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I usually keep a pretty basic logbook. I record every blood sugar based on time along with my Lantus injections, workouts, sickness, and any abnormal food choices (like pizza or chocolate shakes). I circle anything that's above 250 or below 70 and try my hardest to put some comment to the paper. I average by day and by time of day with an overall ending average for the week.

I don't do it everyday. At least twice a week, I sit down with it. I record it all then stare for a minute, an hour, whatever to see patterns or necessary changes. It keeps me aware. I can see how certain things are affecting me, if my Lantus is adequate, if my medications are making a difference. It lets me know where I stand in this whole diabetes management thing.

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I'm a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic. I have been since I was 4 years old. I also have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS for short)...along with endometriosis if you really want to get detailed. The PCOS didn't pop up until 2006 when things progressively got worse.

Sudden weight gain, mood swings, fatigue, pelvic pain, very irregular periods, acne, male patterned hair growth, hair thinning, ovarian cysts, and increasingly difficult blood sugar swings.

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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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It's my time...to have the best of both worlds.

The last week has been filled with high numbers. Consistent results in the 300's. Morning numbers in the 170's and higher. Only two lows, brought on by extensive Humalog use. 217 is not a pleasant average to look at.

I'm positive that I know exactly why these numbers are all so high. Which frustrates me (the reason, not the knowing). A bad mix of birth control pills and Accutane. Both have side effects like high blood sugar or blood sugar changes.

I'd definitely say these were high and definitely changed. And I'm very annoyed. I've raised my Lantus to 31 units in the evening, which has brought lower numbers for today. So I'll leave it at 31 units for the next day or two in order to see how it's working long term.

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Over the past few months, I've been slowly cutting back on the amount of bio-identical progesterone I was using. I was pretty sure that it was the cause of my sudden, severe acne...when the progesterone doses went up, my acne appeared. Plus I wasn't seeing the kinds of results I wanted or intended to get from it.

Although my periods were more regulated, they were still off by a few days to a week. And they were still incredibly painful, which meant that I was having more pain throughout the year than I'd had before with irregular periods. Opting out of pain seemed the best idea. The main things that I loved about the progesterone were that it balanced out my moods and it took away the headaches, joint, and muscle pain I'd experienced.

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