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 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

The eye doctor I use has a web page at http://www.c-l-c.com/clc_services_opto_map.html describing the exam they do.  They link to http://www.optos.com/ which has more detail.

It removes a lot of the drawbacks of traditional exams, especially since it is easy to store and compare images.

According to the FAQs, it takes care of most of the eye exam needed by the diabetic.  The Optomap Retinal Exam will tell you if you have diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, retinal holes, tears and detachments, macular degeneration, malignant melanomas and many other retinal disorders.

Very good tips — and having a modern pump like the Animas 1250 would also help.  It does alarming and calculates insulin on board for you. 

Here are some common and not-so-common tips that just might help you next time you’re trotting the globe.

Source: SugarStats – Easy Online Diabetic Blood Sugar Tracking, Monitoring and Management » Blog Archive » 10 Tips for Travelling with Diabetes

Commenting is back on.  I hope.

By the way, today was one of my hardest exercise days ever, BUT I’d already gotten in over 11000 steps.   Yep, 11000 before exercise, and I’ve got 16305 now.  I’m not kidding.

The pedometer was enlighting today.  I know why I go home so exhausted now.  I did about 2000 steps for each run. 

Here’s a typical run.  Wait for the judges to let us walk the course.  Walk the course, twice.  Go to the restroom, walk the course one more time if there is time.  Watch the class before finish.  Go get the dog.  Walk the dog long enough to go to the restroom.  Good news, is both girls are usually fast.  Wander around a lot bit as I’m waiting.  Run the course with the dog.  Walk dog to treats and give them treats.  Walk them back to the crates — lately in the car and then go back to ringside.

Yeah, it’s a lot of walking.  Like I said, 2000 steps worth.

Today was weird.  I got up and it was 57 degrees.  Decided to leave new Landend underwear at home, along with propane heater.  It steadily got warmer.

Sometime around noon, my knee started aching.  A few minuutes later, I felt a little colder.  Then it got REAL cold.  We had some light rain, then some really hard rain.  Finally it stopped raining — poor storm phobic dog was in the crate in the car the whole time and as a result she was very freaky.

Oh, and we didn’t Q.  Poor Marcie has a horrible ear infection and her ear flaps are inflamed.  Got together with my friends and we decided on Neosporin with pain reliever.  I’m hoping she feels better tomorrow.  She had to stop and shake her head on almost every jump. 

Yes, I’m exhausted.

Of course, it upset me at the time.  And in fact, I had a battle with agrophobia after my father died.  Of course, before cellphones I never went anywhere without someone knowing where I was going and when I was expected back.  Before cellphones I also didn’t go anywhere without a handitalkie and without radio equipment in the car.

Now I don’t go anywhere without a cell phone.  I still have the ham radio equipment but don’t carry it as rabidly as I did.

It was very empowering though.  Even before I went through the police academy, I knew I could take on anyone, and am even worse after.  I will say, that I felt safest when I had my GSD, and really miss her.  I’d like to have another companion like her again someday though she did scare my husband a few times when he came in too late.  She was acceptally well trained — I was very lucky as one of my police friends was working at a local university for a while and she and I used to go on patrol with him. 

I said something about it at school the other day, and now wish I hadn’t because one of our other teachers told that she had been raped by an acquintance when she was about the same age.  My experience was empowering, hers was directly the opposite. 

I’m seeing my endo on Tuesday, and I’ve sent an email with a head’s up.  I want to talk to him about switching to Byetta from Symlin for at least a short trial.  I’m not losing weight, and in fact am gaining weight.

It’s been very frustrating, especially since I did have good results on the Symlin before.