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I'm currently on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, which is a low estrogen triphasic birth control. I picked this one years ago because it was low estrogen and had the same progestin that's known to decrease acne. Plus it comes in a pretty nifty diskette...mine has a flower on it in fact. I only stayed on it for six months back then though because it wasn't really helping with the cramping that I was having. Nor did my acne seem to improve.

I went back on it a few months ago because of the Accutane regimen that requires birth control use. It seemed the safest option after Seasonique left me with 21 days of breakthrough bleeding. This is my second completed pack. And I think I'm beginning to see a pattern with my blood sugars.

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I switched birth controls last week to Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo. A birth control pill I'd been on back in 2007 with no issues. It was a much needed switch since the Seasonique was giving me horrible nausea and had caused breakthrough bleeding.

Unfortunately, I've totally messed up my hormones now I believe. Because even after switching, I'm still getting breakthrough bleeding. And it's much worse than before. Not only is it a different kind of bleed (less spotty, more like a normal period), but I'm having pretty severe cramps on a regular basis.

This is day 21 of the breakthrough bleeding. And I thought at day 11, I was done. But now, I'm so incredibly annoyed and frustrated that I can't even put it into words. All I want is to go back in time and not take the Seasonique. Or at least not without getting a period.

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As I said in my last post, I’ve been taking Byetta for about two months now, and I wanted to talk a little bit about my experience with the medication so far.

For the most part, I think I’ve taken to the whole injection thing rather well. I was, admittedly, a little bit nervous at first. Much like the apprehension I felt when I first started poking my fingers to test my blood sugars, the nervousness I felt about the injections subsided quickly. I never cease to be amazed by the things you can get used to doing when it has to be done in order to survive.

As I mentioned before, I currently take two 5 mcg injections each day. I take one within 60 minutes of breakfast, and another within 60 minutes of dinner. And as I said before, the only side effect I’ve had so far has been an increase in acid reflux, which is now under control. The only other issue I’ve had with the medication is in regard to injection sites.

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Life seems to be constantly changing for me lately. I feel like I can't seem to get a firm footing before something else comes along or I realize that I need to focus on a new area. This week hasn't been any different, but honestly, I'm kind of excited about these upcoming changes.

Some changes I can't talk about yet with the general public, but trust me that I will definitely post as soon as I can. I so wish that I could share with everyone and gain your support and prayers, but I guess we all have to be patient at some point.

The big change is that I am pretty sure I've made a decision on the living arrangements. I finally enlisted an apartment locator which was probably the best thing that I could have done for myself. She didn't show me anything I didn't know about, but she did act as an amazing sounding board and advisor for this next big step.

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Someone will post that he was told he has "borderline diabetes" or "prediabetes", or that he had type 2 diabetes, but since he changed his diet, got off his diabetes medications, and has normal lab results, he has reversed or cured his diabetes.

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At the same time that most of the diabetes online community was shocked and saddened to learn of last week's sudden, inexplicable death of a 13-year-old teenager, The Other Half's family also had a visit from the Diabetes Reaper. While Diabetes was at-cause with its sneaky tricks in both cases, the passing of the two women could not have been any more different.

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There comes a point where death isn't scary anymore. But hope...hope is scary.

I'm a fan of Grey's Anatomy on ABC. The latest episode featured a terminal cancer patient...a young and seemingly vibrant woman (minus the disease ravaging her body)...who was seeking physician assisted suicide. Those lines up there were ones she said in defense of her own death.

As they passed through the TV speakers, they hit me. Hard. I know they're just fiction, that some TV writer/producer thought them up. Someone thought they knew what it felt like to face that precipice. Maybe they actually do. Maybe they're writing from experience the way that I am now.

Those words hit me hard because it's a way that I've never verbalized about emotions that I constantly feel. I've never really considered death and hope in that way. The fear. In a reverse kind of way.

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It's my time...to rejuvenate my life.

November is always a crazy month for me. First, it's my birthday month. Second, it's also like 5 of my friends' birthday month. Third, it's Thanksgiving! Fourth, it's the busiest month in school as projects, papers, and exams take place all right before final exam season in December. Fifth, it's American Diabetes Month!

So here we are at the 2nd already...wasn't it just September last week? Sheesh...this year is flying by faster than I can even say it's flying by. I have lots of plans for American Diabetes Month. And I'm definitely excited to start checking some things off the list while exploring some new fun ideas.

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Marvin and I are not engaged, getting pregnant, nor planning on these things in the next months. But it's beginning to be on the table in my life and I want to make sure that I'm prepared. I expect in the next two to three years that these things will be a reality for me instead of a fantasy on my Pinterest boards, but even so far off, I'm the kind of girl who wants all her ducks in a row before any big events happen.

My OCD was pushed into overdrive on Friday night when Marvin mentioned in casual conversation that he'd never adopt. It's not a conversation that we've approached so far, nor was it one that I was ready for apparently. Nonetheless, it was brought to my attention by his random comment and kind of took me by surprise.

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