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On Thursday night, I found myself in an emergency room exam room at 2 am, waiting anxiously and staring up at a picture of a baby cocker spaniel posing cutely in a watering can.
No, don't worry. Charlie is fine. I'm fine too. Whole family is fine. This was an emergency room for pets. But wait, I don't even own a pet. I'm not even a pet person. I had to get up for work in a few hours. What was I doing?
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management CGMS
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I'm going to fight. I want a CGMS and even though the universe may have spoken, I'm still going to fight. (Perhaps I misunderstood what the universe was saying.)
I put a lot of emphasis on thinking that the primary benefit of using a CGMS is to detect lows. There was a time when I had some pretty serious hypoglycemia unawareness. I remember taking a walk with the family once and not feeling low until we returned. I was 35. I didn't feel it until I was 35. That's scary stuff.
More lately I've been thinking that one of the better benefits of using a CGMS is to ward off highs either between meals or before the two-hour post-prandial check.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Relationships Emotions Women's Issues Real Life
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At 8am, I woke up to the alarm on my phone. I checked my blood sugar and was dumbfounded by the number on the screen. I was almost 100 points higher than I'd gone to bed at the night before. Pizza. Why are things never the same around here?
Around 9am, I left for work with an early start. Maybe I could leave early since I'd gotten some extra time the afternoon before as well. It was a thought at least. This week was my week to cut my hours back to my original 20. I'm attempting to stabilize my schedule before school throws another curve ball into the mix.
At 11am, I ate some crackers since my stomach was feeling a bit off. I didn't check my blood sugar and I didn't do insulin. I still haven't gotten totally comfortable with injections in my workplace. Especially since more people have been added in my office so I'm no longer alone.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: insulin pump mishaps pets and diabetes
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I disconnected my pump like normal for my nightly shower. I set it on the counter on top of some towels so the vibration wouldn't bother me. Usually this is a safe place for my pump, away from the direct steam of the shower and any immediate water sources.
My cat thought this was an ideal place to have a hockey game. I was halfway through my shower and suddenly I heard the pump slide into the sink. My cat made it his very own hockey puck! Visions of a cracked screen or a completely broken pump flashed through my mind as I screamed at the cat.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Children Emotions In the News Real Life
Tags: access to care blood glucose testing diabetes awareness Dreams poverty team type 1 Test Strips World Diabetes Day
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It's unusual for me to have nightmares — especially nightmares about flying. Mine are usually about family relationships gone completely awry. But facing a World Diabetes Day on which I am working at a place whose uniform does not allow even a touch of blue, having given Nick Jonas my last World Diabetes Day pin (and not having had the money to replenish my stash), and having failed to have the presence of mind to do the Big Blue Test at least once (even though I am bicycling to and from work at least half the time), I feel a bit like a diabetes failure. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Real Life
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I am incredibly frustrated with my immune system right now. Sunday night, I began having some symptoms of that upper respiratory infection that took me down over the Christmas holidays. Stuffy nose and pressure in my ears. Monday, that hadn't gotten any better. So I decided to go back on the antibiotics Monday night as well as increase all my vitamin intake like I normally do when fighting something.
Today, I am no better. The stuffiness is terrible. My poor nose is beyond raw. I'm coughing thanks to the drainage. And I'm exhausted.
I know that a lot of factors play into your immune system. Diabetes is definitely one of them. I've always been a little more susceptible to illnesses but with a good diet and proper supplements, usually I kick things in a few days. This time, I can't even stay well for more than a week. And I really don't have time to be sick.
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Categories: Type 1 Children Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: non-diabetic siblings
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Sometimes I wonder what Ben really thinks about when he sees us testing his big brother’s blood sugar or putting Charlie over our laps for torturous site changes. What's going on in that large, shaggy head? Behind those big brown eyes, I wonder?
Just to see what he'd say, I have asked Ben why we have the testing supplies. "What is this?" I ask. "What’s it for?"
"That’s for Chow Wei," he responds, mispronouncing his brother’s name in a Chinese dialect.
I guess at his age he can’t exactly comprehend what’s going on. He just knows that it’s something we do to or for Charlie. He also knows that food usually follows, so he falls in line behind Charlie while we prick his finger.
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Categories: Type 1 Highs & Lows Real Life
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I found this post recently in a diabetes forum.
Topic: Juvenile diabetes
A dear friend of mine has an 8 week old that was not thriving. She ruled out heart issues early on, but recently he became seriously ill. Upon further investigation, he was diagnosed as diabetic! Never heard of a baby with diabetes. His eight siblings are all fine. They have also tested for pancreatic insufficiency. He's just plain old diabetic. Thank goodness!
A supportive member of the forum responds:
Oh good grief! So young!
Eight siblings? Sorry, I left out one important detail. It's about a dog; an 8-week-old English Springer puppy.
I'll admit, this post was originally going to have a slightly sarcastic edge to it as it was triggered by recent FDL entries of pet owners who compared their dog or cat's diabetes to human beings living with the disease. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1
Tags: non-diabetic siblings
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If I didn’t have a child with diabetes, what would I be writing about?
I suppose I’d go back to writing essays on parenting and family life like I used to. Dead pets; the crises of lost toys; my 4-year-old’s pride in his penis; maybe my wife’s germ phobia and her lifelong dedication to the war against terror (aka ball pits).
I guess I’d be writing about my daughter Maeve, who is sad today.
I like True Blood - the HBO show about vampires and other supernatural, uh, things.
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