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5 minutes earlier my brother-in-law dropped me off at the drome final night, I decided to banking concern lucifer my flying condition again... only inwards case, fifty-fifty though I'd checked twice inwards the final hour.  Once, correct earlier we'd left the house, as well as the second, fifteen minutes into our 35 infinitesimal ride to Myrtle Beach International Airport. My flight's divergence fourth dimension had already been delayed twice as well as the weather condition was craptastic upwards as well as downward the eastward coast. And equally luck would have got it, my render flying domicile had been cancelled somewhere inwards those xx minutes betwixt checks - as well as only equally nosotros pulled upwards at "drop-off," I received an official e-mail from the airline informing me that my flying was a no-go.  While my BIL waited patiently inwards the Cell Phone lot, I stood inwards a long work to re-book my flying - And past times the fourth dimensi...

I’m thankful that I accept engineering as well as the extra insulin to care off whatever’s going on within me correct now. But the toll of the all the extras is stressing me out as well as puts me on the defensive amongst my insurance fellowship - And I don't experience similar playing defense strength all the fourth dimension -  especially  when I'm trying to forbid "real people" sick from  occurring. Why produce I, as well as yesteryear “I” of degree I hateful “WE,” ask to continually play defense, fifty-fifty when nosotros experience similar skipping the game exclusively as well as sitting on the sidelines until  we're cook to catch the ball.  And yeah, I can't believe I'm using a sports euphemism - I'm as well as so much to a greater extent than of an "Arts & Entertainment" Chick.  ##### Because I’m fighting off some variety out of something inward the cold/infection diversity since Sunday, I’ve been dealing amongst elevated bloo...

I e'er set off changing an infusion fix that’s less than 48 hours erstwhile - non because I’m lazy, but because of insurance coverage re: my supplies in addition to the  lack at that topographic point of.  And it drives me crazy.  In a perfect world, 1 box containing 10 infusion sets  = 1 infusion fix every 3 days, which = a thirty solar daytime calendar month supply.  In a perfect world, 3 boxes of infusion sites = a xc solar daytime supply. But that’s non how whatever of this plant inwards existent life because life isn’t perfect, in addition to life amongst diabetes is anything but - fifty-fifty when y'all create everything correct - which is pretty damn impossible, diabetes or not.  Yep, 4 boxes of infusion sites every 3 months  gives us a little relief in addition to a picayune wiggle room and  are the keys to our mental in addition to physical health.     ########  As I stated above, I almost e'er jibe off cha...

Only my honey of the Diabetes Online Community, would instruct me to present a belly shot! ###  Monday morning, every bit I was getting dressed in addition to earlier I headed to the Flamingo Lobby to say my last Diabetes UnConference (more on that incredibly amazing experience real soon,) goodbyes in addition to caput off to the airport, I realized that I needed to alter out my infusion site. My novel infusion site went inward slow in addition to hurting gratis in addition to I at nowadays thought: This site is going to subcutaneously suck insulin inward LIKE H5N1 BOSS.  Then I realized that my infusion laid upwards connexion was facing the incorrect agency in addition to was conduct side past times side to my belly button.  As in: Precariously close to my belly button.  As in: It's NEVER been this or in addition to then my belly push clit in addition to OUCH, I know the 2nd I snap my jeans I volition experience a hurting similar no other, or in ad...

It's hateful solar daytime three of the 6th annual Diabetes Blog Week and it's all almost around "cleaning out."   I'm non ever smashing - merely I'm freakishly organized when it comes to diabetes supplies.  Ironical because I'm a self admitted d iabetes hoarder - in addition to I convey no problem admitting that.  ######  I convey shelves inward my hallway cupboard devoted to diabetes supplies.  Pump supplies needles, in addition to lancets. Extra glucose meters that were sent to me that I’ve reviewed. I proceed my ain examination strips boxes inward my desk drawer, all lined according to their  expiration  date in addition to ever within  reach.  I proceed sentry on my diabetes supplies - making certain I convey plenty to proceed me rubber - in addition to and therefore roughly -and I don’t throw anything out  - I proceed everything - Just inward case life happens.  Just inward case I teach besides many fault...

Diabetes makes us tough - but I don't ever desire to live on tough.  I don't ever desire to watch the toll re: every diabetes deed I make.  With that existence said - I'm going to plough through the muck in addition to uncovering the lotus - but I gotta bitch a trivial fleck ######## You walk only about amongst a novel infusion site that yous unknowingly placed inwards a piece of peel that doesn't actually absorb similar it should, but you're afraid you'll run out of infusion sites earlier your adjacent shipment of pump supplies gets delivered inwards January.  So yous brand excuses. "Maybe I shouldn't possess got had the leftover squelch potatoes amongst my leftover turkey, at dinner - it MUST possess got been those damn mashed potatoes. " OR "I didn't teach my do inwards today in addition to it shows." But deep inwards your heart, pancreas, in addition to mind, yous know it's because it's the ghost of zombie sites pas...

Because fifty-fifty though it was incredibly annoying, I'd discovered the number land it was however entirely an inconvenience in addition to earlier it turned into a major problem.  And every forthwith in addition to then, I mean value nosotros quest to remind ourselves that diabetes annoyances in addition to inconveniences are only that - in addition to live thankful that they didn't plough into the huge work they had the potential to choke   ######## My blood carbohydrate was 278 post service repast in addition to right earlier bed lastly night, which was actually foreign because I'd eaten salmon, veggies in addition to a fleck of sugariness white patato for dinner, in addition to that repast ordinarily has the contrary lawsuit on me.   So I grabbed my trusty nitty-gritty to practise a correction bolus, but decided to accept a tiptop at my less than three hours one-time infusion site, first...  and I’m therefore glad I did.  Because when I lifted up...

This post service contains lots of ups as well as downwardly blood carbohydrate wise as well as is written past times a adult woman who has been dealing amongst bitchy sleep/lack of slumber patterns, as well as bitch blood sugars for the past times four days - all piece dealing amongst this matter called life.  Clearly I'm a niggling punch drunk, but I intend (OK, I HOPE,) that roughly of yous tin relate. ####### The past times four days convey conduct maintain included iii early on forenoon lows inwards a row (even amongst decreased basal rates before bed,) as well as increased basal rates throughout the solar daytime because who the hell knows. The early on forenoon lows for sure didn’t assist amongst the mid forenoon highs, as well as there’s a endangerment that my scratchy pharynx as well as runny olfactory organ has something to produce amongst the increased basal rates, too.  Then there’s whole pre-menstrual hormonal matter going on. Sorry fellas, bargain amongs...

After almost ix months accept Gone by, I'm giving a left side ab infusion site a try. I'm incredibly patient... until I'm not.  #####  After almost ix months of giving the left side of my abdomen a intermission from whatever as well as all infusion sites, this afternoon I decided to ambit it a try.   Circumstances weren’t optimal - start 24-hour interval into Day Light Savings fourth dimension as well as similar the residual of the nation, I was a fleck wonky, every bit were my numbers, non to holler that I’m using an extended temp basal charge per unit of measurement of 116% because of a scratchy throat.  My previous infusion site had officially crapped out, my morning time bg was 164 (higher than normal,) as well as my lunchtime blood carbohydrate was 214 - again, higher than normal -  I knew that it was fourth dimension to modify my site.  but I was hungry as well as on the verge of  hungry = which never helps .  I switched out my s...