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Wow!  If this is true — it might be the right med for me.  I STILL think my mother should be on it. 

ing Byetta can reduce our risk of heart attacks and strokes, the most common and deadly complications of diabetes.

Diabetes – Byetta for the Heart

I put the Dexcom sensor in last Friday afternoon.  I swear that it gets more accurate every day.  I am still showering and hot tubbing without a problem.

Yesterday, the system caught three lows.  Once in the morning when I went shopping.  I thought about eating something, but I wasn’t low enough yet, so I just stopped shopping and was fine.

Same thing happened in the afternoon.  I was on the treadmill and was heading for the low (alarm went off), so I just got off the treadmill and let things stabilize.  Same thing happened in the evening.

I can see that the system could help me lose weight — at least I have a choice now.

I’ve actually TRIED the iPort — and still have a partial box.  I’ll save them in case I have surgery again but they aren’t worth the hassle.  You’ll find more about them if you check my archives. 

The other iPort stands for injection port, a little extended-wear doohickey that attaches to your skin for easy injecting, without the need for repeated skin punctures.

Diabetes Mine: The Other iPort

Yesterday was interesting — numbers were really off — missing a lot of night time data but the trends definitely matched what was going on.  Things settled back down in the late afternoon.

I think I saved the cost of an insertion set last night.  Dexcom woke me up about 4:00 am saying I was low.  I was at 101 according to my blood glucose monitor and extremely groggy.  I couldn’t wake up enough to really do anything about it but got up, moved around and I think that was enough to fix this.  Same thing happened about 6:30.

In the past, I think I would have woke up enough to pull the set and roll over and go back to sleep until things got fixed.  I do that two or three times a month. 

Yes, I’m still happy with it.

I got brave and took a shower with out a shower cover, and haven’t lost communications yet. 

Scott Verplank is my athletic hero — he was even before I knew he was a diabetic and an pumper — he is a graduate of my school district (next high school over), grew up at the golf course down the street, etc.  He is having a fabulous year, placing in the top 10 at several tournaments and winning the Nelson this year. 

Former Oklahoma State golf standout Scott Verplank finishes tied for seventh behind Cabrera. Verplank closed with a 2-over-par 72 and ended at 10-over 290 for the tournament. He earned a little more than $194,000.

Angel Cabrera captures U.S. open title – FOX23 News

Okay — Diabetes OC — time to get on the band wagon again.  This one happened down the road from me. 

Waxahachie resident Allen Nelms says a call to 911 to get medical attention for his diabetic seizure got him Tasered by police instead.

Waxahachie Daily Light – News – Man calls for EMS, gets police Tasers

I am working on a project with two other people.  I have been working with them for a portion of the last two weeks.

They drive me nuts.  One has only shown up when he said he was going to once.  He often leaves long before he said he was going to — and spends most of the time on the phone.  He does have excuses, but I’m not sure I am buying it.

The other person does show up on time, but is very bitter about everything.  She is extremely stubborn.  The only way I can work with her, is to make her make all the decisions and tell me what to do.  I can sometimes get my way by just doing something.  I certainly can’t if I ask first.  Also she mumbles.  She spends a great deal of her time spinning her wheels, visiting with others, etc.

I think most readers can tell that when I’m assigned to do something, I do it as quickly as possible to get it done.  I think we wasted at least two sessions if you chain all the time together.

I need to spend at least another week to get the second half of the project done.  Then we need to sit down and proof our work in at least 4 more sessions. 

I honestly don’t want to work on the project next week, but it’s the last time we can get together for a concentrated effort before the end of July.  What I really want to do is quit and not worry about it.  I think that is an option.

In the meantime, I’m trying to have some summer, and am going to double check in on Monday morning, that it is even worth coming in — we need some data before we can do the next part of the project.

Just did a nice relax in the hot tub and then took a shower — figured that would be the most efficient use of a shower cover.  Worked very well, haven’t missed any data points.  I’m going to pick up some press and seal later on today — I figure using a razor blade to pre cut it might work.

Numbers are still fascinating — watched the graph rise after breakfast, fall while I was on the treadmill and then rise again when I got out of the shower. 

 Good article on diabetes in general, but especially Type 1.  AND another catch by an eye doctor.

A year before turning 50, Michele Thomas learned she had type 1 diabetes, a condition that used to be associated mainly with children.

‘Juvenile’ diabetes at 49: ‘You deal with it’ – CNN.com

Scott’s right!  Tu Diabetes runs on Ning, which is an interesting website.  I’ve been a Ning member since it was started.  Check it out — it’s not just for insulin users. 

“It’s like ‘MySpace’ on insulin…” – Scott Johnson

Tu Diabetes – A Social Network for Diabetics