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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Fitness Real Life
Tags: exercise priorities Weight Gain weight loss
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I know. I know. We've all said/heard/thought that phrase a gozillion times. Heaven knows I've said it more than my fair share lately. But today something prompted me to think it and mean it; something more than my pants feeling too tight.
I went to see Harry this afternoon because my ear and my throat hurt--particularly when I chew and swallow. This is not a good combination. I was "worked in" late afternoon and didn't spend that much time in the waiting room. As the nurse was leading me back to an exam room, she stopped and said, "Oh, wait." and took me to the scale. It was not nice to me. In fact, I was closer to my diagnosis weight than I'd like to be. Closer than I thought I was. Too close.
I cringed with embarassment. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1
Tags: Logging Real Life Sugarstats
Views: 1298
How does it happen that life gets in the way of taking proper care of my diabetes?
How does it happen that I can log faithfully - bloodsugars, food, activity, dosing - for months - and then - poof! (or more like thud!) - I just fall off the wagon?
How?
Well. I guess real life happens.
Last spring, I rededicated myself to my health and well-being. I got into an exercise routine, I altered my eating habits, I committed to testing AND logging so that I could control my diabetes more effectively. And, on a whole, these efforts paid off. I lost about 50 lbs in a little over a year. I improved my A1C. I found myself with more energy and more stamina. I actually started enjoying eating well, packing a lunch and taking in ample servings of fruits and vegetables.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: burnout depression
Views: 481
Diabetes gets old.
Pricking my finger, taking insulin, filling my pump, going to the doctors, counting carbs, and all the rest of the stuff we have to do to manage this stupid disease gets old. Fast!
So with that Diabetes Burnout happens.
I know for myself I get burned out every few months. I just get to that point where I want to give up and take a little vacation from it all. Not necessarily throwing in the towel or forgetting all about it, since we all know where that will lead, but maybe a few less tests or not worrying so much for a particular day.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 In the News Real Life
Tags: Health Care Huckabee Obama Politics president
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The politically anticipated Iowa caucuses offer a strong foreshadow on who will take lead towards being the next United States president. The two current party front-runners in this race were decided tonight, giving Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee a head start. Without doubt- health care reform is a hot topic for presidential candidates. This is the look on what Barack Obama and, type-2 diabetic, Mike Huckabee promise in their health care platforms. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Highs & Lows Emotions In the News Real Life
Tags: chronic illness health care reform
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I despise politics -- political or office or otherwise. First I don't really understand much of it and second I just don't see why people have to act like high school all the time.
It's only been recently that I paid much attention to the presidential election. I remember voting in my first presidential election; I was a senior in college and voting by absentee ballot. I felt it was my civic duty to vote, but I couldn't figure out what the real issues were because there was so much mud slinging. The guy I voted for won, but I remember thinking "He hasn't done such a bad job the last four years, so he's probably the lesser of the two evils." Yes, that's seriously what I based my vote on.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Complications Real Life
Tags: dentist visit gum disease
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There are certain things in our lives that we do because we know they need to be done. No matter how physically or emotionally painful, we have to do them.
Like going to the dentist. Which is especially important for those of us with diabetes because diabetes can make a person twice as likely to develop gum disease, which can make blood sugar management more challenging, which makes the gum disease worse, which can lead to kidney failure and heart disease, etc., etc.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Emotions Fitness Real Life
Tags: quitting smoking support
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
Tags: adhesive Cannula itch OmniPod site change
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Three days, or until the insulin is all used up - that is how long an OmniPod is to be worn for. Before pumping, I was unsure if the scheduled three day replacement interval was going to be a nuisance. I even pondered the idea of trying to sneak in an extra day on the pods- so long as there was enough insulin stowed away in them. Well, that notion, along with a little of my patience, consistently scurries away when I near the end of a pod cycle, and the three day itch sets in. (READ MORE)
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