Archive for May, 2011
The Art of the Pump Break
Memorial Day weekend was a good reminder to me that bathing suit season is coming up, and along with the obligatory five pounds I try to lose every year for this season, I also started thinking about summertime pump breaks. I don’t mind wearing my pump at the beach - people tend to take a look, [...]
Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial Day everyone! I’m not blogging because I’m at the beach! Hope you are too - or wherever makes YOU relax as much as the beach. Hope you are all having a safe and wonderful weekend.
Shove over, carbs!
You know you’re diabetic when you go to lunch and your plate looks like this when you’re finished. I went to Pei Wei (speedy chinese food) for lunch yesterday and ordered a spicy chicken and veggie dish. When the server asked me if I wanted brown or white rice with my meal, I should have [...]
Yep…still have diabetes over here.
Let me start this post by saying that I appreciate the concept behind the program that I’m about to rant about. I really do. I just don’t need it, for me. Here goes: My company has a program through our insurance provider that does proactive health coaching for people with a variety of diseases, diabetes [...]
Runners high. And not in a good way.
Just capturing some frustrating evidence here. Like a good girl, I got up early Monday morning and went for a 3o minute run in an attempt to start the week off right. I came home to a love blood sugar of 79, just perfect for a little breakfast and coffee. Things were ok for a [...]
My first GP!
On Friday, I finally made good on my CDE’s reccomendation to see a General Practice physician about a few nagging issues that can’t be addressed by my diabetes team. It was an interesting experience, seeing as how I haven’t seen a GP since I was…not diabetic…which would be about 18 and half years ago. The biggest [...]
Still Life: Things for lows.
Happy Friday folks. Here’s my artistic rendition of the various items I use for low blood sugars. The GU packs come running with me, and to my boyfriend’s house so I don’t have to steal his room mate’s orange juice when I’m low. The frosting is for my home fridge. I like the taste and [...]
Announcing: Type 1 University
I am all about new resources for people with diabetes, and I especially dig it when they address some of our hardest to answer questions. For example, why the hell is pizza so freaking hard to dose your insulin for?!? Coming to the rescue is a new online resource, the Type 1 University, which offers advanced online [...]
Checking in.
I heart my CDE. I really, really do. Few people can say they look forward to going to see their health care provider, but I gotta say, my every-three-months appointment with my CDE is time I cherish. When else can you pull up a chair and say “let’s just talk about ME for a half [...]
A sensor saved is a sensor earned…or something like that…
What’s that you say? That looks a little…ghetto? Nah. That’s called being dia-frugal. We don’t waste supplies because, hey, we’re expensive people! So if I can make a DexCom sensor stretch past its normal seven days, I feel good about it. And I wear that medical tape loud and proud!
