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Cutting It Close
In probably about 1 hour, this will just change to say: LOW I have a spare pod in my purse and another spare pod in my desk here at the office, along with a vial of Apidra, so I’m not really being...
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Stream of Thought
Have you ever felt like you were forgetting something? I had that feeling all morning. I mentally checked off my list while getting ready for work. Contacts in? Check. Feed cats? Check. Put on...
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In the Office
The nice thing about having online access to my test results is that most of the treatment decisions are made and communicated before I even make it to the doctor’s office. A week and a half after...
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Pre-Flight System Check
It’s been awhile since I’ve been on an airplane. The last time was our honeymoon in June of 2011. That means… I have never flown since being diagnosed with diabetes… and I’ve never flown with a medical...
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Leavin’ On a Jetplane
Security I know that yesterday I was nervous about security with my insulin pump. Of course when we arrived at the airport, they were sending everyone through the body scanners, so I politely requested...
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Petitions: We Shouldn’t Need Them
Today’s D-Blog Week topic is about petitions. Here’s the prompt: Recently various petitions have been circulating the Diabetes Online Community, so today let’s pretend to write our own. Tell us who you...
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A memorable day
I’ve said several times before that I really don’t know people in my “real life” with type 1. I finally had the opportunity to meet DOC member Amy in person and discovered how truly small the world is...
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Numbers Lie
We don’t always realize it, but each one of us had come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years, you’ve done something...
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Friday Five: This Week
1. The short work week has been weird with so many people extended it one way or another for vacations. 2. On Tuesday we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. The past two years have flown by. 3....
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A High-Tech Life
I haven’t participated in the DSMA Blog Carnival in awhile… But this topic resonates with me. Diabetes Gadgets. Here’s the prompt: How do you select the diabetes devices you use? To others looking...
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When I’m Old
At Christmastime we were visiting with my grandmother, who has Type 2, at her nursing home when it was almost time for dinner. One of the nurses came in to test her blood sugar and give her insulin for...
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I was so mad
On Saturday, the founder of the company I work for invited the whole office and our significant others over for a great evening with some fantastic food. In the middle of my bolus for my fajita the...
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What I needed was a pocket
One of my best friends got married on Saturday! I will post more about the wedding and my Matron of Honor duties later I’m sure… But today I’m posting a creative solution to a problem that some ladies...
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I’ve got all sorts of new stuff… unfortunately no new pancreas
I’m posting yesterday’s blog today because my yesterday did not go as planned and I feel like I’ve been chewed up and spit out. I sincerely needed my latte from Starbucks this morning. I’m still...
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Tried and Failed
…in more ways that one. I’m still getting back into “real life” after vacation and I had a post drafted up for yesterday about how diabetes behaved during our trip. Then I realized that October 1st was...
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Cruising with Type 1 Diabetes
Vacation Blood Sugar Stats: High: 264 Low: 31 7-Day Average: 158 (Did not include first 3 days of trip) 14-Day Average: 138 (Includes all travel but also some pre-trip checks) I was nervous about...
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Help me carry this fridge downstairs…weekend report
We had a busy weekend and I have to share it with you and I have to start at the beginning. Friday My best friend (who isn’t Brad) moved a few weeks ago. We lived 10 minutes away from each other in...
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Looking Ahead
I know we haven’t even hit Thanksgiving or Christmas just yet…. but as I’m putting off more medical tests and thinking about my year-end endo appointment I’ve been thinking about my health in 2014 and...
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A trip I’ll probably skip
When I first saw other insulin pump users talk about taking pump vacations, I got confused. Having a pump is awesome! I’d think. Who would want to go back to 4+ shots every day after getting a pump?...
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Jumping straight into another diabetes edition of Friday Five… 1. How can I be 58 and not feel it but the other day at 67, I was moving in slow motion and got my meter and lancet out but not … Continue...
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