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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management CGMS dexcom low blood sugar low blood sugar behavior
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As I stood in the bathroom Friday night, I had to count on my fingers. The math was too much for me any other way. Tuesday, Wednesday... one, two, three. I had to count twice because I didn't believe that I had gotten 11 days out of my Dexcom sensor.
I was still getting mostly good readings, but Friday things had started to get a little farther off than I like and I had put extra tape on the peeling sensor to keep it on as long as I could.
I was beyond thrilled with how things had gone over the last 11 days. I had not often gone over 200 and when I did I knew why. And my lows were kept at bay. I really felt like I was getting out of Dex what I should have been getting out of it all along. I had this goal in front of me to lower my A1C and I felt like Dex was helping me achieve that goal.
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Categories: Type 1 Children Relationships Emotions In the News Real Life
Tags: Awesome friends JDRF Kids with Type 1 Retreat
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What an awesome, great, fabulous, wonderful time I had this weekend in St. Louis, MO. I attended a family retreat put on by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The event offered people associated with our disease MANY opportunities. There were tons of kids, parents, and loads of helpful information. If you are someone who has diabetes or someone who has a relationship with a person with diabetes then I would highly recommend becoming a part of your local JDRF chapter if you have not already. There are literally hundreds of them around the globe and the nation and you will get everything you need from them.
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Categories: Type 1
Tags: eating out getting off schedule the weekend
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Saturday was one of those random days for my diabetes. I have been thinking about it and I have come up with a few ideas about why my sugars were off. For one thing, it's the weekend and I ALWAYS seem to have difficulty keeping things on track. I am sure that all of you out there can relate to this. Saturday and Sunday come around and sleeping patterns go out the window! All throughout the work week, I get up about the same time each morning; eat the same size breakfast and then go through my typical work day. Well, then the weekend gets here, and I am eating at completely different times and having irregular meals. And when it comes to physical activity on the weekend, I am either extremely lazy or working exceedingly hard. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 In the News Fitness Real Life
Tags: bicycling exercise team type 1 Tour de Cure
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As a fan of Team Type 1 - sanofi-aventis and a Red Rider training for my second Tour de Cure, Memorial Day weekend is the weekend to show my colors and come out to cheer on the team that is (or should be) close to the hearts and minds of everyone with diabetes: it's the one weekend each year that I can be certain the team will be "in town", the weekend it races in title sponsor Sanofi-Aventis' Tour of Somerville series, which takes place within cycling distance of my home. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: amputation depression neuropathy
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Last week was a tough one for me. I was starting to feel really depressed. I know it comes with the D-territory but I cannot stand to feel that way for long. All the comments I received were huge and helped a lot. Luckily, I had a really fantastic weekend that lifted my spirits too and moved me out of the depressed zone I was in.
But something that I do not think has ever happened to me, happened last night. I had a diabetes nightmare and it really scared me. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Relationships Real Life
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“So here’s the deal,” my mom said in an email. “Dad and the boys go on trips all the time. It’s about time we had a girls weekend. Where do you want to go?”
I had the country at my fingertips. San Diego? Denver? Seattle? (We wanted somewhere fairly close so we didn’t have to spend an entire day on an airplane.) We decided on San Francisco. The land of hills and cable cars and Rice-a-Roni.
Our original trip was planned for late January. When Mom called to schedule a city tour we found out rain was forecast for that weekend. So we rescheduled. And it’s a good thing we did because it did indeed rain that whole weekend. And it was in the 50s. Rain + cold does not make for a fun weekend if you’re visiting a city you’ve never been to. Rain + cold if you want to sit by the fire in your PJs all weekend is perfect.
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This weekend is, essentially, a wash. A sick child at 4 a.m. on Saturday can really throw a wrench into your eating and sleeping plans and habits. Despite my erratic schedule Saturday and Sunday, I manage to take my medicine and test on a fairly regular schedule, getting only one blood sugar reading over 200.
A real test came Sunday night when I ran out at 8 p.m. for some groceries and a fast-food dinner on the road. Even though I had thought about and planned to take the Byetta and Metformin before leaving, in my rush to get the shopping done before bedtime I forgot. When I came home, I considered at least taking the Metformin, but I decided not to risk a low.
This morning's fasting is 128, which is pretty darn good considering what I had for dinner last night and that I didn't have any meds to go with it. Furthermore, to be 144 two hours after my tried-and-true bagel breakfast is pretty good. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Complications Real Life
Tags: blood glucose management control low carb snacks
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This weekend was a busy one.
We went to a party, a wedding, and a movie not to mention the typical disc golf game Saturday morning and church on Sunday.
Most of our weekends are jam packed with stuff and always right there at the very top of the pile is my diabetes. It is always right there on top of everything else. But this weekend was a little different.
Usually with all the running around and stuff going on my diabetes tends to get out of control on weekends. I tend to run high because of the bad food choices I make and end up spending the weekend correcting for many mistakes. But not this weekend.
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Categories: Emotions
Tags: boxing Stress and diabetes overload weekend trip chaos
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Everyone needs to take a personal day every now and then. At least that's how I feel. Lately, It seems like I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I have been putting in some long days of landscaping work, I just returned from a weekend trip to Omaha, and my girlfriend is in the process of getting a job back in her home state. And needless to say, all of the chaos and daily schedule changes have my blood sugars going a little crazy. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Relationships Emotions Women's Issues Real Life
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My first week of work went well. I made a lot of progress on the volunteer program and I'm excited to actually get volunteers out there in the next few weeks. But this weekend, I'm really wanting (and fighting) to forget about work and just enjoy my time off.
Marvin is out of town this weekend and all the girl friends I have up here are busy so it's been a nice weekend relaxing at home away from everyone else. I honestly think it's much needed to have some time to just me. It's nice to not get dressed, not worry about anyone else, and not sit waiting for a phone call to go out.
Last night, I rented a chick flick and a scary film. I made a pizza and had a glass of wine. And about 50 minutes into the chick flick, I fell fast asleep on the couch. The week definitely took a toll on my sleep patterns and energy levels. I woke up around midnight, took my Lantus, put the pizza up, and fell back asleep.
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