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I'm a little torn on how to react to President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayer. And this torn-ness is based only on the diabetes issue.

Part of me thinks: Way to go! This is awesome! I'm so happy that a high-profile person other than an athlete or actor is bringing light to diabetes and showing that we can indeed do anything and that diabetes is not an obstacle.

And part of me thinks: Why is this even a stinking issue? Ok, I know why it's an issue but why should Sotomayer -- or anyone for that matter -- be judged on whether or not they can perform a job simply because of diabetes?

It is for this reason that I chose to "hide" my diabetes during my last two job interviews. I wanted to be judged based on my qualifications and my sparkling personality not on whether I was capable of doing a job with diabetes.

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Marvin and I went out for pancakes late last night (study week=strange eating patterns). I wasn't too concerned about my blood sugars and eating such a carb heavy/protein lacking meal. Afterall, Monday and Tuesday had showed drastic improvement.

With Monday only showing a few hours over 200 and Tuesday riding between 60 and 176 the whole day, it seemed like the insulin resistance was gone. So I ate most of my chocolate chip pancakes (but skipped on my normal amount of syrup). And bolused when we got home.

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I woke up New Year's morning after a fun night out.  I'd had a few glasses of wine the night before, while watching metal and rockabilly bands, cavorting with friends and a sword swallowing lady, and ringing in 2011.  

My fitness schedule called for a gym visit on Saturday morning, and I've been dedicated to keeping that schedule.  I got up, tested at 106 mg/dl, and had a breakfast of fruit, peanut butter and a half cup of milk with no bolus.  Twenty minutes later, before climbing on the treadmill, I tested at 185 mg/dl. I figured I had some food still in their working, so I got to running.

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I haven't ACTUALLY basal tested in awhile (by that, I mean I haven't done it the right way, but surely I've watched my numbers fall in patterns). I usually eat the same things for breakfast, so to me basal testing for the morning hours seems a bit ridiculous. But the last few days of numbers have me thinking that a basal test is in demand.

I've been trying to check after meals more regularly so that I can see if I want to go on Symlin later. But these new numbers have me wondering what is going on inside this body of mine.

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It's the end of my logging week again, so I'm sitting down to examine the logbook that I hold so dearly close to my diabetes management's heart. The time that I set apart for this goes something like this. First, I update the logbook with my most recent numbers, Lantus doses, and any important comments including new prescriptions, strange food choices, or exercise. Next, I tally daily averages as well as averages for time of day. After that, I analyze those averages compared to the last weeks averages and look for any resounding patterns that might need changing.

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