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My schedule has been blown out of the water by the new baby and maternity leave. This has really bad implications for my diabetes. I don't test, eat or take meds at regular times. It makes me feel so out of whack, especially when you throw some sleep deprivation into the mix.
The trickle down effects are multiple - I don't plan meals as well, I don't cook as much, I don't get my walks in and I feel cruddy and unmotivated to take care of myself. I think the hormonal rollercoaster must be affecting my sugars as well. It's hard to tell what they're doing since I'm not eating or testing at consistent times.
I have taken a positive step - stopped buying junk food. I was getting pretty lax at the end of the pregnancy and my husband and son have both become too fond of BBQ chips, baked goods and candy. It will be a tougher transition for them I think! (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Fitness Real Life
Tags: college lows schedules yoga
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My classes are all over the place this semester. Since I'm down to the final semesters, I don't have much left that I can take outside of my university or online. Plus I'm trying to leave the option to study abroad next semester, which means taking quite a few hardcore classes all at the same time.
I haven't done that since my first year here. After that, I managed to take at least one class online so I could better manage my fatigue. This semester, I wasn't so lucky. But you have to do what you have to do, right?
So far, I'm feeling okay. Just a little extra stress (headaches, sore muscles) from all the emotional things I'm going through right now. The fatigue hasn't set in...and I'm hoping that I can somehow ward it off this semester. But I am fighting against the balance of class and diabetes.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Real Life
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Last week's schedule was all over the place. I didn't have my usual class times, my tests were at very abnormal times for me, and I just wasn't home very much. And my logbook shows the effects of that lack of schedule.
My averages bounced from 103 to 246...not so steady of a pattern. And my daily blood sugar checks ranged from two checks to four...my average is five per day. On top of all that, my food patterns were really all over the place, waiting until 3pm to even eat or eating in the middle of the night on several occasions.
It really bothers me how necessary a schedule is for my body. I'm not an 8 to 5 kind of girl. I like to sleep in if I can. I don't want to eat if I'm not hungry. I generally hate doing the same thing every day. But with diabetes, it's hard to manage a life like that without totally wreaking havoc on my blood sugars.
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Categories: Type 2 Women's Issues Real Life
Tags: Health Care Health Insurance health issues scheduling
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One of the issues that crops up with the Mulligan's Stew of insurance benefits that come courtesy of our employers and the States in which we live is the order and manner in which those benefits are applied to the charges incurred by our use of the services covered in those plans. In insurance-company parlance, this is called "Coordination of Care". Back in the days of traditional indemnity plans, medical insurance didn't kick in until after one met an annual deductible, and even then, it was split into two separate policies: normal medical (aka "Blue Cross/Blue Shield") and "Major Medical" (single-incident costs of, in today's money, probably $4000 or more). (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Fitness Real Life
Tags: bicycling scheduling Tour de Cure Training
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Saturday was my friend Scott's Tour de Cure in Minnesota, and my last known day for getting in a long endurance session before my ride on the 13th. With the route already mapped out, we are encouraged to pre-ride it -- in whole or in part -- as part of our pre-event training. I have some logistical issues with that, since most of the time I first have to ride to wherever something is, and then I have to ride home from that training. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 2 Oral Meds Real Life
Tags: choosing a doctor doctors medical professionals
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When my dLife mail showed up in my inbox with Melissa's Diabetes Viewpoint column When It's Time to Change Doctors, it really clicked with me.
Lately, I've been having problems with my endo. Granted, I'm pregnant and extra needy these days, but I just feel that I'm not getting the personalized attention that I deserve and need.
Truth be told, I never see him any more. Once I month, I come in to his office, wait for what is often an eternity (despite intentionally scheduling for "slow times") and when my name is finally called, I get to see a nurse instead of the doctor.
Every other week, I e-mail my blood sugar logs to the doctor, along with any questions or concerns I have and a brief update. For a while, it was mostly, "Things are going good. I hit a little bump, but I upped my insulin and it smoothed out." (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Relationships Emotions Real Life
Tags: new endo
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The scheduling nurse from the Mayo Clinic called today and said the doctors have agreed to see me. And get this: I have an appointment in two weeks. Yep, two weeks! They're not squeezing me in, they're not making exceptions. I have a regular appointment.
So, I'm sort of stuck between really excited and fairly skeptical. I've made it pretty clear that I have high expectations for my endocrinologist. So on one hand I feel like the Mayo Clinic is the best of the best and my expectations will be met and on the other hand I feel like these people are still doctors in one of the largest cities in the country and likely see a ton of patients and why will they treat me any differently than Dr. S did?
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Complications Real Life
Tags: annual appointments doctors visits medical tests
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We all know that diabetics have an increased risk of everything from heart disease to kidney disease to glaucoma. Because of this increased risk, it is very important for diabetics to have regular checkups in many fields. Personally, I am always scheduling appointments for one thing or another. My main appointments include the following: (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Fitness Real Life
Tags: blood test Endocronologist weight loss
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I had an endo appointment this week that was pretty uneventful.
We went over my blood work and everything looked good except for my a1c of course. I pretty much accepted that it would not be great since my blood sugars have been high and it was only a month ago that rang in with an a1c of 8.3.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Relationships Complications Emotions Fitness Women's Issues Real Life
Tags: blood clot bloodwork factor v Lab work
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Caller ID said "Chandler Primar" and in that moment "Primar" equalled "primary" which equalled "kids school" which equalled "oh crap what's wrong with the kids?" Didn't matter that the school's actual caller ID says the school's name.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hi this is garblegarblegarble from Dr. D's office," she said.
Dr. D? Is this one of the kids' doctors? No, that's Dr. N. Oh, wait, I'm coming to my senses now: Dr. D is my new primary care physician. OK, I got it.
"Oh, hi," I said.
She stumbled on her words as she began: "Dr. D got your recent bloodwork back and everything looks fine. Your clotting numbers all look good."
"OK good," I said, relieved.
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