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Spent about 20 minutes in the pool this evening and ever since, the screen keeps blinking at me. I think the up button is somehow stuck.

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This is why I keep this blog. As soon as I took a deep breath and typed the above, I remember the first thing Animas always had me do when my IR1000 acted up. They had me take the battery out so it would reboot.

I’ve done that, and it seems better.

I have enough to deal with.

I’ve been spending all of my writing energy on my final project. It’s on WiMAX and is currently pretty close to 10 pages. I would like to have a couple more paragraphs and take it to 11 pages.

I also need to do a Presentation Summary of it once it is finished. That has to be no more than two pages.

I am starting to feel closer to the end of the tunnel. We get our final exam questions on Monday from my other class.

Had to get a blood draw this morning. My hand aches every since. The gal getting the blood couldn’t find my veins. She finally did the back of my hand. It feels like it should be black and blue.

Also picked up another month’s supply of Symlin while as I at the same building. I’m not 100% happy with it right now, I had the initial 10 pound weight loss, but am now at a slow crawl when it comes to losing weight, and I swear, I am not eating much and doing lots of exercise.

So I’m whining.

Diabetes Mine: All About Sharps Disposal

I’m glad the issue hasn’t “bitten” her as hard as it has me.

It’s getting to be a daily issue for me again, since the Symlin is an injectable.

I’m also worried about it for next school year. Last year, in another state, a teacher lost his job because a student stepped on a sharp that he had dropped on the floor.

I’ve kept a sharps container in my room since I was diagnosed, keep a close eye on my stuff, and have warned students on the first day and a few times after, that my desk is off limits due to the medical equipment I have to keep.

I’ve also told the Powers that Be, because of the medical equipment issue, I can’t float, though they keep assuring me that it isn’t proper to ask someone with as many years in the district and building to float. Floating means you go from room to room.

Diabetes Mine: All About Sharps Disposal

I’m glad the issue hasn’t “bitten” her as hard as it has me.

It’s getting to be a daily issue for me again, since the Symlin is an injectable.

I’m also worried about it for next school year. Last year, in another state, a teacher lost his job because a student stepped on a sharp that he had dropped on the floor.

I’ve kept a sharps container in my room since I was diagnosed, keep a close eye on my stuff, and have warned students on the first day and a few times after, that my desk is off limits due to the medical equipment I have to keep.

I’ve also told the Powers that Be, because of the medical equipment issue, I can’t float, though they keep assuring me that it isn’t proper to ask someone with as many years in the district and building to float. Floating means you go from room to room.

I survived. And I figured it out.

A 40% basal rate change kept me pretty stable today. I was between 120 and 150 all day, which isn’t bad. Personally I like to be a bit lower, but I could function mentally.

Now if I can only remember to actually SET the basal rate two hours before the workshop, and for the entire duration.

I am now returning to my regular summer.

I survived. And I figured it out.

A 40% basal rate change kept me pretty stable today. I was between 120 and 150 all day, which isn’t bad. Personally I like to be a bit lower, but I could function mentally.

Now if I can only remember to actually SET the basal rate two hours before the workshop, and for the entire duration.

I am now returning to my regular summer.