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There was the researching, and the chats with the doc,. There was the mental tug-o-war between my daily injection comfort zone and my need for more flexibility, and now, like the quickness of a self-inserting cannula, I am pumping insulin by way of the OmniPod. (READ MORE)

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I have a love relationship with my insulin. Every diffused dose I have taken over the years found its way into my system with appreciation, even if it stung like the bejesus at times. Like an addict, the smooth emptying of a syringe or cannula gives me immediate comfort, and I know that my body is staying up to date on its hormonal needs. I know the energy I consume can go to work and my internal hemoglobic labyrinth is not under any stress. (READ MORE)

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It's been a bit busy this week, leaving me somewhat late on reporting back on Saturday's d-group meeting to see Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin, a special exhibit showing at the New York Historical Society. Since I had to work Sunday, this ended up as the total of my World Diabetes Day celebrations this year.

 

 

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Olivia hasn't had too many problems with her teachers over the years. Most have been very accepting of her diabetes and the care she needs to take with it while she's in class. I have a packet of stuff I give to all of her teachers at the beginning of each year and thus far, that seems to be sufficient.

This year, though, she got switched a couple of weeks into the school year. She got a new English teacher and I just assumed that the old one would pass along the diabetes info. Wrong.
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Many of you know that I am and have been on Weight Watchers for a while now. The last time I weighed in I was down 36 pounds. People have asked me if my insulin needs have changed at all but strangely enough, I have not noticed any change. Until now. (READ MORE)

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Being back to school is the hot topic lately. For me, being back to school is a big change. Not only do I move away from home again every semester, but also my schedule is constantly changing. The stress is different. The food is different. The exercise is different (walking an extra 3 miles a week around campus). My control is different.

 

Over the summer, I really watched what I was eating. I finally got my other health issues sorted out and had the potential to lose the weight I had gained because of them. I was motivated. So I started limiting my portions, choosing "smarter" carbs, and decreasing my overall intake of carbs.

 

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I went to pick up a basketball hoop I found on craigslist. It was in pretty good shape. The couple, maybe in their mid-40s, only used it when their niece and nephew visited. We spent about an hour and a half trying to get that behemoth into my car. Not fun.

 

As I was tying down the base of the hoop, which stuck out the back of the car slightly, the woman approached me, asking how long I've had diabetes.

 

"Sorry?"

 

I had no idea where was she getting this from.

 

"Oh, the decal?" I asked.

 

It being my wife's car, I forgot she had an "I Love a Child with Juvenile Diabetes" magnet stuck to the back of the car. A much more heartfelt message than the one on my car that says "I'd Love my Child more if He Didn't Have Diabetes."

 

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I have been incredibly busy this week. I finally finished cleaning my apartment. I've packed two suitcases full of winter clothes and pictures to take back home...to help with the moving process in May. Plus I've been focusing on school: a yoga final, a 15 page paper, editing two papers for classmates, and trying to actually GET to class for once.

 

Between it all, I haven't had much time for the rest of my life. My post on "Balance" really hit home as my week is coming to a close. My bags are ready to be loaded tomorrow morning so I can spend the day unpacking them and visiting my mom (who I won't see again until we leave for Europe in mid May). There are multiple piles of things that need to go to the recycling center. And my school books are looming in a pile on the coffee table.

 

So where is diabetes in this hectic day? Right smack dab in the middle, that's where.

 

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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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I got needs.

 

I need a smart phone app that communicates with Charlie's insulin pump.  Has this been invented yet? I need the ability to look at my phone and see Charlie's blood sugars. I need cutesy ringtone alarms to wake me in the middle of the night.

 

Maybe a seductive spoken-word Barry White:

 

Ohhh baby. When you're not in my life, I'm low. I'm so low baby.  Speaking of low, you should probably check Charlie, baby.

 

Or a perky Dolly Parton saying something like:

 

Howdy Sugar! Your boy needs sugar! Wakey, Wakey!

 

Or maybe Sean Penn's Jeff Spicoli character from the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High:

 

Dude ........ Your son is soooooooooooo high

 

 

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