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Will there be a pair of white diabetic tube socks in your stocking this year? Zebra-patterned pump skins? Beaded alert bracelets? Sugar-free treats? A T-shirt that says, "I'm So Sweet I Need Insulin?"
I'm curious about your thoughts on giving diabetes-related holiday gifts to your favorite diabetic. Sorry, person with diabetes. I'm not so sure how I feel about it. I did consider getting a lightning bolt pump skin for Charlie for his stocking, but the more I thought about it, the ickier it felt.
"Diabetes gift" seems like an oxymoron to me. I think I'd prefer to separate the disease from Christmas as much as possible. Sure, he'd probably like a pump skin, but how about instead of a gift we just call it a supply. And instead of Christmas, we just give it to him on a Thursday. (READ MORE)

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Will there be a pair of white diabetic tube socks in your stocking this year? Zebra-patterned pump skins? Beaded alert bracelets? Sugar-free treats? A T-shirt that says, "I'm So Sweet I Need Insulin?"
I'm curious about your thoughts on giving diabetes-related holiday gifts to your favorite diabetic. Sorry, person with diabetes. I'm not so sure how I feel about it. I did consider getting a lightning bolt pump skin for Charlie for his stocking, but the more I thought about it, the ickier it felt.
"Diabetes gift" seems like an oxymoron to me. I think I'd prefer to separate the disease from Christmas as much as possible. Sure, he'd probably like a pump skin, but how about instead of a gift we just call it a supply. And instead of Christmas, we just give it to him on a Thursday. (READ MORE)

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I started composing this post yesterday while I was flat on my back. However, the powerful drugs my doctor had me take for my severe back pain literally knocked me out.
It started yesterday morning as I was getting ready for work. I squatted down to get a new infusion set and my Quickserter out of my supply bucket, and wham my lower back completely seized up. I thought it was just a little spasm, but no matter what position I was in, my back hurt. (When I screamed and fell on the floor, No. 3 (who is 2) came running and asking, "You OK, Mom?" And then saying, "Es OK, Mom. Es OK, Mom.") I was able to make it to the bed--supplies in hand since I had removed my set before my shower.
My fasting yesterday was 144. I was in so much pain, that I knew it would affect my sugar. An hour after my fasting, I had shot up to 196. Nothing like a little stress to make your blood sugar go wild. (READ MORE)

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"What's the matter?" The Mr. wanted to know when I called him at work today just before lunch. "You sound like someone just kicked your puppy."
I chuckled. I was trying to hide it, but I guess not successfully.
"Nothing," I lied.
Truth is, I'm not really sure what's wrong with me. I've been so psyched about going on the pump since the process really got under way last week. But I've been sort of in a funk since yesterday when I got bloodwork results from my endo that indicate I am not type 2, but most likely type 1.5 (also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults). (READ MORE)

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When to tell?

 

I have accepted a new job. It's in a new city (half way across the country!!). It's with new people. New people who don't know that I have diabetes.

 

It was during my four-year tenure at my current job that I was diagnosed. I had no problem telling just about everyone in my very small office about diabetes. I already knew them and their personalities.

 

It's different now. I have a problem with going in to the boss on my first day and saying, "Hey, guess what..." I also have a problem with waiting three months until my benefits kick in, or even longer when someone sees me checking my sugar (or doesn't know what to do if I pass out) to say, "Oh, yeah, maybe I should have told you sooner."

 

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I know that I am losing weight. You know it. All of my friends and family know it and it’s because I love to talk about it! I share my weight loss journey whenever and wherever I can.

 

But strangers don’t know. This time of year is filled with open houses, band performances, and other end of the year school stuff. Every time I walk into a room I quickly check to see if I am the “fat guy” in the room. I know it is a horrible habit but for most of life I always was. I still am that guy in many situations.

                           

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Olivia asked me last night when she was going to have her next appointment at Joslin. I wasn't sure, but told her it should be coming up soon. (Must check into that, actually.) She said she wanted to ask the doctor something. When I asked her what she wanted to know, she said she wanted to talk about alternate site testing.

We've done this in the past, without much success. But looking at her fingers last night, I told her she really needed to try again. Her fingertips are mangled - they're covered with black dots and she said they really, really hurt.

Part of the problem is that she tests right on the pads of her fingers rather than on the sides. The endo has told her repeatedly to stop doing that, but Olivia doesn't listen. Now, though, she's having a lot of pain and she's going to have to do that.
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Olivia asked me last night when she was going to have her next appointment at Joslin. I wasn't sure, but told her it should be coming up soon. (Must check into that, actually.) She said she wanted to ask the doctor something. When I asked her what she wanted to know, she said she wanted to talk about alternate site testing.

We've done this in the past, without much success. But looking at her fingers last night, I told her she really needed to try again. Her fingertips are mangled - they're covered with black dots and she said they really, really hurt.

Part of the problem is that she tests right on the pads of her fingers rather than on the sides. The endo has told her repeatedly to stop doing that, but Olivia doesn't listen. Now, though, she's having a lot of pain and she's going to have to do that.
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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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I thought carefully about what I would wear today, and reconsidered several times. I applied my makeup with an eye toward the wow factor. I wasn't trying to show off, I just feel incredibly good today and wanted to reflect that outwardly.
Truthfully, I couldn't wait to get to my appointment with my endo. Truthfully, I've been waiting for this for some time. Truthfully, if I were still on Byetta I think I would have dreaded this day. Truthfully, with a solid month or so of excellent blood sugars thanks to Novolog and a fairly decent walking schedule, I was proud to report to my endo about how well I believe I'm doing. (READ MORE)

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