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Prior to the birth of my son, I'd never been in the hospital before. I know the nurses have experience treating diabetes, but I was still worried about how my blood sugar would be managed.
Every diabetic reacts differently to the same situations. And living with the disease day in and day out for a few years-and managing to keep my a1c under 6 the whole time-really makes me an expert in what works for me and what doesn't.
What doesn't work for me is white flour, white rice, white potatoes, sugar or corn syrup. What does work is lean protein, healthy fats, whole grains, vegetables and fresh fruit, and, most importantly, food combining. (READ MORE)

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Oh, hi.  It's been a while, hasn't it?  Yeah.  Slacker central over here.  I read and I think about things to write but the motivation just disappeared last month (and the month before that, if I'm being honest).  I'm hoping the new year will kick my butt into action a little bit and have me posting here more often.

 

On to the latest: 

 

Olivia has been going to the nurse too frequently to treat low blood sugars.  She usually has stuff in her bag to treat, but the nurse has been insisting that Olivia go down there for every low.  In O's IEP it states that she can treat in class and there's a doctor's note in place, so I don't quite get what the deal is with the nurse.

 

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I've been hit! I've been hit! I called out sick for second straight day. My wife has me quarantined in my 8-year-old daughter's room since she has already been contaminated after seven straight days. I know I'm feeling a little loopy from the medication, but if Zac Efron and Harry Potter keep staring at me all sexylike, I swear I'm gonna pop them both in the jaw.
On to the Mad Libs. The submissions were fantastic! Great words, everyone. Thanks for playing. I should note that I did take the liberty of striking a minor two lines from my original Mad Lib because it just didn't work well at all. So, a couple of your words didn't make the final cut. Sorry about that. They were all so good, I plan to post each one. So, if you don't see yours in this post, look for it in the coming days.

Treating Low Blood Sugars
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...I don't want to make the effort. This has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of insulin I take or optimal blood sugar control--although those aspects of dropping a few pounds would certainly be welcome.
I simply hate the way I look. I can't stand how I look in a mirror. I wonder all the time if people are staring at my thunder things or three-baby-having flabby abdomen. Realistically I know I'm the one focusing on these issues, but as a girl I still wonder what others think.
It's ironic, but I find myself being judgemental of other plus-size women. How can she be taken seriously when she's so chunky? I'm sure the judgements go both ways, and I suppose this affects my self-confidence in a way I haven't been able to truly see.
It's easy to pick apart all the things that I don't like about my body, and I don't look at myself too long in a mirror, and I often imagine how other people see me. (READ MORE)

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For a while there, I was really starting to think Charlie was going to use his super diabetes powers to keep the flu at bay. I was hoping for some irony. Maybe the kid with D would be the only one in the household left standing.
No such luck. Charlie is on day two of what has become known as "The Great Ass Whoopin' of 2008." Or the somber yet simple, "March Sadness." I estimate that we'll see the light at the end of the tunnel by sometime in July.
Now Charlie has even more numbers surrounding him. And this has me confused.
Susanne tells me he's 102 and I think, wow! Pretty good considering he has the flu. Unfortunately she's referring to his body temperature and not his blood sugar. "Oh, blood sugar? You don't want to know that," she says. (READ MORE)

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This is Day Four of my diet. So far, I’ve eaten 30% fruit, 35% vegetables, 25% protein, and 10% potatoes (the potatoes are pulled out of the vegetable category because they are the only source of lasting carbs I eat). No vinegar, no fructose, no dairy products (oh man, I miss my milk and chocolate shakes!), no flour, no yeast, and many other no’s.

 

Day One wasn’t so bad. I didn’t eat a whole lot, but I didn’t feel all that hungry. My blood sugars were a little above normal. I averaged at 168.

 

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I woke up at six this morning to sweaty sheets, shaking and that feeling in my stomach. I checked my blood sugar: 48. I attempted to swing my legs out of bed, but couldn't find the strength. So I grabbed the emergency kit under my bed and downed the glucose tabs. I think I ended up eating eight or nine of them. I wasn't really counting. I was telling myself, "Eat the sugar. Don't pass out." Not at all concerned about the blood sugar after treating the low. (READ MORE)

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When it comes to finding a cure, I'm not exactly picky. I'm ready and willing for whatever we can successfully bring about to get rid of this disease. Last year, I even looked into a clinical trial for islet cell transplant therapy. I give my money to research for this disease so one day my future won't include finger sticks and insulin injections.

 

JDRF announced last year and reiterated this year that the focus is shifting from solely looking for a cure for type 1 diabetes to general treatment and complication therapy. That was a tough pill to swallow. And sometimes still is, even though I currently work at JDRF. I want a cure, not a newer nicer meter or a pump that does it all. I want this gone for good.

 

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For Halloween, Charlie went as a record-scratchin' hip hop DJ with diabetes. The diabetes part was easy but building the turntable was a little tricky. I wanted him to go as the Calorie King, but sadly it wasn't to be.

  

Had I thought of it earlier, I would have asked you all for some DJ name suggestions.

 

Maybe DJ D-Boy or DJ Infusion or DJ Broken Pancreaz.

 

I instructed Charlie to ask for celery if anyone tried to put candy in his bag.

 

What I find most challenging during the trick or treating is the fact that the little "fun-sized" candy bars don't have the carbs listed. I wouldn't call that "fun" whatsoever. To combat this, I did some carb cramming with the aforementioned  Calorie King before leaving the house.

 

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Runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, congestion.

 

Most people who read this set of symptoms think, "common cold" or today, "rhinovirus". But it also describes the symptoms suffered by many with seasonal or other allergies.

 

The general term is "histamine reaction" — and while these symptoms don't describe all histamine reactions (hives, localized swelling, and/or general bloating can also be present in a histamine reaction) — the correct diagnosis should be histamine reaction until an underlying cause (allergies, rhinovirus, influenza, etc.) is determined.

 

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