Thankful Tuesday: To error is human...

This is a look of remorse...

SERIOUSLY.... That was my exact sentiments!!! 

What started out to be a great Monday ended with yet another scare. We had dinner with the Missionaries from our church and began to get ready for dialysis. When I asked Mr. Clark the routine question. "What was your blood sugar? Did you shoot insulin for your meal?" Then he matter factually blurted out I shot 50 units. I immediately gasped. "What would you shoot 50 units for???" It wasn't until then he realized he had made a serious error. Then he said,"we better get to the E.R"
On Sunday, his insulin pump broke and we were awaiting a new one to be delivered. So he reverted back to shooting insulin manually. Habit took over as normally he programs carbs not units. This is where the mistake was made. It should have been 5 units for 50 carbs. He has never shot over 12 units.
So off to the emergency room we went.  When the Doctor came in and asked, "What's going on tonight?" and Mr. Clark's response was-- get ready...(he sometimes doesn't word his statements properly!) He said, "I overdosed" The Doctors eyes got huge and then asked, " on what?" We managed to convince the doctor it was * just, "insulin". (He already had to convince the nurse he didn't have suicidal thoughts, a typical question asked I guess...)
   Four bags of sugar water IV's later. And an overnight stay at the hospital. Boooooo. We are exhausted but all is well. Of course off to work he went.  Bet he never does that again. Scary, Scary. YES THANKFUL THIS ERROR IS OVER WITH.....Thankful  the insulin pump arrived, we are blessed to have it. And Thankful it wasn't my fault!!! Shew, just sayin' --you know what Gramps was thinking. Yep! It would be something I would do. Seriously it was surprising.  Mr. Clark has never been the type to make this kind of error.  Stuff happens. We are just Thankful he is ok.