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Ok, here’s something weird.  I receive got a large onetime sinus infection.   But that’s non the weird part, that’s the annoying role - specially since I’ll endure sitting on a airplane tomorrow for half-dozen hours tomorrow. But.... I digress.  No, the weird role is that my blood sugars receive got been cracking this week.  Not perfect, because my pancreas is of degree nevertheless broken. But my numbers receive got been pretty damn proficient none the less. And I’ll accept those numbers too I’m grateful for them, but it’s foreign because Th nighttime through sun I felt crappy too to a greater extent than than slightly whiney,  but my numbers were not.  Were the “blood sugars behaving nicely”  a number of me beingness less hungry because I was coming downwards alongside something?  Were my #bgnows influenced by the fact that for the final iii weeks ( and sans the past times duet days ) I’ve been diligently walking or riding my bike at...

So I was smack dab inwards the view of finishing my, “Bitch of a Low, The Aftermath,”  post (which I volition pose out tomorrow inwards its entirety,) when Chester, the wonderful CS Senior Apple Rep called me today - And an 1.5 hours before than he said he would.  Some Back Story: I FINALLY ordered a novel iPhone 6+ inwards September.   It was time, I was walking around amongst a 3g that was on its terminal legs & was finicky to tell the least.  But the argue I held on to my 3G for thence long was simple. I had voicemails from my mom on that telephone that  I couldn’t handgrip hearing. But didn’t desire to lose  them either .  And nobody at Apple or AT&T could tell me if they would safely transfer to a novel phone, s o I held on tightly to the old  phone  and technology until I could bargain amongst those voicemails properly.   Last calendar month I ordered my novel 6+ in addition to idea I had iv to vi weeks to b...

Insulin saves the lives of people living amongst Type 1 Diabetes.  It's non a luxury, it's a life saving necessity.  But non every mortal who requires insulin approximately Earth is able to access insulin, easily. Almost 100 years later the uncovering of insulin, people approximately Earth are all the same struggling to perish insulin.  That's wrong. Very wrong.  This year,  The Access Alliance created a Tumblr account  focusing on the realities of people having express access the tools of the diabetes merchandise that are used to salvage lives.   Tools including; insulin,diabetes technology, in addition to diabetes education.  The tagline for the hit is:  Put The  World  Back In World Diabetes Day. #insulin4all Checkout the  tumblr account  and submit your ain film or poster in addition to follow/use the #insulin4all hashtag on twitter.  I'm all for whatever in addition to all campaigns that pr...

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...

Tomorrow is Valentines Day - And if you’re single, the barrage of Valentine’s Day commercials tin flame brand you lot experience all sorts of emotions - none of them good.  There are moments every bit a singleton that Valentines Day tin flame brand you lot experience thence distressing for what you lot don't have, that it makes it incredibly  difficult to focus on as well as appreciate all the  amazing things you lot practice have.    Here's the thing: I convey a lot.  I convey wonderful friends as well as identify unit of measurement as well as an amazing as well as supportive community called the DOC (the Diabetes Online Community,) who inspire me daily to larn a stronger, amend version of myself on a daily basis. I convey a roof over my caput as well as a machine that gets me where I take away go.    And I convey access to insulin, otherwise known every bit the lifesaving elixir of life - That's freaking huge.  Not every 1 ...

Winter Weather + Diabetes = All sorts of crap! After a weekend of snowfall too ice, 50 mile an sixty minutes winds too os chilling temps, tomorrow my cervix of the woods is expecting iv to 8 inches of snow.  And it totally could endure worse. I could alive inwards New England - Christ on bike , I accept no sentiment how those guys are dealing amongst all the snow! Sidebar: I latterly discovered the term “Christ on a bike.” I’ve heard it similar three times inwards the by 2 days too I genuinely similar it.  Also: Today marks the starting fourth dimension time I’ve genuinely used it inwards a sentence! So yep, wintertime conditions +  diabetes = all sorts of stuff, but  I’m lucky on many levels - And I accept to croak on reminding myself of that fact.  I was LUCKY I was able to switch tomorrow's endo appointment for Thursday, amongst no price or foul.  Normally, my Endo wouldn’t accept a location available inwards the same week' allow solitary the s...

Overnight bags should hold out slowly to pack together with relatively low-cal -  thus the argue they’re called “overnight bags.” You're non going on a footing tour, you’re going away over black together with y ou shouldn’t require a lot. Pajamas, toiletries, the side yesteryear side days wardrobe together with an extra twosome of shoes. Unless of degree you lot possess got a busted pancreas.   Then you lot take away to pack all sorts of extras inwards your compact overnight bag.  Extras that don’t appear similar a lot, merely possess got upwards infinite none the less.  Extras similar at to the lowest degree three sets infusion sets/reservoirs - Even though you’ll hold out away for eighteen hours, tops.   The outset spare infusion develop is inwards illustration you lot take away to really supervene upon the infusion develop you lot currently vesture because it stopped working.  The 2d spare infusion develop is designated for sneaky doorknob att...

I started my xxx day, Asante Snap insulin heart lawsuit towards the halt of  last calendar week - And too thence far, too thence good. I'll conk on you lot "posted," (see what I did there,) too write virtually my experience inwards to a greater extent than item subsequently I consummate my xxx 24-hour interval lawsuit - And perchance fifty-fifty during. You tin sign upwardly for your gratuitous xxx 24-hour interval Snap lawsuit whatsoever fourth dimension you'd similar too via their website:  http://www.snappump.com    AND if you lot click HERE too sign upwardly earlier the calendar month of Feb ends, Asante Solutions volition brand a donation to SpareARose.org    Kerri has the results to appointment for the 2015 #SpareARose campaign, HERE   and it's beautiful & inspiring.  Sidebar: Yes, I'm wearing crazy fuzzy PJ's inwards the higher upwardly painting demo & brand no apologies.  They are warm; cute, toasty too it ...

This ship was based on a recent conversation I had amongst friend. We tin give the sack wishing all nosotros want, but nosotros also conduct hold "to do." We gotta construct the listen. We must demand, nosotros must "do," in addition to nosotros must become the alter nosotros desire - In our lives in addition to our lives amongst diabetes ######  Dear H ealth Insurance Companies:  I wishing I knew what my diabetes required tomorrow - I really, genuinely do, because it would construct my life in addition to then much easier inwards in addition to then many ways.  I wishing I had a crystal ball that would accurately enjoin me just how much insulin my torso volition need, xxx days, ninety days in addition to 365 days a twelvemonth downwardly to 1/5 unit of measurement - but I don’t know, because my diabetes requirements are never the same from 1 24-hour interval to the next. That doesn’t construct me non-compliant - that makes me a mortal living amongst diabetes -...

Today is #dblogcheck day, where nosotros halt lurking as well as piece of job out a comment on the blogs - The comment tin hold out equally elementary equally "dblogcheck," "check," or whatever floats your proverbial boat Living alongside diabetes has the potential to brand everyday things weird as well as worrisome - if you lot allow it - And seek equally I might, sometimes I allow the weird worries acquire the best of me.  H ere are few examples of my D weird worries  as of belatedly - I'm hoping at to the lowest degree unopen to of you lot mightiness hold out able to relate to them. #####   Last nighttime I was baking, what I was told crimson skinned sweetness murphy at 400 degrees inward the oven, spell sautéing chicken on the stove top.  When I  opened the oven door  to banking concern agree on the potato, I was striking past times a moving ridge of rut as well as ended upwardly clipping my insulin total to the dorsum of my pants because I was afra...

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...

I'm currently participating inward the Asante Snap lawsuit (Click HERE to larn how you lot tin plow over the axe plow over it a no commitment in addition to complimentary try,)  and I'm truly enjoying it. One of the features I notice myself utilizing nearly is the 'Stop Pump/Insulin Missed' features. Everyone who wears a pump, stops/suspends it from fourth dimension to fourth dimension - shower, swimming, gender activity (or not,) etc. Here's the departure amongst The Snap. When you lot plow it dorsum on, it tells you lot just how much insulin you've missed during the fourth dimension the Snap' s been turned off. Little things hateful a lot in addition to I utilize that characteristic every unmarried twenty-four lx minutes menstruation - it truly surprises me how much ( and sometimes how little, ) insulin I've missed. It's likewise made me to a greater extent than aware of my insulin sensitivity.  I've come upward to rely on 'Stop Pump...

I ever endeavor as well as develop people virtually diabetes as well as advocate for people amongst diabetes whenever I receive got the gamble - ALWAYS.  But I'm alone human -and every 1 time inward a spell my Game Face gets saucy - as well as I'm fine amongst that.  ###### Spring has finally sprung  and  the weekend conditions was inward the mid 50’s, the Sun was shinning, the air was fresh, as well as I was feeling all sorts of groovy.  I texted a friend as well as nosotros decided to regard upwards mid forenoon for a walk -and that's just what nosotros did.  After 45 minutes of depression comport upon cardio, nosotros stopped inward forepart of a local java store as well as ran into roughly people my friend knew.  After introductions, nosotros stood at that spot talking exterior the store for a adept x minutes - as well as when nosotros saw an outdoor tabular array emptying, nosotros grabbed it.  As the conversations continued, I  ...