Literally
The misuse of the word "literally" is a pet peeve of mine. It's done all the time on TV and on the radio. The other day I heard a well-known radio host and political commentator say that the White House was literally throwing taxpayer money in the garbage.
Really?
Literally?
Michelle: Hey hon? Can you grab the bag under the kitchen sink filled with taxpayer money and bring it to the curb? Tomorrow is garbage pickup.
Barack: Yes I can!
Alvin and the Chipmunks - Chipwrecked
I'm gonna pass.
Membership has its Privileges
On our way out the door to see a Princeton hockey game, Charlie picked up his medical identification necklace and twirled it around his finger like a Keystone Kop.
He sported a sly grin as if the round red badge was a backstage pass.
"Just in case we run into trouble," he said.
DiGiorno
In a phase 1 study to determine the effect of DiGiorno thin crust frozen pizza on Charlie's blood sugar, we are pleased to report positive findings. Our kitchen air is once again filled with the glorious aroma of pizza. Thank you, DiGiorno.
Big Friggin' Needle
We may never return to the CGM. Our last two attempts have been unsuccessful and extremely traumatic for all of us. Just as it did the prior time, the sensor area filled with bright red blood as the needle went only partially under his skin. Charlie screamed like ... well, he screamed like a 9-year-old boy with a big friggin' needle in his ass.
"No more!" Susanne said. "It's not worth the torture we put him through."
"But it can save his life," I said.
I'm sure most of our friends have similar discussions. Good times.
Thanks
Thanksgiving was nice. Quiet but nice. Charlie's blood sugars behaved for the most part but I suspect a pudding pie was the culprit for moderate highs that extended into the evening.
I want to thank you all for reading my gibberish throughout the year and for your ever-supportive comments. I really appreciate it.
lol literally. i enjoy the way rob lowe's character uses it on parks and rec, in *literally* every episode.
yay digiorno! have you heard of the take-out chain called naked pizza? they opened up one not too far away and we're looking forward to checking it out.
ugh, the cgm wars, tell me about it. we've recently negotiated with L to get her to wear it once a month. we had to throw in a monthly sleepover to get her cooperation. not a bad trade off, as far as i'm concerned. but i'm not the one with the big ass needle in my muffintop.
i'm thankful to you for sharing your experiences. even if i fall behind and read them all in one go.
And thank you for sharing! It makes us feel like one of the gang.
Somehow, Thanksgiving was a no-hitter. T's been running high at random odd points for weeks, but turkey day was perfect. I give up.
As for the CGM, T has been using it since school started without a problem. What we've done is use the EMLA religiously for no less than 1/2 hour, it only goes in his butt so he can't see it, he usually plays his DS during insertion as a distraction, and if it bleeds, or doesn't go in quite all the way, it stays there anyway. I've found that in most of those cases it stays pretty accurate anyway. If for some reason I do have to take it back out (it didn't stick once) he gets a pass and we try it again the next day.
Good luck!