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I am still in the allergy battle of the century.  Two ear infections in four weeks.  A cough.  A nose that literally hasn't stopped running for almost a month.   I think I'm finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long, hard road this year. 

 

Diabetes has been, at best, uncooperative.  At worst, a total nightmare.  

 

Between work and personal stress and being sick and unable to get to the gym, I've seen way too many high highs and a few low lows related to aggressive treament of high highs.  I have wished more than once in the past month for a normal, fully functional body.  

 

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There is a lot going on today. A lot. I guess I'm not very happy, but I am trying my darndest to be. I am dealing with more emotions today than I can ever remember having. I have a lot of personal stuff happening and I have been trying to share as much of that with you all as I can. As you know, I am in the middle of a life changing experience with my career. Just last night I sent my resume, cover letter, and references off to what I hope to be my next, and potentially last employer. Also, so much is going on in the world with people suffering, hurting, and being sick. And last but not least, I wasn't able to train martial arts today, and instead I ate a freaking pizza.
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It came out of nowhere, but I think most sickness does. You know when something wakes you up in the middle of the night it's bad.

 

Last Tuesday morning I woke up at 2:45 a.m. with lower abdominal cramps. Actually, more like pressure. I even think I was dreaming about it, which you know means business. It's interesting to me how we can almost instinctually know what to do in certain situations -- even when we're in a deep sleep.

 

I spent about 15 minutes in the bathroom dealing with the pressure and another Big D. I really thought it was just a fluke, thought maybe something I ate for dinner hadn't set right with me. Though, even in my 3 a.m. stupor I thought about how a "fluke" had likely never woken me up in the middle of the night.

 

Repeat at 4:30 a.m.

 

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A coworker stumbles through the business doors red nosed and tissues in hand. Another coughs from the back room, jostling between customers and the sink to wash up her hands. The signs of a sickly winter world suddenly blare like sirens in my ears. It is all I can think of. My lips tighten like a drawbridge keeping out invaders. My general stance shifts away from the cues of infection. I consciously try to avoid contact at all costs. To no avail....

 

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I called my supply company today. A very good company that provides me with all of my pump supplies - including batteries and IV preps - thank you very much! Here's how the call went:
"Hello, this is Nicole Purcell calling, I'm due for my supplies so I'm just calling in."
"Oh, OK, hold on a second."
I hold on, hearing her type-type-typing.
"Oh, you're a pump."
"Excuse me?"
"You're a pump, just hold...o..."
"Excuse me, before you transfer me, I need to tell you that I am not, in fact, a pump. But I am a person that wears a pump..." Letting that little gem hang out there for an uncomfortably silent few seconds. "Hello, are you still there?" (READ MORE)

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I think my immune system is pretty strong, personally. For a diabetic at least. I've never really battled infections or viruses. When other people were sick around me, I withstood. I always blamed it on my diet and intake of vitamins/fruit/veggies. The proof is always in the pudding.

 

But lately, I've been fighting with my body and it's beginning to worry me. Not in a way that has me rushing for the doctor, but just in a "watch and wait" kind of thing. Today, I'm battling stopped up ears, slight sore throat, and a mild cough. Nothing terrible, but certainly the makings of being sick.

 

This is the fourth event like this in the last eight months. In October 2011, I had this same thing and nothing seemed to help it. No matter what medications I took, I still had the same symptoms. No fever, no blood sugar issues. Nothing like a normal "cold" really.

 

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I usually keep a pretty basic logbook. I record every blood sugar based on time along with my Lantus injections, workouts, sickness, and any abnormal food choices (like pizza or chocolate shakes). I circle anything that's above 250 or below 70 and try my hardest to put some comment to the paper. I average by day and by time of day with an overall ending average for the week.

 

I don't do it everyday. At least twice a week, I sit down with it. I record it all then stare for a minute, an hour, whatever to see patterns or necessary changes. It keeps me aware. I can see how certain things are affecting me, if my Lantus is adequate, if my medications are making a difference. It lets me know where I stand in this whole diabetes management thing.

 

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Some freaky viral sickness has infected our house. It started with No. 2 who had a terrible fever over Memorial Day weekend. Several days after she got better, The Mr. came down with it. Now, No. 1 is on the tail end of it, but sadly he will miss his last three days of third grade because of this stupid flu-like virus.

 

I've often said that while I don't want to see my children sick, it's better for a well mom to take care of sick kids than for a sick mom to take care of well kids. That's up for debate, especially since my kids are getting to the point where they're fairly self-sufficient and if I were laid out on the couch No. 1 and No. 2 would be able to take care of No. 3. (I should say that The Mr. isn't a slacker, he works two of every three weekends, so when I'm home alone with the kids it's usually because The Mr. is working.)

 

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Day three of my Lantus experiment has gone great! I tested again today 2 hours after lunch and my sugar was 135. I was very happy to see that since I am feeling good on my new dose. Today I made sure to carefully watch my carb intake at lunch. I also made sure when I took my shot with an insulin pen that everything went in as it was supposed too. I realized last night, after I had already submitted my blog, that another potential cause of my high sugar could have been that my insulin pen had failed to deliver the dose. Whatever the case, sickness, excess carbs, or delivery error, I am happy to be back on track and moving in the right direction again.

Now on to something else,.

I have talked before about how amazing and wonderful it is to have today's reliable technology and medicines. I feel like I need to mention that again.
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It's very rare that I miss a day of work. VERY rare. I've called in sick only a handful of times in the last four years of my working life. I typically am a "bite the bullet" kind of girl and work at least a few hours when I'm feeling ill. So when I do call in sick, I'm usually very sick.

 

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