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Second oximeter study
I’m exhausted, but the second study is done. I managed to stay in bed all night, and had a fairly typical sleep night for me. In other words, I woke up tired.
I hope this shows the problem, and maybe a solution.
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DLife — Stopped Dancing?
Wow! DLife just got real.
The first two episodes, they’ve danced around the issues. Today, they got real. They have a fairly young black man on, who has diabetes and completely ignored what he was told and is on dialysis now. And he’s in line for a transplant.
They even started out getting real, reading a letter from a reader who told an experience where he made a mistake and experienced a low.
Good news, their transplant doctor states that transplant isn’t a cure and that it is a last resort. He recommends managing diabetes.
Definately their best show so far.
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Oximeter
I picked up the oximeter yesterday and did the first study last night. It has improved a bunch. The last two I did, the Oximeter was connected to a big box with a long cord. That was an absolute pain, between the CPAP machine and the insulin pump. I think it took about 5 minutes to get them all untangled when I woke up.
I did pretty well length time I think, as I went to bed about 9:30 last night and got up at 6:30.
I do another study on Sunday night.
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There is more goofy things
There is more goofy things about this story …
First, it was a DIFFERENT infusion set than the one that is recalled. I’ve actually used this infusion set (though with the Luer Lock connection, but that’s the only difference), and there was nothing wrong with those.
I think someone is being greedy.
Driver’s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
Driver’s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
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I think I’m better
I at least slept the whole time I was in bed. I have trouble on Thursday nights as I have a dog class that is an hour from home, and it ends at 9:30. Then I have to drive in very exciting traffic.
But I did sleep the whole time once I got to bed and didn’t wait until 5:30, then went back to bed for another 30 minutes or so. I don’t feel so weirded out today.
Though I’m still having trouble with the gums.
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Weird.
The thing I can’t figure out, is how does someone on a high lose consciousness without driving. The man should KNOW to check his blood sugar if he feels bad, and there are plenty of warnings signs before you go high.
I’d be more inclined to believe going low.
Driver’s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
Driver’s Insulin Pump Blamed for Fatal Crash
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Sleep
Last night was better, and I feel better today. I was at least able to stay in bed all night.
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Assumptions
Fortunately this coworker is a friend …
I was whining about the sleeping thing after school, and she asked if I exercised … Well, just last night when I was listing the good things, I couldn’t remember the last time I didn’t do my iShape cardio workout — I even arranged them during the week of the trip from H*ll. (or was to and back).
ARGH! And in fact, as tired as I was this evening, I did 45 minutes (split in 4 sections and done in 1 1/2 hours — hey, it’s STILL 45 minutes).
When you look at someone don’t make assumptions. Just because they are heavier it doesn’t mean they don’t exercise.