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I finally got the results from my bloodwork. My endo has you come in for the appointment, then go do bloodwork, then mails you the results with a note of any changes they want to implement on it. I'd prefer to have the numbers to discuss at the appointment, but I really like the other aspects of his practice, so I stay with him.
Without further ado - the number all persons with diabetes are most interested in - the A1C. (drumroll, please)
5.5%. Yes, five point five! I have seen 5.5 before but I was pregnant and on insulin. I am pretty thrilled. My last A1C in May was 5.8, so this is great. (READ MORE)

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I had never considered myself a numbers girl. I had always thought that I was, in fact, the furthest thing from a numbers girl. In high school, I sat - bored and unengaged - through Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus. In college, Statistics was the one course that found me with a grade below a B. Numbers had never been my friend. (READ MORE)

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If I could control my blood sugar with my mind, I'd constantly be 85 or 100. Exactly. Not between, not a variable. Just 85 or 100. Why?

 

Because they are nice numbers. They aren't my favorites (my favorites are 7 and 14 which is quite odd considering what I'm about to explain). They are just good blood sugar numbers.

 

Because they end in 5 and 0.

Okay, maybe I'm a little OCD when it comes to numbers. For instance, the TV volume is always set on a 5 or a 0 in my house. If it HAS to be something else, then it needs to be an even number. Like 22. That's a nice number.

 

I don't think I do anything multiple times that involve fives or zeros. I don't wash my hands 5 times or count back to zero when I complete a sentence. My numerical OCD doesn't really infiltrate the non-diabetes part of me.

 

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During the last month or so, since January 10th, I've been taking the drug Janumet to treat my type 2 diabetes.

 

For those who are unfamiliar with it, Janumet is a combination drug which consists of Januvia and Metformin. In my case, the dosage is 50 mg of Januvia and 500 mg of Metformin, all rolled into one tablet.

 

I will admit that I was rather skeptical when the doctor suggested this medication because I’ve taken both Metformin and Januvia separately, and have issues with both.

 

The Metformin worked for a little while and then quite working. What it lost in the way of blood sugar control, it gave back in the form of nasty stomach related side effects.

 

The Januvia never really did anything more that cause my blood sugars to rise, which was just the opposite of what the doctor told me it was supposed to do.

 

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I am a need-to-know person. You could call it curious or nosey. I'm an information junkie. All of which could explain my profession.

 

If I have high or low blood sugar, I want to know why. I want to know the reason behind it so I can adjust accordingly.

 

So, when I experienced nearly a week of pretty elevated blood sugars, I assumed it was due to my new infusion site. I have been trying (apparently unsuccessfully) to move my sites outward from the middle of my lower abdomen. After the first branch out recently, I tried to give the site some time to settle in. But after several days, I knew it was a lost cause. So I changed the site early and despite my desire to go back to where I knew I'd get good numbers, I moved outward again. Still, I got several days of unacceptable numbers.

 

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It's my time...to change my habits.

 

Numbers have been consuming my life in the past two weeks. Every time I turn around, a number pops up that leaves me feeling out of sync, exhausted, and completely burnt out. Averages like 241 or even 301 are consuming my logbook. Seeing numbers below 170 are a rare occurrence, with most riding in the upper 200 and 300 range.

 

The other side of the numbers is the insulin levels. I've raised my Lantus to 32 units in the evening now. And from that, I've had my first low in a week (and it was only a 72 after not eating for quite some time). I've also almost doubled my Humalog, which seems to be the biggest deterrent to those pesky 300's that I was seeing so regularly.

 

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As an engineer by training, I find quantitative analysis -- numbers -- an expression of control. Self control, exercise, body function, health and illness... So while I'm fortunate enough not to have to be "Bionic Betty" with a peripheral pancreas, I still refer regularly to six separate instruments, plus additional Web-based resources, to manage my food intake, exercise output, and biometric information.

 

Weight. Some folk say weighing once a week is enough, but I find that if I don't weigh in every morning, my weight can go off on very health-unfriendly curves. I log my weight both in The Daily Plate and in my personal Excel workbook.

 

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As January comes to a close, there is a lot going on inside of me. Like usual. This time around, I'm hoping that February will bring some better days. Especially in the diabetes realm.

 

Lately, I am struggling with all sorts of highs. Persistent, unexplained, torrential highs. It's new territory for me too. I've always been prone to lows. Now I don't think I'd know what to do if I actually was low.

 

The highs have been around for a month or two. I've tried moving and increasing the Lantus, switching injection sites, adding in exercise, taking out certain foods, and so much more. But nothing seems to help.

 

It's exactly why I started the Metformin on Wednesday. And for a day, I saw slightly lower numbers. Then they jumped right back up and stayed there.

 

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My goal was to get my averages down into the 165 to 170 range by the end of the week. I didn't have a plan besides increasing my insulin and attempting a bit more exercise than normal. I refused to log out of sheer need to just not crunch numbers for awhile. And I didn't want to change my eating habits because I try to give my body what it craves.

 

So even without the intense effort that I so often put into my diabetes, I wanted to show what a decent day's numbers are like. A day that I'm celebrating the numbers. A day that I feel like I have more drive to get things done (like finally vacuuming, hanging up clothes, and working a bit).

 

6:30am: It's a very early morning start for me as I'm helping my mom out at work today. I clock in at 114 mg/dl. A perfect start.

 

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I was diagnosed in June of 1982.  In those days, home blood glucose monitoring was about as common and as advanced as listening to music on the go.  In other words, think no ipod, but plenty of cassette player walkmans.  Home blood glucose monitoring was primitive and expensive. 

 

For the first two years of my life with diabetes, we used various forms of urine testing to track my levels and determine dosing.  First, in the form of tablets dropped into glass tubing filled with pee that heated and turned colors - then in the form of nifty sticks that turned colors after being dipped in urine based on the amount of sugar you were carrying.  Since you weren't actually testing bloodsugar, management was largely a guessing game.

 

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