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It's sad when a basic necessity becomes a luxury. But as a new mom, I'm learning fast that things I once took for granted, like a daily shower or a quick trip to Starbucks for the new Sugar-free Gingerbread Latte (yum! have you tried it?), are all too hard to come by these days.
The worst of it is sleep. During pregnancy, I was warned by parents everywhere to enjoy my sleep while I still could. And I knew having a baby in the house would make it difficult to catch a few Zzzs. But I honestly was not prepared for just how bad it would really be.
I'm lucky if I get four hours in a 24-hour period.
It takes a real toll on my mood (just ask my husband) and my energy level. Now research shows this chronic sleep deprivation is bad for my health and weight. (READ MORE)

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So my mother was right (seriously, when do they ever get it wrong?). All those nights that I spent avoiding sleep, staying up too late with friends, or just battling my insomnia, she was right. She always said, "Watch your blood sugars!"

 

And I always thought, "It's just sleep!" Blood sugars and sleep have nothing to do with each other. No way. I'd continue on my way and forget that I was supposed to be watching those numbers because I didn't sleep enough.

 

But as it turns out, she had a point. This study proved that (and reconfirmed that) lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance. Even just one night of minimal sleep can cause a lack of insulin sensitivity. One night!

 

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It was still dark when the baby started fussing this morning. I quietly rushed to her room so that neither her crying nor my footsteps on the creaky wood in our century-old house would wake anyone else.
"Shhh, shh, shh," I consoled as I picked her up, bouncing gently hoping she would think it was still nighttime.
Her pointer and middle fingers promptly went into her mouth and she rested her head on my shoulder. Those baby snuggles are something so wonderful. We quietly walked back to my room where we climbed into bed with The Mr. Who was snoring. As usual.
No. 3 settled fairly well for it being around 6 a.m. I knew I should have counted my blessings yesterday when we all slept until almost 8 a.m.
Listening to the rhythmic snoring and the intermittent sound of No. 3 sucking on her fingers, I started to hear my body talking to me, as well. (READ MORE)

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The other day, my cousin H e-mailed and was all, "Hey man it's May 5 and you haven't blogged yet this month. You're slacking."

 

"I know, I know," I told her. "But I made a real effort to blog most week days last month and I think I'm a little burned out."

 

That seems to be what happens to me. I go in cycles of having tons of d-related things to write about and then there's a d-slump. There's a stretch of time when it's just eat, test, repeat. Which is fine, but leaves a lot to be desired in the blogging department.

 

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Eventually, the kid with diabetes has to go home.

 

Eventually he has to wave goodbye to his insulin-producing friends in their baggy pajamas and their special pillows and their faces full of uncounted cookies.

 

No sleepover for Charlie.

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Waiting.

 

Waiting for his blood sugar to come down.

 

Waiting for his blood sugar to come up.

 

Waiting for the school to call with his numbers.

 

Waiting for him to come out of hiding so we can get this damn thing over with.

 

Waiting for the bruises to heal.

 

Waiting for science.

 

Waiting for his A1c result.

 

Waiting for good news.

 

Waiting for ketones to go away.

 

Waiting for his test strips to be delivered.

 

Waiting for technology to improve.

 

Waiting for restrictions to be lifted.

 

Waiting for people to understand.

 

Waiting for him to get older.

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Thursday night, I decided to stay up a little too late (or early, we shall say). My mother always warned me when I was younger to monitor my blood sugars closely when I threw my sleep cycle off. I never figured out why, because I always seemed to be fine. What does me being a night owl have to do with blood sugars?

 

But Thursday night was an extreme. I didn't get to bed until just before the sun was rising. I made sure to sleep in as long as possible (and managed 6 hours of sleep) just to make it through the day ahead of me.

 

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Cathy in Iowa recently asked: Have you ever experienced sleeping problems with your daughter? My step son was over this weekend and came into our bedroom 6 times due to the fact he can't sleep. He has this issues a lot of times when he is at our house. Is this anything that can be related to his medicine? Thanks a ton!!

I haven't had sleep issues with Olivia in a long time. She used to wake up often when she was 4, 5, 6 years old, but I think it was due to nerves more than anything. She would wake up when she was low and that would sometimes translate into several wakings during the night, to have me check that she was ok. Sometimes she just needed that reassurance.
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The following are real headlines from real news sources.

 

 

WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT? BEWARE DIABETES – WebMD

 

(We thought a job bussing tables at the local all-night diner would build character in our 7 year old. Never could we have foreseen that Charlie would catch diabetes!)

 

DIABETES LINKED TO POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION? – KCEN-TV

 

(Charlie, is there something you'd like to tell us?)

 

SUPER-MANGO TO FIGHT DIABETES - Courier Mail

 

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I’ve had a really hard time with my writing/not writing lately. In December I blogged only once, and so far this month I’ve blogged twice.

 

This is kind of weird for me because I’m so used to writing so often. It hurts, actually, that I haven’t been doing more of it. It’s not for lack of trying, though. I’ve written countless Post-It notes to myself with blog topics and have every intention of writing when I get home and then I don’t.

 

And it’s not like I’m forgetting to do it, I just don’t do it. Or I decide that I’d rather do something else. I think about the Post-It note stuck to my calendar and about all the things I would say in the blog and how wonderfully eloquent I would be. And then I just don’t do it.

 

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