First: Hi! It's been like a month since you've heard from me. Well, not really, but I only posted four times in November. Four times! Hello! Where was I? Frankly, I just don't know. I guess nothing all that remarkable happened in November.

Except I had The Mr. insert a Dexcom sensor into the back of my arm (ala Kerri) for a change of pace from my abdomen and the darn thing went bad after less than 12 hours.

Oh, and there was Thanksgiving complete with about 20 friends and relatives at my parents' house. Bonus to living in the desert: eating Thanksgiving dinner outside in the 80-degree temps. Loved. It.

And Thanksgiving brings up what I really wanted to talk about in this post, though I haven't really figured out how to write it coherently. So I'll start with this: It's not all about sugar, people! (READ MORE)

Many of us have been a-twitter about World Diabetes Day, bringing attention to the epidemic proportions of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and the Big Blue Test. Seattle had a bike ride as did Victoria, BC. Philadelphia had an event at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. Those of us in the New York City area celebrated with a huge D-Meetup and pizza party. The indefatiguable Allison set things up in a Midtown office building. At its peak, over 20 Type 1s, Type 2s, and Type 3s gathered to enjoy each other's company and take part in the Big Blue Test.

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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Today is Cinco de Mayo. Being of Mexican heritage I can say that I have never celebrated the 5th of May except maybe once in my 20’s I may have had a Corona with dinner. Who knows.

All of my friends and co-workers want to go out for Mexican food tonight. Tacos, Nachos, Burritos, tortillas, and salsa not to mention the Margarita’s. All good stuff, but for me not a very big deal since we tend to eat Mexican food a lot.

AND I LOVE IT!

My wife has unfortunately mastered the art of making taco shells so whenever she makes tacos I eat about a bakers dozen. Okay, that may be exaggerating but I know I can eat at least half of that and it always makes my blood glucose skyrocket hours after eating.

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I must admit that I’m sort of a Facebook freak who would like to update her status with just about every random thought I have. Since that would make me look like a complete weirdo, I’ve put every random diabetes thought that I’ve had in roughly the last 24 hours in this post for your reading pleasure.
 

Michelle had a fasting under 100 for the first time in ages.
 

Michelle is working really hard to make sure her fastings are low enough that she can walk in the mornings.
 

Michelle still hasn’t figured out the best walking/basal rate balance.
 

Michelle pumped her fists in excitement when her bedtime reading and fasting were exactly the same.
 

Michelle knows this soft pretzel will kill her blood sugar, but she wants to eat it anyway.
 

Michelle is not as sore from walking today as she was yesterday.
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Is it just me...or has anyone else noticed the lack of true sportsmanship in today's sporting events and competitions? That’s kind of what I was thinking today after reflecting on last night’s superbowl. It seems like all I see anymore, when I catch a rare game on TV, are egotists trying to out do one another. Anymore, all I see are fights and bad things taking place on screen. Our kids are watching. We’re watching. And no one truly seems to take offense anymore to the programming that’s on. ( I guess my ego does :)

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