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(**Note: This
post was written a while ago and I never got around to publishing
it.)
I’m not what one may call tech savvy. I do pick up on how to use
new technology pretty quickly, but I’m not really into all of the
latest gadgets. For example, I don’t have Internet on my phone nor
do I own an ipod or mp3 player. I have recently begun to text, only
because it is Holden’s chosen form of communication with me.
I wouldn’t say I’m old school. More like “not as young
school”.
The thing is as much as I’m not into technological advances; I
get giddy when I read about the advances in insulin pumps and CGM
(Continuous Glucose Monitors). When Riley was...
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if i had to
put it into one word, i would say: glorious.
is it weird having a technological contraption attached to me at
all times? yes. am i still fairly self-conscious of
it? kind of. has it made my daily life much less
complicated and much easier? absolutely.
monday morning my pump was filled with insulin. i had
breakfast at the diabetes center and stayed for 2 hours after so
they could make sure everything was...
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this weekend
was freaking exhausting. actually, the whole week leading up
to it was too. pretty much i have no idea how i'm awake right
now.
it all started monday night. it was my good friend's
birthday, and we were out gallivanting around the city. i got
home around 2:30 and went to bed at 3. sure, this is pretty
ridiculous given that i have to be at work at 9, but hey, you only
live once, right? i can handle nights like...
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i've been
thinking a lot recently about my 'firsts.' not the big life
firsts, but my firsts as a diabetic.
one of the hardest things in the beginning was treading on new
territory as a diabetic. and, since it was the beginning,
everything was new territory. my first day of work with
diabetes, first time traveling with diabetes, first time drinking
with diabetes, first meal at a restaurant with diabetes, etc. were
all quite...
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yes, it's
true, i am now the proud owner of a minimed insulin pump!
the 10 pound box arrived at my apartment on friday, but since i
was away for the weekend i did not get to open it until sunday
night. as i unloaded all of the cargo (reservoirs, infusion
sets, linking meter, iv prep, etc.) i thought about how bittersweet
the whole pump thing is. on one hand, i know it's going to
make my life much easier, perhaps more like the...
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Day 4 - To
carb or not to carb. Today let’s blog about what we eat. And
perhaps what we don’t eat. Some believe a low carb diet is
important in diabetes management, while others believe carbs are
fine as long as they are counted and bolused for. Which side of the
fence do you fall on? What kind of things do you eat for meals and
snacks? What foods do you deem bolus-worthy? What other foodie
wisdom would you like to...
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questions
that we get as diabetics are always interesting. as a newly
diagnosed person, i've been muddling through these questions and
answers myself for the last few months, but the learning curve is a
steep one, and i now know probably 1000 times more about type 1
diabetes than i did last year. at first i was learning along
with my friends and family, and often times the many medical
professionals in my family (and even friends) were...
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diabetes is
now officially invading my dreams.
last night i dreamed that my infusion site fell out while i was
sleeping. in the dream, i woke up with blood dripping out of
me where the site had been (way more blood than would ever actually
come from an infusion site, of course). then i tested, and my
bg was 520 mg/dL. i'm pretty sure real meters only go up to
500 and then say >500 beyond that...but that was my dream.
i...
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last week i
went on a trip to mexico with my mom, step-dad, 2 brothers,
step-sister, cousin, and family friends (there were 11 of us in
total). we all (with the exception of my cousin) went away
together last year and had a blast, so i have been anticipating
this vacation for a while now. however, as it approached, i
began to get a little nervous as i realized it would be my first
real vacation (and a beach one, at that) with...
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