Very Emotional
Maybe it was the low I was dealing with. I hear that people sometimes get emotional when low. I was at a fairly big JDRF Walk for a Cure fund raising kickoff event on Sunday. It was a big auditorium…
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What time is it?
It suddenly made perfect sense. Well, if not perfect sense, it was at least a bit more understandable. My frustration with wacky blood sugars and unsteady diabetes management had built to a head and I was on the verge of…
How Dare I?
I did pretty damn good at being disciplined with my food choices today, but ended up fighting highs for most of the day. Now that I’ve settled down a bit (figuratively and literally) I’ve decided to just chalk it up…
Second Annual MN Blogger Meet Up Report
Thank you Sara for clarifying the title. Has it really already been (over) a year since the last meeting? Holy cow. I swear I would meet up with all of you every other week if I could. It is…
Short Notice – Mpls/St. Paul Blogger Meet Up
Hey all! I’ve been happily drowning in life lately and haven’t been able to get online much. Hoping to catch up soon! I know this is terrible short notice, but the details didn’t come together until just now. Drea from…
I Didn’t Know What To Do…
It was one of those notable moments, one that I knew as soon as the self talk went through my head that I would have to blog about. It was a perfect example of feeling lost. I didn’t know if…
Why?
I want to open up my head to everyone a little bit, hoping for some thoughts on why I did what I did. I was doing some basal rate testing on Sunday, and was fasting until about 2:30 PM. I…
Mouth Numbing
I don’t know about you all, but I have many different symptoms of low blood sugars. There doesn’t seem to be any real pattern or set of circumstances that trigger one set of symptoms versus others. I’m alright with that…
All my highs…
I recently had an “aha!” moment. I was recovering from an overnight high (472 mg/dl for the record) because I over treated a low the night before. The “aha!” moment? I realized (again) that all of my highs (and I…
Bad Time For That…
They have been playing basketball over lunch at this YMCA for longer than I have been alive. So as much as I dislike using the “shirts vs. skins” method for telling teams apart, who am I to rock the boat?…
For the Record – Absolute Shyte
Just for the record, my diabetes management has been absolute crap for the last couple of months (plus). I think it is some kind of mourning period from my last A1C surprise. Really high blood sugars and a “poor me”…
“That’s a bit elevated isn’t it?”
I’ve been playing basketball at the YMCA for a little less than three years now. It’s great fun, even better exercise, and I’ve gotten to know many of the guys that come down to play ball. There is one guy…
Good Intentions
It started with a mobile Symlin bolus (a symlin dose delivered via pump while driving) on the way home from work. I was hungry for dinner and I wanted to eat soon after getting home. My wife has been graciously helping…
Never Quite “There”
I’m not a huge “road trip” guy. I’ve never mastered the art of enjoying the trip. Instead I’m usually focused on reaching my destination so I can be done driving. I’m always glancing down at the clock or the odometer…
Roll With the Punches
It has been a very busy few weeks for me. We moved to a new place in the middle of April. I took a week off work to do that. I talk a little about that and how it affected…
Who’s tricking who?
The lab technician was so bad that I actually had to tell her to take the needle out and try again. She was after “old faithful”, a reliable vein that no other lab tech has ever missed. I have…
5 Things You Won’t Find in a Book
Elizabeth tagged me for this meme, and I’m actually pretty excited about it! I think it has a lot of potential and look forward to watching the Wikibetes entry grow and grow. Meme: Five Most Important Pieces of Advice ……
Raise Your Voice!
I’m super short on time today, but wanted to participate. Head on over to Kerri’s for the full scoop!
Second thing I hate about high blood sugars
Slow Motion. My body, thoughts, reactions, all slow to a crawl. Even the seconds on the clock seem to crawl (contributing to the hours). Each blink of my eye seems to draw out, taking minutes. The sounds coming into my…
First thing I hate about high blood sugars
The hours. When I find myself with a really high blood sugar I know I am in for hours of fighting. Hours of waiting for my blood sugar to come down, while trying to go on with my day like…