Ian B. Line

Diabetes is hard work. Everyday I use my brain to survive and thrive. Every day I'm a mathematician, nutritionist and doctor.

I add carbs together, often so naturally I never give it a second thought (until three hours later when my levels leap up to 250). I subtract and add boluses to achieve an accurate dose. I figure percentages of basal rates to achieve a better A1c. I find the averages of blood sugars, insulin totals and daily carb counts (or let my high tech meter and pump do it for me). My brain is full of numbers and levels just waiting to be added, divided and analyzed. (READ MORE)

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Ever since I got my pump, I stopped logging my blood sugars. Typically, I kept a running chart of every blood sugar categorized by time of day and weekly averages. But since the pump stores all of my information and produces such wonderful graphs, I stopped logging.

However, those graphs do not show specific blood sugar trends on a weekly basis and the numbers are never directly in front of me (haunting me at times). So I decided that I would get back on the logbook wagon.

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Ever since my endo appointment last Wednesday, I've been thinking more and more about my blood sugars. You know, more than normal at least. Even though my A1c dropped from 9% to 8.3% over the last two months, I know there is a lot I'm still missing. The Accutane has not made that easy, but even still...I could be better.

I'm just wondering lately about my goals. Exactly what am I aiming for on a daily basis? As I was sitting with my endo reviewing my logbook and lab results, I just wasn't feeling agreeable. What she was saying didn't sit well with me.

For instance, I'd started dinner at 99, ate a protein heavy meal, and three hours later I was 164 after only peaking to 184. I know that's not perfect. The peak is great, but the drop off isn't. I should be much closer to goal three hours post meal. I know that, but I honestly wasn't disturbed by it.

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