Nathan’s glucose levels have been very high for the past day so they are starting to talk about a possible infection.  They’ve started giving him insulin and that helped his glucose levels normalize pretty quickly,  but we’re waiting for his blood panels to come back to confirm or deny an infection.  The full blood panel results can take 24-48 hours to complete, but if they detect an infection that should come back sooner.  They’ve started him on a mix of antibiotics as a precaution and are continuing to monitor his blood glucose levels.  He’s still on ventilator, and his stats have been good.

The vascular team also was able to finally install a arterial line so they can more easily get blood rather than pricking his heel every time.  He seems to be happy about that.