Archive for November, 2012
Treated Poorly.
As a sales rep for a company that makes Type 2 diabetes products and a Type 1 myself, I strive to bring my customers healthy snacks and lunches when we schedule meetings. But I can’t always say the same for everyone else. Yesterday I was in an office break room waiting for the doctor to […]
Oh High Midnight!
One thing I love about working out in the mornings is that the risk of “interrupters” is smaller at that time for me. What I mean is that if I work out in the afternoon, I could still have rapid-acting on board from a meal or correction, I could still be digesting, or running high […]
I’ll take this over orange juice any day….
You know those days when you’re low and there’s nothing good to eat in the house so you find yourself licking the bottom of a empy jar of glucose tabs because at least the powder kind of tastes like some warped version of a SweetTart? Well, this wasn’t that day. This was the day after Thanksgiving […]
A1c Evolutions
I’m getting my blood drawn on Monday to find out my A1c, just as I’ve done faithfully every three months for over 10 years. I’m not nervous about this one - I’ve been working hard to reign in my control, using my CGM more closely and eating better. I think I’ll have lowered my number […]
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Bolus well, bolus often, and I’ll see you back here on Monday with more d-bloggage.
Giving thanks…to the ‘betes
I’m inspired today by OmniPod’s online community website, Suite D. They asked a bunch of us bloggers to tell them what about diabetes we’re thankful for. I know I know, diabetes is generally a rotten, no-good, selfish, beta-cell destroying bastard BUT you have to admit, there’s some good things about having this disease. For example, […]
What’s your freak out number?
I checked my blood sugar in front of a coworker a few weeks ago after an especially heavy meal. The number 265mg/dL glowed from the screen, and her eyes locked on it. A concerned look fell over her face. “That’s pretty high, right?” she asked “Yes it is, that was a lot of food,” I […]
Trusting the Machine.
Don’t get me wrong: I love my OmniPod. I love being on a pump in general. I love the freedom of bolusing on the fly, lowering basals when I workout, and the fact that the pod is completely waterproof so I can swim, surf, and shower with it on. But I hate it - really […]
One special delivery.
The FedEx truck pulled up on our street and I heard the steps of the delivery man coming towards our door. Probably another delivery for work was my first thought. He knocked on our door and when I opened it, he seemed surprised to see me. “You’re never home,” he said. “I was just about to […]
I love injections. (I just always wanted to use that as a title for a blog post)
In an effort to take a more all-inclusive approach to my health this year, I finally got a primary care doctor back in February for the first time since I was diagnosed with diabetes. In 1992. Yes, yes, I know this is a little ridiculous but it’s not like I haven’t been seeing any HCPs. […]