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I'm a zombie when I wake up to test Charlie late at night or in the dark early hours of morning. It's not such a good thing when you're handling your child's lifeline in such a state of fuzz.
A couple nights ago, Charlie's blood sugar was 330 when I checked him before I went to sleep at about 10:30 pm. Not wonderful, but fixable with a little beep-beep arrow-arrow beep-beep, like I'm playing 1977 Mattel electronic football. I clip the pump back on Charlie's Spiderman pajama waistband and crash to sleep; setting the alarm for midnight to make sure everything is cool. (READ MORE)

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I needed a set change last night. I am not one of the good diabetics that always do their set changes the same time of day. When I run out, I change. Anyhow, last night was one of those times.
My kids wanted to play some Nintendo Wii before they had to take their evening showers so I decided that I would change my set first and then we could play. I switched from my left leg to my right leg. Typically I start at the top of my thigh on the far right and then move my way across my thigh until I have to move down and start over. Sort of an infusion set typewriter. (READ MORE)

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I called an emergency meeting with my endo last week. For the first time in my pregnancy, my blood sugar was out of my control. My fasting numbers, which I prided myself in keeping at the low end of the healthy range, suddenly shot above range and my post-meal readings were so erratic I actually threw out an insulin pen, convinced it was defective.
On MDI for the duration of my pregnancy, I did what I was told to do-upped my insulin-carb ratio, cut back on carbs, reviewed my food journal. I even checked to see if I'd consumed a bag of chocolate truffles in my sleep.
Clearly, I encountered the dreaded insulin resistance that plagues most type 2s and hits hard during the second half of pregnancy. I'd never had this problem before. Frantic, I posted on all my diabetes sites, begging for advice. The answer: Exercise more. (READ MORE)

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Three days, or until the insulin is all used up - that is how long an OmniPod is to be worn for. Before pumping, I was unsure if the scheduled three day replacement interval was going to be a nuisance. I even pondered the idea of trying to sneak in an extra day on the pods- so long as there was enough insulin stowed away in them. Well, that notion, along with a little of my patience, consistently scurries away when I near the end of a pod cycle, and the three day itch sets in. (READ MORE)

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