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So, um, I had a good couple of days last week.  Bloodsugars in the 100s for full days, felt great, even lost a couple of pounds.  But the bottom dropped out on Tuesday this week. 

 

I love rollercoasters.  This post means no offense to my favorite part of most amusement parks.  I really, really enjoy climbing aboard a cart on rails and that feeling just after you've crested the peak of the ride and you know you're going to fall and you take a good deep breathe and think, here's it goes.  I also really love the feeling of riding that downward curve, the g-forces ripping at cheeks and lips, heart beating hard in fingers and neck.  

 

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Diabetes is a roller coaster. Sometimes it's amazing. Sometimes it's scary. Sometimes it's excruciating. A good roller coaster has ups and downs, twists, turns and unexpected adventures. Roller coasters vary in speed, style, form and build. Diabetes has the same twists and turns, the same diversity. (READ MORE)

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Sometimes, I have a hard time doing two things at once. Sure, I can walk and chew gum at the same time, or do dishes while talking on the phone, or even pat my head and rub my stomach simultaneously. But when it comes to dieting, I have a hard time doing it all.
Basically, I can diet to keep my blood sugar healthy or I can diet to lose weight. But it seems I cannot both lose weight and control my blood sugar on the same diet. It seems really unfair.
When I was first diagnosed, I was told to lose weight and to monitor my blood sugar, making sure I kept it below 140 at the two-hour mark. At the time, I wasn't really given a frame of reference to put it into context for me. I did some research and all I knew was that high blood sugars lead to complications. I didn't know how high was high enough for complications. I didn't know that some people routine have blood sugar in the 300s or higher. I only knew that anything over 140 was bad. (READ MORE)

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I could feel it. That slightly lowish feeling. After I confirmed, I slammed my meter down on my bedside table.

 

"Gah!" I said.

 

"What's the matter," The Mr. asked.

 

"I have a fasting blood draw this morning and I'm 56 mg/dL," I said. "And last night before bed I ate that brownie and didn't bolus for it."

 

"Maybe your pancreas is spitting out insulin every now and then," he chuckled.

 

In reality, what I think is happening is that tired old story about moving my infusion sites from my lower abdomen out to my hips. I've had at least one low per day for close to two weeks.

 

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Driving to the theme park slash water park yesterday, I began to think it was one giant mistake. What if he goes really low while we're on line for a ride? What if his infusion set comes off on repeated runs down a waterslide? What if there is no safe and convenient place to store his extra supplies and the Glucagon?  I was mentally tired from all of the diabetes strategizing the night before. Could you imagine jumping in the car and just going? Your biggest worry being whether or not you packed the sunscreen?

 

I wondered if it was too late to turn around and go home and have Charlie do something more tame.

 

Like a puzzle perhaps.

 

Well, we pressed on and despite my trepidation; we had a blast and the D-factor wasn't so stressful after all.

 

Here are some of my Dos and Don'ts when visiting a theme park with a child with type 1 diabetes.

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Turning 21 has been the biggest birthday that I've had in quite awhile. I've been celebrating for the past three days with family and friends. For a birthday that really doesn't mean much to me. Yet somehow, I've turned it into a major event.

 

Being 21 feels better, just because it feels less like I'm still a kid and more like I'm an adult. Telling people I'm 21 instead of 20 will definitely be nice, I'm sure. But otherwise, this birthday and those numbers don't mean much to me.

 

Because I've generally decided that I won't drink. So being legal for alcohol isn't that exciting. (However, being legal for Las Vegas casinos is!)

 

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