I know I shouldn't have, but I couldn't resist testing the baby's blood sugar. Here's my excuse: her diaper was leaking, leaking, LEAKING! only several hours after a diaper change. So I freaked.

I've tested my other kids at random times for random reasons, or just because I wanted to. So I thought it would be OK. I know that kids can run higher than adults, but I had to know if the super leaky diaper meant more than she just had too much to drink.

Oh my God, I thought when I saw 135. I stopped thinking clearly. More accurately, I stopped thinking.

As parents with diabetes we know and understand the signs and symptoms of diabetes so well that we can sometimes (often) overreact and overthink. Every diaper that's more wet than usual, every day that a kid goes to the bathroom more than normal, every meal that the kids eat twice as much as usual is fuel for our fears. The scrutiny we place on everyday activities can make living with the possibility of diabetes for our kids challenging at the least.

After a few minutes of contemplating just how in the world the baby could have what I considered to be such a high blood sugar (OK and I did some Google searches), I remembered that she had in fact had something to eat since breakfast. Just 30 minutes or so prior to her first finger stick, she guzzled a juice box.

It was almost instant relief. But don't think I won't check her again before bed.