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I spoke with my pediatric endo today about my new diabetes community venture. First, I want to give a great big thank you and shout out to him. He is doing amazing things in the diabetes community. Thanks for being the best doc and putting up with me, Morey!

 

We talked about new treatment options that are coming into play. One of the ones we discussed is using the hormone amylin to control postprandial blood sugars. Amylin is a naturally occurring hormone produced by the beta cells (the ones that produce insulin). The body gives amylin with insulin when glucose is consumed. They have found that low levels of insulin are typically accompanied with low levels of amylin.

 

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I have been using insulin pump therapy to (attempt to) control my diabetes. It's been two years that I have been using it and I really do love it.

 

The benifits of my pump are many. Only having to stick myself once every three days is probably the biggest but also for me, my control is better.

 

The way the pump better mimics what a properly functioning pancreas is also a huge benifit. I know it is not for everyone but for me, it works.

 

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I brought my new daughter home from the hospital in mid-June. Along with all the other exciting developments in our lives - I got to pack away my insulin syringes.
I am a Type 2 diabetic. I developed gestational diabetes with my son 4 years ago and did not make the lifestyle changes warranted after his birth. It's thought as many as 60% of women with gestational diabetes will eventually develop Type 2. 18 months later I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I am controlled with metformin (oral medication), diet and exercise.
By the 4th month of this pregnancy, I required insulin to keep my sugars within targets. Pregnancy targets are much stricter than non-pregnancy Type 2 levels - less than 90 fasting, less than 120 2 hours post-prandial. (READ MORE)

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Boo was seen by the pediatrician today. I was afraid I was going to have to fight with the guy to get him to take me seriously, but he sort of agreed with me. He debated doing an a1c test on her, but thought that it might be inconclusive since, if she does have diabetes, she'd be in the very early stages of it. He reeled off the symptoms (as though I've never seen them before) and said that since the only one she had was peeing a lot, he wasn't that worried. Well, dood, I'M worried and I'm the mama so run a test, do something. The conclusion is that I'm going to test Boo before every meal and at the two- and three-hour post-prandial marks. If there is a pattern of sugars over 200, I'm to call back. He said within a week, but if I see it for more than two days, I'm calling back. Screw that.
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I'm a creature of habit. Partly because I don't like change. But partly, at least when it comes to diabetes management, because I know what works and I don't want to futz with it.
We all have go-to comforts when it comes to just about everything in our lives. And when it comes to blood sugar management, I think many of us tend to err on the side of caution and stick to what we know works. (READ MORE)

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Yesterday, George talked about not caring. Burnout is something I think we all go through in all parts of our lives, but perhaps especially when it comes to diabetes.
I can't think of another chronic illness where the victim is in almost complete control. What I mean is that in theory, if a person with diabetes does everything "right" then everything should be OK. I'll even go out on a limb and say that people addicted to alcohol or drugs don't have as much control over their disease as people with diabetes are lead to believe they have.
High post-prandial numbers? It's your fault.
High A1C? It's your fault.
Meds not working? It's your fault.
Complications? It must be your fault.
In contrast--in-range post prandials, an A1C lower than 7 and 20 years complication free equal a high-five and "Great job!" (READ MORE)

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I took Boo to Boston today, for testing.  Everything was fine.  Her fasting blood sugar was 71 and her 2 hour post-prandial was 84, so things are looking good right now.  Big relief.

 

They are running antibody tests and a celiac panel, just to be on the safe side.  I should have those results in a couple of weeks.  In the meantime, I'm supposed to keep an eye on her and get some Diastix.  If she starts showing symptoms again, I'll check her urine for glucose.  

 

I'm relieved, of course.  I just wish I knew what was making her pee so much and giving her stomach aches all the time.   I'm going to follow up with the pediatrician tomorrow, to see if she has any other suggestions on that one.  She doens't have a kidney or bladder infection, nor does she have a UTI, so I don't know.  We'll see, I guess. 

 

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"Come on, baby, hop up here. I need to check your sugar."

"No, mama, no check sugar." She cries and tries to hide her fingers in her clenched hands.

"Yes, honey, we have to. I know you don't like it, but we have to do it."

"I don't yike it," she replies.

"I know, but the doctor says we have to do it." She loves the doctor, so she complies, gingerly holding out a finger.

I cock the lancing device and push the button. She flinches as the spring thwongs the lancet into her tiny, little finger. Crimson blood pearls out on to the test strip, the meter beeps and does its quick backwards count from five.

She sticks her finger in her mouth, sucking the blood off, as she's seen her big sister do countless times. Then she holds the finger up to me.

"You tiss it, mama."

I kiss her finger and tousle her hair.

"Put a yid on it, mama."
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I should have known that there would be frustration. I guess I thought that since I wasn't new to basal/bolus therapy that my transition from MDI to the pump would be smooth. And it mostly has, but the last two days I have been running higher than usual with no explanation. Enter frustration.
So when Mom called last night to see how Toohey and I were getting along, I was telling her about all the things that could be making me high:
*basal rate set too low *active insulin time set too long *were my jeans too tight today? *I think I'm ovulating *or maybe my period is going to start soon *does my infusion set need to be changed? *when I was on Lantus, I took it at night; do I need a higher overnight basal rate? *is all this stress about my high numbers making things worse?
I think I exhausted her with all these possibilities! I took it all in stride yesterday, but today--not so much. (READ MORE)

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I hate site-change days. It's not often that I use that word, but really, I hate days like today.

 

I was rushed this morning. I had planned to get up earlier than I did anticipating that I'd need to do a complete site and reservoir change. Didn't happen -- the getting up early part. As I sat at the table watching the kids eat breakfast, I felt myself rushing through the site-change ritual, even getting the infusion set tape stuck to the side of the QuickSerter. That's never good.

 

Take deep breaths, Michelle, I told myself. Slow down, I said. You're going to wind up with a bad site if you don't. So I did. Sort of. Well, enough to get my infusion set inserted.

 

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