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Had lost a lot of confidence in Animas as a support company because of their snafu’s in August.  I was set up for EzReorder, and it didn’t happen.  When I discovered it, and tried to call them, was on hold forever, left a call back number after about 20 minutes, and didn’t get a call back.

Finally got ahold of them a week later, which would have been A DISASTER if I wasn’t a planner and wasn’t a bit ahead on supplies.

I’ve also had some trouble getting through when needing some technical support, so have been a bit snarky.

Today, my meter failed, and my phone call to Animas was answered almost immediately.  I thought about waiting, but decided that they need to have justification to have people available on Christmas day, and that they probably needed something to do.

However, I haven’t gotten through to meter support.  I’m getting a Error 1, call Customer Service SC 8 and can’t use the meter.

And meter support called about an hour after I talked with Animas, and not only are sending me a new meter but a new case (since I asked and Dulce had chewed on the old case).

Yep, up and at the gym.

Hopefully a busy day as I have bathroom upgrade, sofa repair, and heater maintenance scheduled. Three sets of repair people.

Husband gave me Kindle Fire which so far is a keeper, and gift cards from family.

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I wish I had done the steroid shot thing a long time ago.

It's been a good week though the blood sugar has been wicked high I got the shot on Tuesday and my blood sugar was high until Friday. I stayed ahead of it the first day, but not after. But now I know.

It's been nice to actually walk through my classroom and the halls. It's been nice to run my dogs.

My biggest problem is that I forget I am lugging too much weight along so get winded but. 

Weight is down
Workouts are easier
Life is easier

Better living through chemicals.

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I’ve had some for plantar fasciitis and they didn’t do as much as the shot in my knee did.

My blood sugars have been wicked high, but watching them, and running a basal.

I had to get in the pool and walk for a while – my muscles were hurting from the limping but walking normally in water helped that.

I actually did some extra hall walking rather than sticking to my room and emailing people.

Over the past 5 years, I’ve seen 3 different orthopedists (2 in the same office with the same philosophy).  One orthopedist was immediately ready to give me a new knee.  I’m not.

I went back to Dr. Hopkins this summer because he tells me what I don’t want to hear, and keeps me moving an active.  My left knee went out in June, and I had Exfluxa injections in both knees.  Left knee isn’t bothering me, but the right knee went out on Saturday with the cold.

He did an steroid injection though I already had some good range of motion after two leg workouts, walking in the pool at the gym and warning up.  I feel even better with the steroid injection and we’ll see how dog class goes Wednesday night.

Sadly, this will probably be my last appointment with him, but he is handing me off to the other orthopedist I’ve seen in his practice.  He’s retiring.

I got up, got dressed, got the dogs fed, got my stuff in the car and went to the gym.

I got 30 minutes of cardio on the bike done.

I went to work and had a decent day.

My blood sugar ranged between 115 and 210 all day.  I feel better.  I hope I can keep it up.

The key, joining Diabetes Daily University and checking my blood sugars.  I can’t tell you which is the chicken or the egg., but its working.

I gave been doing an online course on controlling blood sugars since Friday (diabetes daily, I think)

Well, not perfect but my blood sugar was low enough this morning I could wake up and go to the gym.

Long time since that has happened.

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On Monday, it’s going to one of my students.  He is having trouble with depression, his parents want him to investigate a pump, and this book gives the hard sell.  Going to check with the school nurse before I give it to him.  Maybe call mom/dad first too.

However, a couple of things wrong with it:

• Orange background with white font is almost impossible for an older adult to read.
• I wanted him to give some credit to Dean Kamen.  In my opinion, Kamen is almost as important to diabetic care as Bunting/Best (he invented the AutoSyringe, the first pump to be used to deliver insulin.

I was really happy to see that the author honored the dogs that helped find insulin.  I’m very much on the side of animal research (one of my best friends is a research vet), and not only did the discovery of insulin help humans, but it also helped dogs (and cats).  Yes, they even know how a special insulin for dogs (and cats).

Lots of things right with it.  Easy to read.  Doesn’t preach. 

Available from http://ThreeRiversPress.com, by Chuck Eichten, “The Book of Better, Life with Diabetes can’t be perfect, Make it Better.

The biggest reason I picked LA Fitness for my gym is proximity, but I have come to love the cardio equipment especially after spending time at another gym.

The recumbent bikes are sturdy and you don’t feel like you are going to fall off.

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Doing better on the testing thing, but not well on the gym.

Overall, my blood sugar is lower, especially in the morning.  Right now, my focus is get the gym thing going again.