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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.

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.

And probably why I don’t program for a living any more.

Starting a week before the break, I started doing some programming.  I teach it, show code, but don’t often go out of my normal box.  However, the Windows Phone has made me want to change that.

My discovery:  programming makes me eat.  And not in a healthy way.

I am a stress eater and have been all my life, which is why I am overweight.  Getting the lapband hasn’t solved the stress eating, but it does limit me and I have learned to make as healthy a choice as possible.

I am working through the “Shrink Yourself Program” and Diabetes Daily “Diabetes University” so try to solve some of my problems – uncontrolled blood sugar and the stress eating thing, and I’ve been doing some reading on the internet since I realized what the issue is.

One of Scott Hanselman’s posts helped too, because if he get stressed by the whole technology thing but deals with it certainly I can. 

You’ll see more about this issue.

Had lost a lot of confidence in Animas as a support company because of their snafu’s in August.  I was set up for EzReorder, and it didn’t happen.  When I discovered it, and tried to call them, was on hold forever, left a call back number after about 20 minutes, and didn’t get a call back.

Finally got ahold of them a week later, which would have been A DISASTER if I wasn’t a planner and wasn’t a bit ahead on supplies.

I’ve also had some trouble getting through when needing some technical support, so have been a bit snarky.

Today, my meter failed, and my phone call to Animas was answered almost immediately.  I thought about waiting, but decided that they need to have justification to have people available on Christmas day, and that they probably needed something to do.

However, I haven’t gotten through to meter support.  I’m getting a Error 1, call Customer Service SC 8 and can’t use the meter.

And meter support called about an hour after I talked with Animas, and not only are sending me a new meter but a new case (since I asked and Dulce had chewed on the old case).

Yep, up and at the gym.

Hopefully a busy day as I have bathroom upgrade, sofa repair, and heater maintenance scheduled. Three sets of repair people.

Husband gave me Kindle Fire which so far is a keeper, and gift cards from family.

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I wish I had done the steroid shot thing a long time ago.

It's been a good week though the blood sugar has been wicked high I got the shot on Tuesday and my blood sugar was high until Friday. I stayed ahead of it the first day, but not after. But now I know.

It's been nice to actually walk through my classroom and the halls. It's been nice to run my dogs.

My biggest problem is that I forget I am lugging too much weight along so get winded but. 

Weight is down
Workouts are easier
Life is easier

Better living through chemicals.

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I’ve had some for plantar fasciitis and they didn’t do as much as the shot in my knee did.

My blood sugars have been wicked high, but watching them, and running a basal.

I had to get in the pool and walk for a while – my muscles were hurting from the limping but walking normally in water helped that.

I actually did some extra hall walking rather than sticking to my room and emailing people.

Over the past 5 years, I’ve seen 3 different orthopedists (2 in the same office with the same philosophy).  One orthopedist was immediately ready to give me a new knee.  I’m not.

I went back to Dr. Hopkins this summer because he tells me what I don’t want to hear, and keeps me moving an active.  My left knee went out in June, and I had Exfluxa injections in both knees.  Left knee isn’t bothering me, but the right knee went out on Saturday with the cold.

He did an steroid injection though I already had some good range of motion after two leg workouts, walking in the pool at the gym and warning up.  I feel even better with the steroid injection and we’ll see how dog class goes Wednesday night.

Sadly, this will probably be my last appointment with him, but he is handing me off to the other orthopedist I’ve seen in his practice.  He’s retiring.

I got up, got dressed, got the dogs fed, got my stuff in the car and went to the gym.

I got 30 minutes of cardio on the bike done.

I went to work and had a decent day.

My blood sugar ranged between 115 and 210 all day.  I feel better.  I hope I can keep it up.

The key, joining Diabetes Daily University and checking my blood sugars.  I can’t tell you which is the chicken or the egg., but its working.

I gave been doing an online course on controlling blood sugars since Friday (diabetes daily, I think)

Well, not perfect but my blood sugar was low enough this morning I could wake up and go to the gym.

Long time since that has happened.

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