Living with Diabetes

Author: kathleen

  • This does not surprise me at all

    Diabetes In Control – Insufficient Sleep Can Cause an Increase A1c by 1.9 Percentage-Points
    I’m trying to come up with a post that explains my “non-compliance”.

  • Medco frustrations again

    Have I mentioned lately how much Medco makes me crazy? Here’s the latest.

    Zyrtec. Along with diabetes and gastric reflux, I’m allergic to dust and also have the typical Texas seasonal allergies. Remember I teach high school. I dropped a dime yesterday morning and discovered 1/4″ layer of dust under my desk. Wonder when they last swept there?

    So Zyrtec comes up as due to reorder, I reorder, and it sits there not being shipped. I finally get a message saying it needs to be authorized by my doctor, and that they aren’t shipping. Then two days later it pops up again, saying it’s due to reorder. I reorder — after I’ve had a conversation with a pharmacist to see if I should try an over the counter. And guess what — it’s on its way.

  • This is scary…

    Diabetes In Control Newsletter – The Earlier You Get Diabetes, The Worse it Will Get

    Especially since I was diagnosed at 42.
    People who develop type 2 diabetes when they’re younger than 50 years of age are more likely to experience a worsening of their disease than those diagnosed at an older age.

  • I find this to be true, myself

    Optimizing Sleep Duration and Quality Improves Glycemic Control in Diabetes

    When I am having difficulty sleeping I also have difficulty with my blood sugar control.
    Optimizing sleep duration and quality should be tested as an intervention to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), according to the results of a cross-sectional study reported in the September 18 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

  • Exercise – Finishing Week 5

    I’ve done two more cardio sessions than was scheduled. Managed to get every days workout in, even though it was a long tough week.

  • I’m depressed

    At the end of our faculty meeting today, the principal shared with us that one of our collegues had gone in for surgery to remove a blockage and a tumor was discovered.  I think he said that they found that he had both stomach and liver cancer too, but not entirely sure about the liver cancer thing. 

    It was a rough way to start the day.  Kinda of makes you wonder if all the finger sticks, knee pain, etc. is worth it all.

    The good news is that the vending machine is only taking correct change and it hurt to much to walk back up to the room to get change and go back and get something to eat.

    The bad news is that the PSTA put Hersey bars in our boxes, or maybe that WAS a good thing.

    The good news is that I’ve eaten dinner and the TDD for the day so far is around 24.00

    Though Macy says she’s happy because she’s got people who love her and plenty of toys to play with. 

  • CGMS Coverage?

    Diabetes Mine: Trouble in Reimbursement City

    Diabetes Mine writes about it:

    We’ve been asking the question, “How soon will insurance providers start covering continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices?” But it seems the more accurate inquiry would be, “Why won’t insurance providers ‘reimburse’ for CGM devices any time soon?”

    And it looks to me that they don’t seem real wild about compensating for finger sticks.

    So we have to decide if we want to pay.

  • My career as a conformation handler

    I wrote about my first day — and how I had problems with my pump and high blood sugar due to the newest.

    The second day went much better, though I didn’t sleep very well. Even forgot to check my morning blood sugar, but I was normal after the class. I ended up not showing in Rally because Marcie just didn’t have it together.

    I’ve since made a decision. I don’t want to spend my weekends getting dressed up, shaving my dog’s face, and cutting off her hair along her neck and legs. If she was a super beagle, and it wouldn’t take long to finish her, I’d do it. So I have an appointment with the local spay/neuter clinic on Friday.

    I’m going to take more time getting Marcie ready for Rally — maybe next spring.

    In the meantime, I’m going to concentrate on my sport. Agility. Where it really doesn’t matter if I fall on my face.

    And maybe someday, I’ll try it again, but not now and not with this dog.

  • Grand Rounds is Up!

    Tundra Medicine Dreams: Grand Rounds, Vol. 2 No. 52

    I contributed this round. I addresed the “hope for a cure” issue.

  • Exercise – Starting Week 5

    Even though I walked the dog show several times, I came home and got my exercise session, both strength and cardio done.

    I tweaked this week and the program for the future to work better with my schedule.