Category: Current Status

It hit me in the afternoon, that my “diet coke” from McDonald’s tasted funny. Good thing I didn’t throw it out, because I tested it in the car. Yep, with my blood sugar meter, dipped a strip in, and sure enough it was high. Hit the “C” button so it won’t show up in the logs.

However, I don’t think +40% was too high. I was nice and stable all afternoon. Was 125 when I got home and I even did 25 minutes on the treadmill.

However, I AM taking tomorrow off exercise wise. One more day of workshops and I’m done until school starts.

Today is my “official” weigh in day and I weigh the least I have since Spring Break and all the stress started in. I’m not quite to that weight yet, but I have hopes.

The symlin has helped the most. Between the side effects of satiety and the reduction in insulin, I’ve been able to cut down on both the insulin I’ve used and the amount of food I eat. I haven’t had to change my basal or bolus rates, yet though, but I think I might be getting close.

I just turned in my last assignment for my “district” class. I still have the project to do, but that’s it for that class. I’ve also got major progress done on it.

I have the major assignment done for the other class, and we’re still doing our discussions, but I’ve led mine and so I feel like this is going to end too. I have a final, but I’m not worried about it at all.

So I am finally feeling like I’m going to graduate.

Nothing like going in, expecting a $280 crown (I know a good price) and leaving with a $40 filling.

I still can’t help but wonder if part of the problem was the slightly elevated blood sugar this weekend. Of course, the filling could have caused it too. (The old chicken and egg thing).

It’s at least incentive to keep things under control.

Nothing like going in, expecting a $280 crown (I know a good price) and leaving with a $40 filling.

I still can’t help but wonder if part of the problem was the slightly elevated blood sugar this weekend. Of course, the filling could have caused it too. (The old chicken and egg thing).

It’s at least incentive to keep things under control.

To begin with, let me say that I love the Best Buy in Farmers Branch. In fact, I’ve found things at the Worst Buy in Lewisville, couldn’t get service and gone to the Best Buy in Farmers Branch and bought the item.

Plus there is a guy in appliances at the Best Buy in FB who is out of this world. Besides, buying in Farmers Branch is better for me anyway — we get some sales tax money.

SO … I met a friend for lunch and we ate at a restaurant right in front of the Worst Buy in Lewisville, and I need a hard drive — which is another story.

So I popped in, and couldn’t find the hard drives, and couldn’t find anyone to tell me where they were….

When I finally found them, there was a big heavy stocking ladder thingy in front of the ones I wanted to look at. I finally figured out how to reach one and went to check out.

Only one person was checking out people and here I was, third in line. They were slow enough for me to start wondering why I was standing in line!

So I dropped the hard drive down on the counter and left. Told the door person that they had lousy service that day and was leaving. (I would call them a greeter, but he didn’t).

When I got in the car, I decided to go to the Office Depot in Dallas, just across the bridge from Farmers Branch. When I got there, they greeted me, as did every person I worked by in the store.

The hard drives were in a locked cabinet and it took me seconds to locate the employee with the key. Guess what! They had 200 MB hard drives on sale for $80.00 and the WB drive was 80 gig for $90.

Guess who won?

To begin with, let me say that I love the Best Buy in Farmers Branch. In fact, I’ve found things at the Worst Buy in Lewisville, couldn’t get service and gone to the Best Buy in Farmers Branch and bought the item.

Plus there is a guy in appliances at the Best Buy in FB who is out of this world. Besides, buying in Farmers Branch is better for me anyway — we get some sales tax money.

SO … I met a friend for lunch and we ate at a restaurant right in front of the Worst Buy in Lewisville, and I need a hard drive — which is another story.

So I popped in, and couldn’t find the hard drives, and couldn’t find anyone to tell me where they were….

When I finally found them, there was a big heavy stocking ladder thingy in front of the ones I wanted to look at. I finally figured out how to reach one and went to check out.

Only one person was checking out people and here I was, third in line. They were slow enough for me to start wondering why I was standing in line!

So I dropped the hard drive down on the counter and left. Told the door person that they had lousy service that day and was leaving. (I would call them a greeter, but he didn’t).

When I got in the car, I decided to go to the Office Depot in Dallas, just across the bridge from Farmers Branch. When I got there, they greeted me, as did every person I worked by in the store.

The hard drives were in a locked cabinet and it took me seconds to locate the employee with the key. Guess what! They had 200 MB hard drives on sale for $80.00 and the WB drive was 80 gig for $90.

Guess who won?

My mouth is STILL very sore especially under the cap. Can’t get into the dentist until Thursday morning. I am guessing I really DO need a root canal and I’m not going to fight it. It will be easier to get it done now than wait until after school starts.

This is under discussion right now, on the insulin-pumpers mailing list.

It’s scary that doctors don’t talk to diabetics about driving. I check my blood sugar before driving unless I just finished eating and I’ve used checked before the meal.

I also check frequently when making long trips, at least once an hour, as I can think of few things worse than going low while driving. I also keep Snickers minatures in the car and use them to keep from having an emergency — they are about 5 grams of carb each of slow sugar. I also keep a couple of bags of lifesavers in the car for fast sugar.

Diabetes Care: Diabetes and driving mishaps: frequency and correlations from a multinational survey – Original article: epidemiology/health services/psychosocial research

Part of the reason I woke up so early was a GERD attack. I ate a baked potato fairly late — hoping that the warm mushiness would make my mouth feel better.

All day yesterday my mouth had been bothering me. Sore where I’d just gotten a crown in the past month. Finally in the late afternoon, a bit piece of the tooth next to it broke off. That made things feel worse, as it bleed and I’m sure that the nerves are all inflamed.

Needless to say, I’m calling the dentist when they open and making an appointment.

I’m getting tired of the teeth thing. No, make that I AM tired of the teeth thing. I’m sort a lot of the dental problem happens to be a complication of the GERD, and I think it’s better than the sore throats and ear infections of the past. I also don’t think it is new damage, but long built up damage.