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I went to get the mail today and found a package from Minimed. It wasn't the normal size box for Olivia's pump supplies and we've already received our Care Link doo-hickey (technical term, that - doohickey. The whatsit that you download pump info from. I think. I haven't actually used it yet. I keep forgetting....)
Anyway, inside the box was a brand new One Touch Ultra that beams blood sugar readings directly to Olivia's pump. Yay! I was all happy. I thought it would be great, that Olivia wouldn't forget about putting her blood sugars in, since the meter would do it for her.
Oh, how wrong I was. I gave it to her, all eager to see her reaction, since when the BD meter went away, she was very upset. But no.
"It's not green!" she exclaimed. "And it's not tiny." And she sort of flung it aside, sighing in exasperation.
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Categories: Type 1
Tags: carbohydrates dessert nutrition
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The other night my wife, kids, and I went over to my sister's house for dinner.
Upon arriving we realized we had forgotten a crucial ingredient for the dish my wife was bringing. (Cheese-if you are wondering!)
My wife and I took a quick trip to local grocery store to pick up the cheese and possible get something for dessert. This was not the original plan but it seemed like a good idea to me!
We went into the store and quickly found the cheese she needed.
"Alright, let's go," my wife said assuming we were done!
"Um, I was thinking we should get dessert." I said it with that smile she cannot resist or at least, she makes me think so.
"Alright, what do you want?"
And this is when I freeze up. I have no clue what to get.
"Maybe just some cookies. That sounds good."
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Relationships Emotions Real Life
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So, when I left you in my diabetes diagnosis debacle, we were all screaming at Harry and Ruth for not knowing more about diabetes (even though Harry was studying to be a diabetes educator. Yeah, seriously.). (READ MORE)
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I had a headache when I got home from work around 3:30 Monday morning. I don't know what brought it on; I thought maybe it was stress or tension, or that I hadn't eaten in a while, or maybe even sinus related. I did know that my blood sugar numbers were good, so that wasn't it.
Whatever it was, I just wanted it to go away. So, I found something to eat, took some Tylenol, and climbed into bed, hoping that the headache would just go away after a good night's sleep. Much to my dismay, that's not what happened.
I woke later Monday morning with what can only be described as a migraine from hell. It felt like someone had hit me in the head repeatedly with a baseball bat or something. It was immensely painful, and was accompanied by sensitivity to light and sound. Oh, and nausea, too. It's been a long time since I've had a headache that bad, and frankly, I could have gone a whole lot longer without it, too.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Food Real Life
Tags: carb counting sugar free foods
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A coworker asked me if I knew of a cake mix that was sugar free. She was asked to bake a cake for a friend who has diabetes.
That began the carbohydrate lesson.
"The thing is, although something may say 'Sugar Free' or 'Reduced Sugar' it may still have carbs in it which is what effects blood sugar. Sugar is included in that number." I did my best to not get too technical.
"Well I bought this one to try but I thought I would check with you to see if you knew of a better one," she said.
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Categories: Type 1 Children Food Emotions Real Life
Tags: Sneaking Food
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A poster named Peg asked a question on one of my recent posts. She wanted to know if I had any suggestions on how to get her grandson to stop sneaking food that he wasn't supposed to have.
I don't know what kind of regimen your grandson is on, so I'm not sure exactly how much help I can be, but I'll give you suggestions for what we've done with Olivia. Maybe one of these will work with your grandson.
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Categories: Type 2 In the News
Tags: hfcs High Fructose Corn Syrup sweeteners
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You may have heard in the past couple months that the FDA ruled that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and anything that contains it could no longer be labeled "natural". Surprise, surprise, the Corn Refiners Association has convinced them to change their minds this week.
It turns out that the "synthetic fixing agent for the enzyme used in the process does not come into contact with the high dextrose equivalent corn starch hydrolysate". So all the ingredients it takes to make HFCS are natural, except the major one that doesn't end up in the product, so it's "natural". Even though you or I could never cook it up in our kitchens.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Relationships Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management food food choices
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The list of things I shouldn't eat is long. And I typically ignore the list.
I'm a chocoholic. Pretty much everyone in my life knows it (even my seventh-grade boyfriend knew it!). One of my favorite phrases is, "This requires chocolate." I do feel guilty, though. Well, not guilty so much as self conscious.
Today after lunch I got that familiar I-need-chocolate-after-lunch feeling. I grabbed $1.50 in change and walked to the other building.
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Relationships Real Life
Tags: A1C bloodwork candy Easter endo
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**I hate that almost every holiday has turned into a candy holiday. For several years now I have drastically cut down on the amount of candy I give the kids for Easter (along with other holidays). This year, I went shopping for presents and Easter basket goodies on Saturday, which depending on how you think about it was either a great idea or a terrible idea. There were not many choices left in the candy aisle, and about 20 of us standing around looking at reject candy. Being limited, though, was great. Each kid got about six of those tiny chocolate eggs, and about six plastic eggs that had a handful of Skittles or jelly beans in them. I was pretty proud of that. And then on Easter we went to a friend's house. There was an egg hunt. And Uh. Mah. Gawd. did they make out with some serious loot. I emptied all the eggs last night into our community stash of candy where we have Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day leftovers. The bucket is overflowing now. Grrr. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Emotions Women's Issues Real Life
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The only thing I really remember about eating sugar free after I was first diagnosed in 1993 is sugar free Christmas chocolates and sugar free wafers. The chocolates were sent every year by my loving aunt who was just trying to be helpful. Little did she know that they were incredibly disgusting and no kid was going to devour them happily. The wafers were a different story. My grandma would buy them for me and to me, you couldn't even tell they were sugar free. They were crunchy, airy, and just delicious.
I don't really remember feeling like I wasn't getting certain foods or like I was so different from the other kids. Maybe I did and I've blocked it out. I do remember my mother always trying to make me feel included. Sugar free easter bunnies if my brothers got the real kind. Yogurt with a small amount of sprinkles. Little things to supplement the sugar free life.
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