'baby monitor.'

Wilma (her CGM) rests directly on top of the transmitter in Bean's room so there's no possible way the sound of her vibrations or beeps can go undetected.

This blue glow and the sounds it transmits are my life line to Bean in the wee hours of the night.  Sure, I set alarms on my phone to wake me to check her blood sugar, but there are nights that I (a) don't seem to hear them, (b) go back to sleep the second I swipe the screen instead of getting out of the bed, or (c) totally forget to set them in the first place.

Thankfully, I never rarely seem to sleep through the buzzes and beeps that come through my blue friend.  And those buzzes and beeps tell me Bean is below 80 so I can catch a low BG before it gets too low or above 260 so I can catch a high BG before it gets to high...or at least that's the theory.  It's not a fool proof plan.  There are times when that 'below 80' turns into a 'below 55,' but that series of beeps and buzzes always seems to break through my slumber and get me moving down the hall pretty dang quickly.

This blue glow helps me rest a bit more easily and helps keep Bean a bit safer through the night.
And for those two reasons I will be turning on that blue glow each and every night.