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Categories: Type 2 Highs & Lows Fitness Real Life
Tags: bicycling crash emergency rooms Training
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It was bound to happen sooner or later. There's not a cyclist, serious or casual, who has never crashed or wiped out. There's not a person who's never crashed on a training ride. At high speed. Going downhill.
Wednesday night it happened to me.
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Children Food Highs & Lows Emotions Real Life
Tags: hypo Low blood sugars
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When things couldn't possibly get any worse ...
"Hi dad, I'm 31."
It's not something you ever want to hear. That is, unless it was his 31st birthday and he was just calling to remind me.
It's certainly not something you want to hear on the other end of the phone when your son is at a friend's house and you really don't know the father too well are you're miles away from him in a strip mall buying a brass turtle.
We've only just begun letting him go to friends' homes without us - dealing with diabetes on his own. He's maybe done it three times prior to this one and all has gone well.
A. He knows to check his sugar if he feels low.
B. He's wired with piercing alarms that go off when he's too low or too high.
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Categories: Type 2 Highs & Lows Complications Real Life
Tags: blood glucose management cold dentist visit high blood pressure
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As people with diabetes, we are told time and again to make sure we schedule regular oral care visits, as diabetes makes us both more susceptible to oral disease (cavities, periodontal issues, etc.) and makes it more difficult for us to recover from the procedures needed to treat that disease. "Why," you may then ask, "have you never sought out dental care as an adult, even when preventative care was made available to you, free of charge?" My answer to that can be summed up in a single word.
Orthodontia.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Children Food Relationships Emotions Real Life
Tags: children diet eating out elderly Family food Traveling
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One thing I've learned both living with diabetes (and hypertension and everything else) and having family members with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and other health issues is that no matter how far away you are, and whether that be in miles or in outlooks, the chronic illness of one is shared by the entire family. Here, many hands do not make "light work" -- that right goes to the bonds of love and familial obligation. While a large support network might ease the afflicted person's ability to live a full life, it means that a much larger number of people need to consider the needs of that person, that many more perceive an increase in their own risk for developing that malady, and that many more must learn to accommodate a family member's needs within their own lives.
To start with, it's hard to address diabetes without addressing diet. After all, they both start with the diphthong // dai //
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Emotions Real Life
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On Friday night, I came home from visiting with a friend. As I started to unwind for the night, I noticed that my ankles were extremely swollen. I could barely see my ankle bones, which isn't normal for me. I was worried, but tired. I put compression stockings on, drank water, elevated my feet all night, and took magnesium (known to help with water retention).
By morning, nothing was better. My right ankle had lessened, but the left was looking like an elephant. I kept drinking water, eating fresh fruit, and hoping that a few more hours would bring things down. I napped for awhile and eventually ate a baked potato for lunch. Around 2pm, I decided that I'd had enough. I'd been battling a headache (tension from clenching my teeth at night) and I was worried the swelling meant disaster.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Emotions In the News Real Life
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It's Election Day. As the polls are continuing to count their votes, I'm watching the news coverage mostly unaffected. I know that whomever takes the country this year is going to bring big change for all of us. It's that kind of year. Even if it isn't a presidential election.
The votes are coming in with an overwhelming Republican projected sweep. Generally, I would vote Republican because I tend to be more conservative when it comes to taxes, gun control, et cetera. Yet I'm a moderate which means that I don't side with either party. I'm the kind of voter that would much rather pick and choose topics rather than parties. Let me vote yes or no for the "don't ask, don't tell" act. Or choose how the healthcare reform should be handled. Don't make me pick a party.
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