The correction helped. I’m back at 146 but man I want a nap! Being high wears me out. Also hungry but I don’t want to add any more sugar to the mix.
Now I have to watch and make sure I don’t go low.
kweaver from my Treo
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I was right
Now I’m at 115.
FYI: There are several reasons I’m blogging this. For one, these rollar coasters affect the mind and I need to know what is going on so I can discuss with my CDE and the rest of the health team.
I might not remember exactly what went on.
Also if anyone else has clue with this, I would love some input.
kweaver from my Treo
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Teacher Workshops don’t do me well
I thought I was being smart. I set my temp basal to 30+ at around 6:30 for 8 hours but my blood sugar is 216 and I ate a known breakfast and did my symlin.
I upped the temp basal to 40% and did a correction and checking every hour.
Part of the problem is organization. Once I got here no one was sure where I was supposed to go.
Then the district had my registration but the company putting on the workshop didn’t have my name. I have some paranoia on the score that I won’t get into here.
kweaver from my Treo
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Computer and Diabetes
Cyber-Pancreas: Computers and Diabetes
Good subject Jay! (From Cyber Pancreas)
I’ve blogged about my software in the past, and I differ a bit from Jay. Rather than having my software web-based, I prefer to have it private and in my hand, so I like PDA-based software.
I use EzManager, which comes with my pump, but is available from Animas. One problem though, we seem to have run across a bug in the conduit lately, and it doesn’t perform well with Documents to Go. I’ll let people know if and when they fix.
The PC version produces reports which can be printed out — the PDA part only shows logs, which are useful for my health care team, but I would like the PDA to produce at least the daily report.
I like Diabetes Pilot also.
I’ve tried the other pieces of software he mentioned, and I agree. You need a complete management system.
Calorie King produces some nice nutritional software and I’ve tried their diabetes management software, but I like Diabetes Pilot better.
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Weird Dog Sports
Dog Dancing – My beagle and I try America’s weirdest pet hobby. By Emily Yoffe
After reading this, I decided to write her — and then decided to post my email to her here.
Before getting into this — People I really like and spend weekends with occasionally do Dog Dancing. I don’t.
People I like and spend weekends with occasionally do Dock Diving. We get along and our dogs get along, but the beagles eye them with suspicion because they actually LIKE being wet.
So here’s the email:
Okay, I have to start out by admitting that the beagle I tried dog dancing with WAS the Number 1 Obedience Beagle in the country (for 8 years, bless her), so both of us were a bit more motivated than you and Sasha. Also a lot more prepared, she actually did things when I told her to do them.
Sometimes. Always when I had food in my hand.The bad news, was at the time, I think she was 9 years old, too blind for the obedience ring, but however DID walk to the beat of one of the Peanuts tunes, and did do spins and stuff. We tried it for a couple of weeks and I can’t remember who decided if it was for the border collies … she or I. (And no, I didn’t have border collies at the time, and I’ve sworn off them).
Okay, I promised the weirdest dog sport. Big Air is almost the weirdest dog sport — it was on Great Outdoor Games this weekend, however, those people came up with a weirder one. The Launch. At least Big Air demands the handler to actually throw something. The Launch only requires the dog to run down a dog and grab a dummy suspended in air. The dog that grabs the highest one wins.
Sorry, that’s weird.
My husband and I were discussing it in beagle terms — I would get one of the girls on a boat dock, point out the dummy suspended in air, convince them to run down the dog with food, and then when they saw the water, they would put on the beagle brakes — curse at me in beagle curses — silent in Marcie’s case, very loud bellows in Maggie’s. And I would NEVER EVER get them on a boat dock again.
And I’m someone dumb enough to compete in Dog Obedience for 8 years (but be really good at it), and play dog agility now — not good at it, but we have an much better time at it than we did with Dog Obedience.
And yes, I cheerfully acknowledge that it is a weird hobby, but a) keeps me off the streets and b) keeps me from killing teenagers (I’m a teacher).
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Weight loss
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.
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Feeling at the end of the tunnel
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.
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Cool — they are studying people like me!
Insulin pump therapy vs. multiple daily injections in obese Type 2 diabetic patients
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Tooth Good News
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.
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Tooth Good News
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.