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My blog anniversary is coming up.  9 years.

In my never ending quest in figuring out how to get things right, I bought a Fitbit.  I’ve worn pedometers before, but they were bulky.  Once you put the world’s largest Windows phone and an insulin pump, a pedometer seems overkill.

Not the fitbit though, it’s pretty small, and I can clip it on my bra and doesn’t seem “in the way”.  

The website works well, and it also works well with MyFitnessPal.  If it had a better interface with the Windows phone, I would switch to Fitbit for all my logging, but the two sites work well.  I’m also have things linked with Endomoto but haven’t tried it.

Might try Endomoto today if I can’t find a good parking space.

FYI, I’m trying a new knee doctor on Monday.

Kathleen Weaver might be considered the godmother of diabetes bloggers

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Love that description . They published an article I wrote.

Found out two interesting things:

The weight loss surgery outfit he recommended and I used went out of business.

He cancelled all the prescriptions he wrote for me and they can’t be refilled.

Nice.

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I survived it.

Learned some things. What happened last time will not predict this time. 

Don’t run too much basal at night.

Okay, here’s what happened.  Got the shot on Monday morning, was running high Monday and Tuesday but staying close to it.  Wednesday morning got up, went to work, and tested about 10:00 am and was at 95.  Treated it, ate lunch early, and not budging so I got a “babysitter”.  Was still in the classroom and functioning, but since we have extra people in the building thought I would get an adult to sit with me and make sure I got through it (school nurse agreed).

Was fine, but it took a lot of food to keep it there.

Learned some things about the shot too.  It doesn’t counteract barometric pressure or overuse but does make the recovery go faster.

Now if Medco would just ship me my Celebrex. Apparently waiting on a form from my doctor.

I did around 100% temp basal all day yesterday but it did get ahead of me in the evening.  Did massive corrections.  Went to bed with a 50% temp, and woke up in the 250’s.  I was comfortable sleeping with more insulin on board that I had. 

I’m back up to 100% basal for the day and massive corrections.  It is going down, but still in the 200’s.

Knee is twitching at all and we have storms brewing.

The orthopedist I’ve seen that I liked the best retired in December, and I saw his partner today.  He says I definitely need a knee replacement.

He didn’t like the knee fluid replacement option and liked the cortisone shot option – told me that I could have 3 a year, and did I want one now.  Since my knee was acting up last weekend, I was there, and he gave me the option, I said yes.

Thus I am dealing with elevated blood sugars – I am on 100% basal for the next three hours and checking every two. 

Anyone have any good ideas?

A1c was 9.3, now at 8.9

I take my small victories.

Carrie Vaughn is one of my favorite author, writing about a lot of women's issues, especially empowerment.
I love her attitude about resolutions and very similar to mine but more structured. I think I should follow her example.

I just call them “goals,” and I make a list of all the things I want to accomplish during the year. 

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Carrie Vaughn is one of my favorite author, writing about a lot of women's issues, especially empowerment.

I love her attitude about resolutions and very similar to mine but more structured. I think I should follow her example.

That’s who bought Animas, the company that makes my insulin pump (for my non-diabetes readers).  I have had a perception that Customer Service isn’t as good since they were bought out, and that was confirmed in September, when I didn’t get my diabetes supplies and couldn’t get ahold of anyone who could help.

Good news, is that I didn’t run out of supplies, and that they finally got shipped.  Not there fault, as those who know me know I’m a planner and have never run out of essentials.  I might leave the house without, but that’s another issue.

Anyway, my meter failed on Christmas day (hey, at least it wasn’t the pump), and not only did they get a new pump out to me, but I received a box of TWO cases today.  Oh, and I was right, when they ship out a replacement meter, it DOES come with a new case, so I ended up with three brand new cases.

Not a bad thing since I have beagles who like to eat anything that smells like me, and because I have a happy of wiping the excess blood on the case.  Yeah, TMI.

But my case hasn’t been holding my test strips and they go flying around the room on a regular basis, so a replacement was a good thing.