Author: kathleen

Looks like things are going in the right direction, after the excursions this weekend.

I am making some changes. I am eating lunch now. Today I think I’ll pick up an oatmeal from Starbucks. Next week I’ll be doing Diet Gourmet. Why the change? I actually have lunch again, and it’s a 45 minute lunch period. LUXURY!

I'm gaining and losing the same 3 pounds.  However, I'm at a place I was at for quite a time, so I'm not real surprised.  Also, food that shouldn't be in my house has been coming into the house.

Blood sugar is running a tad high.  I think the two are related.  Don't know for sure.  I think I'll keep everything where they are at for a few days. 

I'm also trying to make a major decision.  I've applied for a different job in my school district.  It means being a huge influence on the district but leaving children.  It means 30 minutes extra a day on the road.  The job is open until next Tuesday, so I won't hear anything until after that.

First agility trial in a while is this weekend and Saturday's weather looks good.

Two days in a row, I've been able to do 20 minutes straight on the treadmill and at faster speed.  That should mean that I can skip at least part of my bolus.

I've also been able to increase my speed from 1.8 mph to 2.1 — doesn't sound much but it is over 10% speed increase.

It also means I actually warm up and cool down a bit on my walk.

My numbers are all better than last visit.  Keeping everything the same.  Snagged two One Touch Mini's to stash as emergency meters — one in the emergency kit I keep with me — one downstairs.  Have an emergency meter upstairs already.

As a treat after, I tried that Mac Snack Wrap.  At 330 calories and 24 carbs, it's a good big mac substitute.  I couldn't eat all of it, and next time am going to toss the end at the beginning, not just the end, end.

Tastes like a big mac, especially when the bit is more beef / sauce then wrap.

Just realized when I updated my spreadsheet, that I have been hovering around the same 3 or 4 pounds for the last two weeks.

Time to change that.

I've had the wrong foods in the house, but they are gone now, and they are not coming back.  I've also had trouble working out, so I'm going to try to change that too.

I also got into a situation this weekend that wasn't conductive to weight loss.  Next time I won't even sign up, but this time, as soon as I realized I was having a problem, I found a way to get out of the situation.  I have to take care of me first.

Yesterday decided to try reducing my basal by 10% — numbers have been looking good — and it worked.  Or at least it didn't make things worse — well, until around noon.

So today I went into my basals — added a change at noon, though I think I might need to push it down to 10:00, maybe go to 11:00 and half it.

I then reduced all my basals at 10% until that point. 

Here's my current numbers, all doing quite nicely, especially the weight thing.

Oh, and I had a major diabetes funk, yesterday.  It started with coming home at noon, eathing lunch then exercising, but getting interrupted by UPS.  I was going to test and just didn't around to it.  Did the same type of thing for dinner etc.

Found out what happens if you don't press pump buttons for 12 hours — was woke up at 6:00 am (my normal getting up time for it).

So I have a really low TDD from yesterday, but the good news is that I woke up at 168 which isn't bad since I didn't bolus for food.

Today I'm at the same point I was after I got so sick Christmas eve.  Second time I've seen this weight.

I have a pattern I'd like to lose — it is lose a few pounds, get constipated, which makes me want to eat things with fiber in them — gain less pounds that I lost — then lose a few more pounds.  I would like a smother progression down, and I'm starting to research that.

Looks like all the parameters are good — I'll know more next Monday when I see the doctor.

The especially good thing is the A1C, which is gone down.  It was 8.1

I have lost over thirty five pounds now and inching towards 40.

This morning I adjusted my correction rate as it wasn’t close to the rate shown on my spreadsheet and I don’t want to eat more food than i want to.

Also this morning my postpranial was in the 130’s so i tweaked my morning and noon bolus rates. i usually dont eat enough carbs to bolus at lunch but you never know.

Good signs. The key to losing weight while on insulin is to keep the dose as low as possible but keep blood sugar low enough you don’t have carb cravings. Also don’t want to eat extra food as that slow weight loss.

Yes, I'm losing weight.  It's nice.  Plus my insulin usage is good.