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The vibration of my cell phone stirred me in my seat during a less than interactive physics class. Taking a look, I see it is my go-to pharmacy calling me up. This is not a surprise to me since they call to inform me I am out of refills every now and then or that it is too soon to place a refill on a script. I let it buzz away back in my pocket and waited for class to end. Working my way into the sunshine of the outside walkway, I dialed in to listen to the pharmacy’s voicemail. This was not the message I was expecting.

 

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One of the ways I break up my day is to frequently check in with my sisters at Diabetic Mommy. This morning I posted a question on the message board that has gotten me thinking lately.
I wanted to know how much everyone spends on groceries on a weekly basis. For our family of five, I spend an average of $200 a week on food, toiletries and other incidentals. Basically, anything I can pick up at WalMart. Our budget, though, needs some tweaking and there are few things left to adjust besides our grocery bill. (READ MORE)

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I haven't changed the lancet in my "finger sticker" for a couple days now. Surely I am not the only one around that does that!??. I changed it because I visited a friend this past weekend and, "he wanted to see what his blood sugar was." I know I am not the only one around that has gotten that request. Curious "non-diabetic" pals or acquaintances always want to, "see what it says for them". And then I give the explanation about what a "normal" range is and what the number that is displayed on the meter "means". It is all fine and dandy though. I kind of like taking the "teacher" role when this situation arises. It provides me the opportunity for one-on-one, and maybe even sometimes group presentations on diabetes. Maybe we could just call this "Diabetes 101". Diabetics around the world could start charging tuition for quick, on the spot, diabetes education classes! How does 5 dollars per person sound? (READ MORE)

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I used to wonder why I frequently saw people buying enormous amounts of hamburger at the grocery store. There were so many theories I had, but really just couldn't for the life of me figure out what the big deal was with ground beef. There were so many better-tasting dishes to be made with chicken and pork, I thought.
And then I found myself unemployed for a year--and needing to take care of my family. Debt piled up and I had to find new ways to cut corners and spending. Becoming a comparison shopper made me finally see what the big deal was at the grocery store. You can get four skinless, boneless chicken breasts and feed your family of four one meal, or you can get 4 lb. of ground beef and feed your family of four almost all week. And for the same price. Oh, and you'll likely shell out more dough for leaner meat. Ah, it had become so clear. It wasn't about taste, it was clearly money. (READ MORE)

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Yesterday, I sat in on a diabetes education training class at one of the local children's hospitals. My mentor suggested participating in order to better understand what a CDE does on a daily basis. That way I would know exactly if I wanted to go forward with this as a career.

 

It was definitely a great experience. Not only did I get to see a close up view of a CDE's job, but I also met some new contacts and opened my eyes to the real world. I don't think CDE is what I want to do, but it's still a possibility.

 

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I know that flexible spending accounts are HUGE! but 2010 will be the first year I've signed up for the benefit. I know, right? But frankly we've never had the kind of wiggle room in our budget to allow for more money to be taken out of our paychecks and then wait to get reimbursed after we spend money. Or however it works. I never paid attention because I knew I couldn't do it.

 

OK, I'm digressing a little. So in November my company held a mandatory benefits meeting for all employees so we could talk about changes for 2010. I typically don't change anything so I find myself tuning a lot of that information out. Until I heard someone talking about a "preloaded debit card for FSA."

 

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I get asked a lot about diabetes care.  Sometimes by other diabetics, sometimes by parents of diabetics.  Most often, though, I get asked about diabetes care by the spouses, partners, and adult caregivers of diabetics.  To be more specific, the spouses, partners, and adult caregivers of less than compliant or noncompliant diabetics.  

 

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It has been quite an interesting week and a half. I started my new job, spent the weekend alone for once, and tried to prepare for Christmas without any money. The new job is still fine. It's stressful at the moment because I'm building the program from scratch which means a lot of running around and testing things out. I'm feeling productive though, which is great.

 

My big concern lately is money. It took me awhile to find a job and my savings took a hit. My credit card bill is rising again this month with the added expenses of the holidays as well as work. I had to get clothes tailored and cleaned. I'm spending more on car maintenance (speaking of, I need to get my oil changed). There's also a lot of lunch expenses that I've had (this week I'm focusing on taking my lunch instead of buying).

 

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The start of every semester is difficult. Getting back into the groove of school can be daunting. Some are worse than others though. And this semester is on that list of worst semesters.

 

I'm behind in every class. I've missed weeks of some of my classes. The lab that I'm supposed to be taking...I've never been to. Assignments are beginning to pile up. Tests are starting next week. There's just too much to handle.

 

I know that I could have pushed myself harder. I know that this is a big chunk of my own fault. Yes, the fatigue has been incredibly rotten. My blood sugars have been bouncing up and down. I've had migraines for days on end. And just the general malaise and lack of motivation are enough to make me crawl into bed forever.

 

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While I really hate being such a "Debbie Downer" this early in the year, I'm getting extremely frustrated with the red tape surrounding my mother's passing. The basic: we are still waiting on the life insurance to cut loose enough money to bury my mother. While she pre-paid the funeral expenses, she didn't have enough money to pay for a plot — and without the life insurance money, neither do we.

 

I'll spare the details of dealing with government-based life insurance (Mom was a Federal Government retiree). The funeral home has been as helpful as possible (which is actually very helpful, especially in terms of compassion and empathy), but the end result is that we are dealing with businesses, and at the end of the day, they need to report a profit (or at the very least, the lack of a loss).

 

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