How It Feels for a Parent Monitoring a Child at Night

Imagine lying in bed, exhausted but unable to truly rest. Your body aches for sleep, but your mind won’t allow it.
Because sleep isn’t safe. Not for you. Not for your child.

You lie there, staring at the glow of your phone, watching blood sugar numbers fluctuate on the screen.
Every beep or vibration sends a jolt of panic through your chest.
Is it too low? Too high?
The numbers become your reality, and your heart beats in sync with each update.

You slip into your child’s room, praying they’re okay.
Sometimes you have to shake them awake, force them to drink juice—those sleepy, confused eyes breaking your heart.
Other times, you inject insulin while they sleep, hoping you’ve calculated everything right.

Then you crawl back into bed. But not to rest—just to wait for the next alarm.

And as the hours tick by, morning creeps closer.
You still have to get up.
Go to work.
Function like you’ve had a full night’s sleep, when in reality, you’re running on fear, instinct, and love.

You do it because their life depends on you.
And you’d do it a thousand times over to keep them safe.

This is the reality of Type 1 Diabetes.
It doesn’t sleep.
And neither do we.

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