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It's sad when a basic necessity becomes a luxury. But as a new mom, I'm learning fast that things I once took for granted, like a daily shower or a quick trip to Starbucks for the new Sugar-free Gingerbread Latte (yum! have you tried it?), are all too hard to come by these days.
The worst of it is sleep. During pregnancy, I was warned by parents everywhere to enjoy my sleep while I still could. And I knew having a baby in the house would make it difficult to catch a few Zzzs. But I honestly was not prepared for just how bad it would really be.
I'm lucky if I get four hours in a 24-hour period.
It takes a real toll on my mood (just ask my husband) and my energy level. Now research shows this chronic sleep deprivation is bad for my health and weight. (READ MORE)

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It was still dark when the baby started fussing this morning. I quietly rushed to her room so that neither her crying nor my footsteps on the creaky wood in our century-old house would wake anyone else.
"Shhh, shh, shh," I consoled as I picked her up, bouncing gently hoping she would think it was still nighttime.
Her pointer and middle fingers promptly went into her mouth and she rested her head on my shoulder. Those baby snuggles are something so wonderful. We quietly walked back to my room where we climbed into bed with The Mr. Who was snoring. As usual.
No. 3 settled fairly well for it being around 6 a.m. I knew I should have counted my blessings yesterday when we all slept until almost 8 a.m.
Listening to the rhythmic snoring and the intermittent sound of No. 3 sucking on her fingers, I started to hear my body talking to me, as well. (READ MORE)

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I've been mysteriously absent from the blogging world again. My apologies! I've been busy with baby and holidays, and keeping myself healthy despite the viral-cold-winds that are a-blowing. With a school teacher husband, it's hard to keep germs out of the house!
I thought I'd touch base with a quick recap of the last few weeks.
I took the month of December off of blood sugar management to focus on weight loss. I rejoined Weight Watchers (I'm a lapsed lifer) and found a meeting that's more like family with a great leader, Kim. Despite the holidays, I managed to stick to the program. (READ MORE)

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I've been mysteriously absent from the blogging world again. My apologies! I've been busy with baby and holidays, and keeping myself healthy despite the viral-cold-winds that are a-blowing. With a school teacher husband, it's hard to keep germs out of the house!
I thought I'd touch base with a quick recap of the last few weeks.
I took the month of December off of blood sugar management to focus on weight loss. I rejoined Weight Watchers (I'm a lapsed lifer) and found a meeting that's more like family with a great leader, Kim. Despite the holidays, I managed to stick to the program. (READ MORE)

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Waiting.

 

Waiting for his blood sugar to come down.

 

Waiting for his blood sugar to come up.

 

Waiting for the school to call with his numbers.

 

Waiting for him to come out of hiding so we can get this damn thing over with.

 

Waiting for the bruises to heal.

 

Waiting for science.

 

Waiting for his A1c result.

 

Waiting for good news.

 

Waiting for ketones to go away.

 

Waiting for his test strips to be delivered.

 

Waiting for technology to improve.

 

Waiting for restrictions to be lifted.

 

Waiting for people to understand.

 

Waiting for him to get older.

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Thursday night, I decided to stay up a little too late (or early, we shall say). My mother always warned me when I was younger to monitor my blood sugars closely when I threw my sleep cycle off. I never figured out why, because I always seemed to be fine. What does me being a night owl have to do with blood sugars?

 

But Thursday night was an extreme. I didn't get to bed until just before the sun was rising. I made sure to sleep in as long as possible (and managed 6 hours of sleep) just to make it through the day ahead of me.

 

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Cathy in Iowa recently asked: Have you ever experienced sleeping problems with your daughter? My step son was over this weekend and came into our bedroom 6 times due to the fact he can't sleep. He has this issues a lot of times when he is at our house. Is this anything that can be related to his medicine? Thanks a ton!!

I haven't had sleep issues with Olivia in a long time. She used to wake up often when she was 4, 5, 6 years old, but I think it was due to nerves more than anything. She would wake up when she was low and that would sometimes translate into several wakings during the night, to have me check that she was ok. Sometimes she just needed that reassurance.
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Kerri asked on her other blog today (Six Until Me) if sleep deprivation affects diabetes care. I can give an answer to that: It's a resounding yes.

I am constantly tired. Not only do I have a 19 year-old son and Olivia (and no one told me that 13 was going to be so exhausting), I have two little girls. The youngest, who is 17 months old, is still waking up 4, 5, sometimes 6 times a night and she wants to nurse every. single. time. Even if I go to bed at 11, I'm still not getting a full night's sleep. Heck, I could go to bed at 8 and still not get a full night's sleep. It's maddening.
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I was just sitting at my desk working on an extremely important project (FDL standings) when a co-worker stopped in his tracks as he walked by my desk, squinting into my eyes.
"Whoa! What happened to you?"
"Huh?"
"Did you get beat up?"
"What? No." I didn't know what the hell he was talking about.
"The purple under your eyes. Looks like you got beat up," he continued.
"Oh, that?" I said, touching the corner of my eye near the bridge of my nose. "No, that's just lack of sleep, I guess. That's what getting up every night at two or three in the morning will do to you." (READ MORE)

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It's 10:30 p.m.
I'm in bed. In my night shirt.
I'm coughing, although I took (sugar-free) cough syrup.
I'm in bed.
I check my sugar.
76.
Crap. I can't go to bed this low.
But I'm already in bed.
I'm tired.
I'm coughing.
Must get up early to go to mass with No. 1.
Can't convince myself to go downstairs and drink a glass of milk.
Because I'm already in bed.
The floor is cold.
I'm coughing and tired.
The milk is downstairs.
My bed is warm.
The kitties are snuggly.
Now would be a nice time to see a trend line.
I took the sensor off five hours ago.
I'm. Already. In. Bed.
Waking in a cold sweat will not be fun.
The milk is downstairs.
My cough medicine isn't working.
Rain is soothing and wants me to go to sleep.
My bed is warm.
The floor is cold.
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