So, just between me and you, where was the strangest place you've ever done it? While scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef? On the observation deck of the Empire State Building? While getting a tattoo? At a baby's christening? While milking a cow?
For me, it was on the highest point of a slowly moving Ferris wheel on a steamy night in August. Man, that was one, hot night.
As we crept higher and higher, Charlie felt lower and lower.
Come on, people! Let's keep it clean. I'm talking about the strangest place you've ever tested your blood sugar! Sheesh!
As many of you know all too well, lows don't play fair. They don't wait until the ride is over. They just strike when they damn well please.
Charlie's diabetes bag is like that overstuffed storage closet you're afraid to open because tennis rackets, rubber ducks and ancient skeletal remains come crashing down on you when you do. When I unzipped the bag on the tippity top of the Ferris wheel, I very nearly spilled the supplies down upon a gaggle of unsuspecting carnival goers. I could have ruined a family's evening.
"Come on kids, let's get out of here before it really starts coming down. I think I just felt a couple test strips."
So, what say you? Where's the strangest place you've ever done it? Easy, grandma! I'm still talking about testing blood sugar.
I tested (and did my Lantus shot) in the back of a Cessna at 3500 feet. Also did a test at the top of the Empire State Building, but not on the deck--too windy :)
Mine was at the beach in the middle of the night. Oh wait, scratch that. I didn't finish reading the post.
If that's what you mean I guess it would have to be on a ride at the fair. One of the ones that spin around and around and make you want to puke.
Lows have cruddy timing.
I would have to say the stranges place for me was a museum.. My hubby has checked at red lights before..
I have a question.. This is my first day here and I would like to know how to start a blog. Could you please post how to do that.. If you answer with a reply here. I will se it in my email.. Thanks so much.
Hi darbyboo. You can try blogger.com or wordpress.org. These are free and fairly straightforward blogging platforms. Once you get started, you may want to incorporate a diabetes blog headlines box or sidebar. It will show you all the latest diabetes posts. For this, go to http://www.diabetesdaily.com/syndicate/. Good luck.
Thanks so much so the people who blog here don't have a site here? I have a Xanga site and I also have a facebook site.. do I need to start a new site somewhere so I can be seen here like this post is? I just don't get this bloging here.. Thanks for all of your help..
Kim
No problem, Kim. Email me at acehotspray@aol.com and I'll explain. Thanks.
In the middle of a busy resturaunt.
All around me were those little college freshman cheerleaders, I think I made them all freak out when I pulled out my glucometer to be sure I could get spaghetti.
One of them decided to make a snide comment about 'How gross'. I wanted so badly to make a nice retort about her double chocolate ice cream sundae....
We've done it on the beach and the sand gets into all those cracks and crevices. It's messy, but sometimes you can't help where you do it. I like to have a sandwich available for afterwards for, you know.....those pesky lows.
Sitting on a toboggan at the the base of sled hill.
In the dark.
And wouldn't you know it was his lowest low, too (21).
Wild night, man.
In a car? Normal. On a train? Normal. In a public bathroom? Depending on the public bathroom -- it's usually cleaner and safer to just kneel down or find a corner of a heavily-trafficked foyer. OTOH, some of the public restrooms on the New Jersey Turnpike actually have sharps-disposal containers, which is truly an incentive TO test there!
Weirdest is either at a Renaissance faire, trying to undo my garb enough to expose a known-clean forearm, or in the middle of a meeting with my boss (actually had to ask my boss to grab my meter from my desk because I was shaking so badly)...
Between rapids on the Kennebec River in Maine - every time the river hit a lull, I would whip out my meter.
Between that time and the time I had to test in the middle of a cavern in Mexico before I jumped in to go snorkeling in the ruins - I've done it in a lot of places. ;)
It's not that strange, but I've done it while walking.
I was talking a walk with my friend downtown, and was able to get my stuff out of my purse, test, and put everything back without breaking stride, without running into anything, and without dropping anything. I was pretty pleased with myself.
hmm well... on the beach in mexico, on a bus winding around a very scary mountain in Ecuador with about 20 other kids with diabetes, airplanes, subways, restaurants, walking down the streets... everywhere!
http://pancreaticallychallenged.blogspot.com
I did my lantus sitting in church at my friend's son's communion ceremony. also, i always get a little kick out of doing it on the street in manhattan (sometimes you just have to have a hot pretzel) but i'll test/do a shot anywhere. it totally doesn't bother me. i actually prefer to doing it out in the open, as opposed to public restrooms that totally gross me out.