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People with diabetes, and those touched by diabetes, follow their journey with the disease through a myriad of winding emotional paths. Depression is very common for those newly diagnosed, sadness can rear its head at different stages in the game, and a little humor and humility can even find the door to expose itself from time to time. The keys for controlling those doors are littered all over the place and on  Wrld Diabetes Day today, you can follow this map of internet hotspots. Expose diabetes for all that it is, good and bad, and then share it with others. Find an emotion and embrace it!

 

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By the end of the day I was almost regretting that I had been drinking so much water throughout the day. I was in the bathroom about every 20 minutes or so.
It started yesterday when I got a twinge and a sort of seize when I used the bathroom. It was different from the feeling I had gotten (or seemed to remember) when I had a urinary tract infection in the past. But I knew something was still definitely wrong. Especially when I got up at 4 a.m. last night to go potty, and then again 20 minutes later, and still getting this seizing twinge of a pain in my very low abdomen.
I decided I'd load up on water today and even--gulp--drink some cranberry juice even though I really can't stand cranberry juice (I found some cran-grape at the gas station, which may not have the same effect as cranberry, but it was all I was willing to tolerate, especially since it wasn't sugar free). (READ MORE)

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It's back. And this time I'm definitely blaming the blood/bacteria in my urine on my refillable water bottle. Remember several months ago when I had two horrible infections in the course of two months? Remember that I searched online in vain to blame the problem on my Nalgene bottle, but to no avail? Well, I ditched the Nalgene bottle and the problem went away. Except that when you live in the desert you have to drink water. Lots of water. So I bought another refillable water bottle and drank gallons of water a day. Well, not really, but you get the picture. And what happens? Three months later I'm in agony again.

 

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It's not unusual for me to be woken in the wee hours of the morning. Typical offenders include No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and The Mr.'s snoring. Despite the amount of water I *think* I drink, it's surprisingly not to visit the facilities.
But Sunday morning, some time before 5 a.m. I awoke. Confused, not feeling right and uncomfortable. Something propelled me to go potty. Oh, the pain was terrible! I had the same symptoms of blood in my urine (which pretty much mimics a urinary tract infection) that I had at the end of February. This was miserable.
Still uncomfortable, I tried to go back to sleep, but the stinging wouldn't let up. And, well, The Mr. was snoring. I maneuvered around the creeky boards in our 100-year-old home to the living room couch, where I honestly thought I'd be able to fall asleep. But I found myself in the bathroom literally every two minutes squeezing out teeny drops of relief. (READ MORE)

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Diabetes has made me a hypochondriac. Every ache, every pain, every change is some condition, disease or syndrome. Now typically I don't truly believe I have any of the things I so often "self-diagnose," but I have to admit that I am constantly living in the shadow of my diabetes. (READ MORE)

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My averages had been looking much better the last few weeks with the mix of keeping a stable schedule and eating a little better. I was having my usual bouts of lows (in the 50's) with the lower averages, but I was also working to correct those issues. So this week, I'm sad to report that my averages have soared back up with the onset of school.

 

The first week of school (or any time I get sincerely busy), I tend to let my diabetes slip. I check my blood sugar less often and at the most unusual times. I don't stay on top of my insulin, as in I let my Lantus doses fall outside the typical 12 hour range or delay my boluses. On top of all that, I tend to eat off schedule (since I'm still adjusting to the change in daily routine) and never decent meals.

 

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About this time last year I had a scare with Boo, Olivia's little sister.  She had been peeing and drinking a lot and had a blood sugar of 140 at one point. I took her to the pediatrician, but he didn't seem concerned.  I logged her numbers for a week and there was never another high reading, so I left it alone.

 

Well, this week, Boo has been asking to go to the bathroom a lot.  She's also thirsty a lot.  Her preschool teacher mentioned the constant peeing to me and said "Maybe she's getting sick.  Her breath smells a little funny."  

 

Uh oh. 

 

So I did a blood sugar reading this morning (after much crying and hiding on Boo's part) and she was 160.  I called the pediatrician and she's going in at 4:30 today.  I'm going to ask if there's another test - I don't want this dismissed.  

 

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I took Boo to Boston today, for testing.  Everything was fine.  Her fasting blood sugar was 71 and her 2 hour post-prandial was 84, so things are looking good right now.  Big relief.

 

They are running antibody tests and a celiac panel, just to be on the safe side.  I should have those results in a couple of weeks.  In the meantime, I'm supposed to keep an eye on her and get some Diastix.  If she starts showing symptoms again, I'll check her urine for glucose.  

 

I'm relieved, of course.  I just wish I knew what was making her pee so much and giving her stomach aches all the time.   I'm going to follow up with the pediatrician tomorrow, to see if she has any other suggestions on that one.  She doens't have a kidney or bladder infection, nor does she have a UTI, so I don't know.  We'll see, I guess. 

 

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Some mornings you just can’t friggin get things right.

 

4:50 a.m. The alarm will go off in 10 minutes, but my bladder wants me to get up now. Living in the desert means it’s always dry and drinking lots of water before bed was not a good idea if I wanted to sleep past 4:50 a.m. I want to sleep for another 20ish minutes. Actually, I want to sleep for another three hours.

 

5:22 a.m. Get up. Again. Brush teeth, get dressed for walk, feel remarkably good about being up and looking forward to walk.

 

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To sum up Charlie's recent doctor's visit in which we greatly anticipated an improved A1c result, the words of two great American female poets come to mind.
"First, when there's nothing but a slow glowing dream That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind All alone I have cried silent tears full of pride In a world made of steel, made of stone
What a feeling, bein's believin' I can't have it all, now I'm dancin' for my life Take your passion, and make it happen Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life" - Irene Cara
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"Whoa, maybe he's no romeo But he's my lovin one-man show Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Let's hear it for the boy" - Deniece Williams
Incidentally, I honestly always thought the Irene Cara lyric was "take your pants off and make it happen" rather than "take your passion and make it happen." Very risqué and quite unlikely even for the mid-80s, but that's just how I heard it. (READ MORE)

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