Category: Blog

I have emailed TSA and complained, but I had problems both in Dallas
leaving for my cruise and in Miami, returning.

In Dallas, TSA managed to disconnect my insulin and in my stress, I
didn’t realize it until two meals later. I was NOT feeling well.

Both Miami and Dallas has the same problem though — since I am
required to travel with an insulin pump, a CPAP machine and a
computer, I end up putting very valuable equipment in about 5 bins.
That takes up a lot of conveyor space. Once my Dexcom Seven system
set off the metal detector, I have to be screened and was put in a
glass "cage" with no access to my items. HOWEVER, other passengers
have access and did mess with the items in both cases.

I am sure they were just trying to get to their stuff, but their
bodies were blocking my view so I could not see what exactly they were
doing and a woman in Miami put her hands ON my CPAP machine. This did
not make me a happy camper. After I alerted the TSA agent twice (in
both cases), they picked up my bins and put them somewhere out of
access of passengers but still within my site.

I have suggested that as soon as they put a passenger in the box, that
the move that passenger’s bins to a secure area. Hopefully they will
listen.

It is going to take a long time to catch up, both when it comes to blogging, but also grading, etc.  The grading thing is the most important, since my deadline is 4:00 pm today. When I get that task done, I’ll blog.

My blood sugar has been normal for the last day and a half. Blood sugar was actually at 126 in the morning, only exciting if you realize that my fasting blood sugar has been around 170 if not higher.

I actually got to get on the treadmill and walk tonight and able to skip my dinner bolus.  Something I haven’t been able to do in months.

Starting to wonder if I have been sick for months, not just days or weeks.  Of course, there is the chicken and the egg thing, which came first, the illness or the high blood sugar. 

What’s a Chumy?  See http://www.chumby.com — or better yet, see my Chumby here:

It’s an internet appliance that can replace your clock rado/ alarm clock, and is a whole lot easier to set than a real one.  It could be easier yet, and probably will be some day — I still want to be able to program the alarms on the internet and lots of people want to program them using something like Google Calendar.

I love mine, but husband thinks I’m nuts.

The second time, I think in about 4 months that I had decent blood sugar readings.  It’s been driving me nuts, screwing up my vision, and probably caused the bronchitis.  I finally just bit the buillet and upped the afternoon boluses to match the morning, since I haven’t been able to work out in the evenings….

I am definately still feeling the bronchitics.  It takes forever for the lungs to heal.

Tihs blog has existed for 5 years as of this week. My first entry was on February 28th, 2003.  Oddly enough, I will be traveling on that date.  I’m hoping to have time to write a good blog entry on the plane, and post it before I get on the ship.

I started this blog a few months after being diagnosed with diabetes, and the primary reason I started the blog was because I wanted to get better at writing and I needed a topic to write about.  Also, I teach computer science and I find myself on many different computers during the day, and having information about my diabtes on the internet was helpful.  WhenI need some information, i can just do a search on the website, and don’t have to keep track of the data.

I’ve never really meant it for others — though i have been considering opening up a bit.  I rarely participate in activities designed to build links — basically I’ve believed that if you need something here, you’ll find it.

Lately though, I’ve been wondering if I should reach out more in my life…. There are lots of reasons for me to feel that way.

By the way, you can track my diabetes control on how active I am here — when it is not good and I can’t get it together, I don’t post much. 

Lately part of the problem is that I try not to blog at school — even though I do have some time periods when my students are working on projects, and I’m basically staying out of their way so they can get something done.  If I talk to much, I take up their time, plus they don’t listen to me.  Usually on the first few days of a project, they don’t need me.  In fact, if I do a good teaching job, they shouldn’t need me at all through the project, but that never happens. 

I’m also working on a website for the district so that does take up a lot of my time, both during school AND after school. 

This lately blogging has been very sporatic, but I’m hoping it will get better soon.

Yes, I am getting ready for the cruise.  I’ve gotten everything together in advance that I can.  Student schedules are made out until the end of the week next week, all of their grades are in the gradebook except those from today, software is downloaded in preparation….

i’ve got my check in  bag packed.  That was hard, I wanted to take a smaller case, but I just can’t.  In fact, I had to unzip the expansion part of the bag and make it bigger.

I cut my supplies in half, hoping that would help, but it didn’t give me enough room.  I also tossed as many boxes as I could, but all the medical stuff needs to have their orignal labels from what i understand.

I’m starting to feel a bit better from the bronchitis, and finding it a bit easier to breath.  It’s no fun though.

I suspected it and it was true.  I had a horrible coughing fit while I was trying to get ready this morning, so I requested a sub, left an email with instrucutions, called in, and then when back to bed.  Slept a couple of hours and then got into the primary care’s physician office for a diagnosis and left with a prescription of antibotics.

Spent the entire day just relaxing and not exerting any effort and hoping to be good enough for tomorrow.

And still sick.  When I saw the endo last week on Wednesday, he asked if I felt sick, but I didn’t really.  I spent last weekend pampering myself, and hoping I could get over, but I’m so bad today, I let a sub take care of the kids.  I’m seeing the primary care in a few minutes and will let everyone know what is going on.  It feel like bronchitis, and  I really want to get over it before my trip next week.

And yes, I am thrilled Uno won. 

Everyone I know has asked my opinion on it and …

First, he is truly the prettiest beagle I’ve ever met — though Macy’s father is right up there, however, I didn’t meet him in his prime and ready for the show ring. He’s also got the most personality I’ve ever seen in a show beagle, and I’ve even been to two national specialities.  Between those two fact, yes, I think he deserved to win, and I think he’ll deserve to be Number 1 15" beagle of all time.  He’s not yet but I’m quite sure if they show him enough, he will be.  Heck, he’s only 2 1/2.

Second, he’s related to Macy.  Macy’s father — the winnest 13" beagle of all time — is his father’s grandfather.  So in some weird way, Macy and he is related.  Funny, because Uno is only 5 months older than Macy.  And now you know why 13" and 15" beagles are born in the same litter — they are ALL related.

Third, his co owners are spot on good people. I think I was introduced to the Austin woman when I was showing Macy.  However, I have met the male co owners — there are two, and they have always been very kind and gracious to me.  Back in the day when I was showing U-CDX Weaver’s Peppermint Patty UD in obedience, the co-owners, the handler and the rest of the handler’s family used to come and watch Patty in obedience.  I also used to go watch the handler show when he was in Jr’s.  Patty and he both won awards at the National speciality the same year, so I know we were at least introduced then, but remember visiting ring side with all of them in the past.

So I’m very pleased that some deserving people won, and also believe that he’s a purty little dog. FYI:  Yes, that’s how I pronounce pretty when it’s a male and it’s a beagle winning.  He’s just flat out purty.

By the way, Macy isn’t quite a pretty but she has his attitude.