Your blog category
A commenter asked if the pedometer can be used for walking in place.
I looked at the manual, and I don’t think so. You are going to get some steps counted but maybe not all — it’s say the unit may not be able to count steps correctly in the following cases: and it mentions jogging and walking slowly.
Oddly enough I discovered this on my own, but I think it is more a symthom of diabetes than anything.
The authors found that there was a reduction in sleep onset latency (SOL — the time it takes to fall asleep) by nine minutes in the group that had a high carbohydrate meal four hours before bed time.
Source: Sleep Disorders: Information and advice on narcolepsy and insomnia symptoms and treatments
When my blood sugar is high when I wake up, it’s really hard for me to eat. Sometimes I can do eggs and bacon. Today, I just didn’t feel like eating at all, and never got around to it.
Then I did an agility run. NOT good, I was dizzy, feeling hypo, etc. Didn’t remember I had emergency sugar in my keychain which is in my chair pockets. I just couldn’t figure out what to do. I went to the car, sat down and slowly forced down my breakfast.
Then I forgot to bolus for that, but wasn’t super high. Just over 200, which I was all day yesterday.
Also, it was cold. When I woke up at 6:00 am it as 42 degrees, and when I came back from getting warm inside and out (got a warm lunch), it was 44.
Marcie and I are doing okay though. We rarely have more than one mistake, though we had two in Standard this morning. And she ran clean but I was so stiff from the cold that I was slow and we were 7 seconds over time.
Most of the time these days, we’re clean but over time.
Maggie on the other hand, decided that I wasn’t listening to her when she said it was too cold to do agility. She ran out of the ring. I told the people at ringside, if they would get give her food, she’d stop but they were all horrified at that idea. Probably something about rewarding the behavior I’m sure. Well, when she’s in agility mode you can’t pick her up — she won’t let me, and I know she won’t let strangers. So I grabbed my food on the way out of the ring (we stash it handy), and got her to sit and stay while someone else got my leash (it was on the other side of the ring).
I took her comment this time, put her in the truck and took her home.
I am hoping the others will do likewise.
One of six notorious Texas prison escapees now on death row for the Christmas Eve 2000 killing of an Irving police officer is hoping to speed up his execution.
Michael Anthony Rodriguez has notified court officials that he wants to drop all appeals efforts. If a federal judge allows the move, Mr. Rodriguez would probably become the first member of the Texas Seven gang to face execution.
Source: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | News: Local News
For those who don’t know, Aubrey Hawkins, the Irving police office that was killed by them was one of my best friends. He was a really neat guy, and a really good police office.
Last year, I attended the Diabetes Expo and learned about the IPort. See http://www.pattonmd.com/patientsfamily/index.php
I’m going to try a box and see if I like it.
I got an email from Patton, and they referred to EdgePark Medical Supplies to supply it. They have a website too, at http://www.edgepark.com/.
They are selling me the iPorts with no co-pay, which seems really wild. They also want to supply my testing supplies at the same no co-pay, so I said, sure, why not, since right now I’m paying the pharmacy co-pay.
It will be interesting to see how it will all work out.
And I’ve programmed it manually and have it on. New set, new bottle of insulin, and new cartridge and new pump. Maybe the bizarre numbers will change.
Though I do think someone spiked my diet Coke with sugar this morning. (In other words the fast food place gave me regular, not sugar free).
Got mine last night. Love them. I have to carry a Symlin vial and NO ONE makes a case for that. I’d ask them about a month ago, and they emailed to tell me they were available.
1) I wrote about a neat new protective case for Lantus vials recently. Well now a reader tipped me off to a similar one, available on eBay, apparently designed by a mother whose son wouldn’t let her wrap his bottles of insulin with bubble wrap (not cool, mom! they note). This one looks pretty cool 😉
Just look for them out on ebay. They try to keep a “Buy It Now” item on there all the time and tell them in your notes what sizes you want. I got Novolog and Symlin and have a protective case for my main and my spares now. Yes, I’m anal about making sure I have plenty of supplies on me, and the few times I don’t, I need them.
Source: Diabetes Mine
My A1C is the worst it’s been since I’ve been on the pump. 7.2. I called because I had not gotten my test results, and they did mail them on the 30th, so should get them anytime now.
I really am dumb. Okay, part of the problem is that the features of the UltraSmart and the features of the EzManager are not really fully documented.
Here’s the deal. The exercise logs, the injection logs, the meal logs AND the blood sugar readings, including comments are all downloaded into the EzManger software. Also Medical information recorded on the UltraSmart come out as notes.
Better yet, if you want to keep track of things like TDD average, you can put them in the Ultra Smart and they don’t show up on the EzManger log.
The LifeScan Ultra Smart is as good a companion to EzManager as is the Treo! And a great deal cheaper!
I think that can be said of all the continuous glucose monitors — but when will it be released? I think I blogged about it during my first year.
It may not be as accurate as a blood glucose monitor, but the results can provide important information to the patient as to what is happening, when they are not checking, it will be a great motivational tool!
Source: Diabetes In Control – FreeStyle Navigator Not as Precise as Other Glucose Meters