I survived the first day. Although, I was really hurting the day after. The pool is about 3 1/2 feet deep, but about 60 feet long. I walked that thing frontwards, backwards, sideways, and twirled around about 8 times. ... more
I know I am my own worst enemy when it comes to getting my BG under control. I sabotage myself all the time by eating things I should stay away from. I keep telling myself a little won't hurt, but then laterI see the conseq ... more
I have been having a lot of problems with short term memory for a while. My numbers are pretty stable but I still wonder if that has something to do with diabetes. I will ask the doctor when I see him next and I hope he doesn't b ... more
Went to Walgreens the other day for the free A1c test. My A1c went down to 7.0 from 7.5 since Oct 9. I can attribute this to the pump and my carb counting and the fact I have lost some weight due to my decreased insulin usage. I did have a l ... more
Ok first i want to start by saying thanks to all for your comments it means alot to have every one on my side!
But, please let me explain a little, this is the very first time ive ever tried to diet, because i was a very happy person with m ... more
Hi Eveyone...
I just got through with my 15 minute morning walk, or should I say morning wobble lol.
I have upgraded from 10 minute walks to 15 and I thought it should be getting easier by now, but NOT.
Some mornings are good, but th ... more
This morning is another example of the week I've been having.
I went to give myself my morning shot of Novolog, I dropped the pen while I was wiping it with the alcohol wipe, dropped the needle as I was putting it on the pen, then&nbs ... more
An IV jutted from the back of my hand and I was out of breath. I was shaking. I had finally fallen asleep after hours of crying, but suddenly I gasped aloud, jolting up in fear.
Was I dreaming?
I heard m ... more
Well I went back to my dr today and got weighed in and I lost another 6 lbs thats a total of 14lbs in 7 weeks woohoo
im so happy but she said im not eatting enuff calories cause im only eatting the most 700 the least 380 a day and she ... more
There is a box of Purdy's Chocolates in the office and I am so tempted to have more than one! I had one dark chocolate truffle filled chocolate shaped like a heart, and it was awesome. I usually hve a 20gr carb snack at 3 pm so I decided I w ... more
A friend of mine in the States works for a company that produces educational web casts on a variety of different health/disease topics. Patient Power is where patients can go to read, hear and see a variety of stories and gather information ... more
Do you know what today is?
Now, I have never smoked so this may be easy for me to say, but if you smoke, pleeeeease, for those of us who love you, consider cutting back as a start or if you really have that willpower go all the wa ... more
What a nice surprise to see our very own Howard S on the today show this morning. I'm so glad that the show did a segment on diabetes, especially during National Diabetes Month.
Life is looking good again. I went to the educator on Monday and also learned from her and everyone here that it is okay to have a bad day! While I am still struggling to get my BG under control, things are looking up. And the b ... more
Thanks to all you D-lifers out there that are are to give support.
It landed on someone that needed an extra boost. once I stop working out I always wonder.. is this it.is this the start of my lazy bones or as I call it.. my falling into th ... more
Back in early October, we posted about a contest over at TuDiabetes called "Making Sense of Diabetes," and the idea was for the diabetes community, as a whole, to submit videos about the touch, smell, feel, taste, and sound of diabetes. ... more
Good morning all hopefully everybody is having a better day than me. On Saturday I fell off a ladder (no laughing please) and hurt my left leg. Don't worry I am going to the doctor today to get it checked out. All week ... more
I went to my first water therapy session today. Boy I thought it would never start. I took my meter alongand, as all of you have pointed out, I tested before I started. When I woke up in the a.m. my bs was 97. I ... more
Hello All,
Boy, have I had a crazy day! Everytime I checked my BS it has been in the high 200s, but that's not the crazy thing.
The crazy thing is that I have been sleeping ALL day. It was like I ... more
My glucose reading was 97 two hours after dinner tonight!! Gee this is amazing. I remember not that long ago my numbers were in the upper 200s to mid 300s. I am doing so well now that I think I should pinch myself. I am kin ... more
I have read many members blogs & I have heard so many things that I have never heard about or experienced. I guess the VA doest things different than many clinics & or regular doctors do. If not different, then lets say in a different way ma ... more
I just found out today my dad was diagnosed with Diabetes. The doctors have put him on Metformin and diet. In a couple of weeks they will further decide what more they are going to do with him. Right now he is in the newbie stag ... more
On Monday, Nov. 16th, I visited my doctor for blood test results he had done a week earlier. The news...Type 2 diabetes. Then they brought in a meter and started showing me how to use it and said they'd set me up with a diabetic dietician. W ... more
I have a small zippered "go bag" with a handle I use for day trips for my insulin needles, b.s. monitor, lancet, test strips, alcohol swabs etc. read on.
Plus it has room for splenda, and crystal lite packets to add to water, a co ... more
