Duck Fiabetes
Because sometimes, that’s exactly what it feels like.
All of us with diabetes have to strike a balance between managing the ‘betes and managing – and living – the rest of our lives. I love the tag line of my favorite d-blogger’s site: “Diabetes doesn’t define me, but it helps explain me.” However. Ahem. There are some times when it feels like diabetes [...]
I figured it out…
Guys, I finally figured out diabetes management. I just won’t eat!! It’s brilliant right? I mean, I carb count for something one day, and it works, and then the next day it’s totally off and I can’t get the insulin right so I’ll just eliminate those. And when I eat low carb, the fat breaks [...]
Monkey Wrenches.
I should have known. The morning had started with a low, and I should have known. In fact, the DexCom went off before the alarm, and I just should have known. I woke up, and downed a GU for the low, dozing back off for a few short moments before actually getting out of bed. [...]
Making an impact?
I’m at a bulk car dealership on a busy Saturday morning, and it’s needless to say that I don’t really want to be there. It’s swarmed with annoyed people and screaming children, and I just want to get in and out quickly. A smiling face with a blue polo shirt pops up, cheerfully offering his [...]
Right on Target?
I’ve been in a fair amount of discussions lately about target blood glucose numbers. The American Diabetes Association recommends post-meal BGs <180mg/dL and otherwise keeping your numbers between 70 and 130 mg/dL. Yeah. Friggin. Right. That’s an awesome recommendation – if I ate the same thing every day and exercised at the same time and [...]
Action packed, in fact.
I’m a member of the online medical dictionary Medpedia, which is like Wikipedia for medical shtuff. People post questions in different subgroups, including the diabetes group I’m part of. Although I gloss over many of the questions (such as “what is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes…yeah…I am going to skip that [...]
Logging my frustrations.
I’m seeing my CDE on Monday for my normal appointment, which I have every three months like clockwork. I had my A1c blood draw on Monday in preparation for the visit, but I won’t be able to get those results (even with my super-stalker skills) until tomorrow at the earliest. In the meantime, I’ve started [...]
Touché, diabetes.
I thought I would go for one last training ride for the Super SEAL Triathlon coming up on Sunday. “The diabetes” thought otherwise.
Just a wee bit lower would have been awesome…
Been running literally between 153 and 174 for SIX hours, including lunch and when I lowered my basals before working out. Then, an hour spin class pushes me through the 200s….let me say that again: spin class made me go up? Is this the same class I needed two GU packs just to avoid a [...]
Attempting to be under control.
I’ve had a consistent string of high BGs this week that started on Sunday and haven’t let up since. And I can’t help but notice the tickle in the back of my throat. I’ve already ruled out broken pump/inactive insulin/sugar-instead-of-Splenda-in-my-coffee. Henceforth, those two issues = I must be getting sick. I’m amazed at how quickly [...]
