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It’s interesting.  I’m not sure that people realize that I started blogging about diabetes before everyone else.  Except maybe Will.  Not sure about that, but look at the blog history and you’ll see.

I’m different though.  I’m Type 2.  But I’m the same because I wear an insulin pump and have been exclusively on insulin from the start.  Weird, because I hate needles.  But Metforim was too much like using dice to decide what was going on with me.  Being a control freak, insulin has usually worked pretty well.

But because I’m Type 2, I’m a bit of a victim of the Type 1 / Type 2 wars, though Will’s book “Born again Diabetic” helped me a lot.

I’ve tried the insulin pumpers list, that didn’t work that well for me, but I have the same problem with Lapband user groups.  I am not sure why group therapy doesn’t work for me (might be that control freak that).

I also don’t write for a living (yet, there are still some textbooks cooking in my head).  So I don’t find the need to blog every day.  Besides, I’m a very busy teacher – should have hung out in my classroom today – and I have still cleaning up my house.  I’m not sure people realize that when I offer my guest room, I’m sort of tongue in cheek.  Though I have thought about moving into the guest room even after it was destroyed.

So I really admire what the Type 1 kids are doing.  I hope they get a cure, and I think there is a possibility for them.  I still don’t think there is a cure for my particular form of Type 2 diabetes.  It’s a really bad that you don’t get to pick your parents, but my father did have diabetes (diagnosed and died of complications in his late forties), and my mother was diagnosed several years after I was.

I also want to thank the twitter folks for some traveling hints last night.  I haven’t flown in a LONG time. 

It’s in the history, but I was diagnosed with diabetes at 42, about the same age as my dad.  He died of congestive heart failure at 48.  The good news, modern technology and constant monitoring throughout my adult lifetime has gotten me to 51.  Very close to 52.

A dog friend of mine mentioned she had the Martian death flu this weekend and I think I did too. Woke up Friday feeling fairly icky and started streaming mucus midday. Almost immediately went to bed on Friday and woke up Tuesday morning.

Well, there were a few moments when I woke up enough to feed dogs (they were screaming), and let them out, and laundry almost got done.

Even woke up enough to email people that they didn't want me at school and post some work for the kids to do. Still not great, but managed to do some shopping for my trip to Portland on Friday.

Weird thing? Didn't really affect blood sugar, but I sure didn't move much.

The police officer killed in Dallas was a very good friend of mine.  Can’t believe it is taking this long, it will be 11 years in December.

Members of ‘Texas Seven’ get execution dates | Dallas-Fort Worth Local Breaking News – News for Dallas, Texas – The Dallas Morning News.

Well, I have LOTS of AA batteries, no AAA batteries on me.  Even have the flat batteries for the One Touch Minis.

Well that’s on my list.

I’ve been whining a lot lately that I am having trouble controlling my diabetes.  I’ve had trouble now for a couple of years and it’s because I let life and stress get in the way.  Of course, it’s kind of hard NOT to let getting a truck in your house get in your way.

I’m trying though.  Every day, I try to at least start out right.  Some days – Sunday comes to mind – that doesn’t even happen.  I think I checked my blood sugar twice, and the first time was sometime after 3:00 pm.

I recently read William Dubois excellent book “Born Again Diabetic”, and it’s helped. 

I just keep on trying.

I’ve had the Scottevest T-shirts for a while, and they are fabulous for hiding an insulin pump and even a phone or two.

I’m going to Portland, Oregon for the Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference next week, and I have been wanting a Scottevest vest I could actually wear for a while.  I own a woman’s size vest, but can’t wear it, as it is too small.

I ordered a Men’s 2x, and it fits my chest fine, but a bit tight in the hips.  Can wear it open though, and can wear it hiked up an inch zipped.

I have it pretty much loaded with everything I would carry in a go-bag. 

• Meter, lancing device, and strips.  Using a Accu-check lancing device helps, because 6 lancing devices come in a single cartridge.
• Two infusion sets and cartridges.
• Insulin and rewetting drops
• Money and wallet
• 2 Zune HD Players (may leave them home)
• Headphones laced into headphone management system
• Kindle
• Extra batteries for the phone

It weighs slightly less than my go-bag, since it is made of nylon fabric but I’ve worn it on three different excursions now, and I find wearing it is easier than carrying a bag.  Added bonus, it eliminates a bag.

I am planning on taking a small carry on bag with extra supplies in it.  My CPAP and it’s emergency battery.  I hope to be able to sleep on the planes since I’ll be traveling quite a while.

The good news —

Since we’ve been in the house, I am just SO grateful to be there.  Was taking it all for granted.

It is nice to be able to get up and not have to walk the dogs – instead I send them out the back yard.  They prefer that too.

Is everything back to normal.  No, but it is functional and open for guests.

I am picking small areas to fix – the counter on the east side of the stove for example.  Or when I am looking for something I need anyway.

The guest room is open for business.  I’m not sure I would want to sleep there, but there is a TV, bed, closet, etc. 

Even the dogs are slowly getting back to normal.  Macy has won a few agility trials. Dulce is listening.  However, we’re still having issues with Maggie.

We have been in the house for a week and we are as back to normal as we can get.

The guest bedroom/Xbox game room is unpacked as is most of my office. Everything needs tweaks, but then they always do.

My goal for the week is to get to the gym and do cardio every day. Have fasting labs on Friday and see the endo the next Thursday.
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I was really down because there were only 3 people working at the house yesterday and they didn’t get much done.

HOWEVER, when I got to the house after picking up the mail and the dogs, they were moving the upstairs furniture around and had gotten to the point they forgot.  So with lots of gesture (No English, Miss), I got all the large pieces where they belong, and moved the small stuff myself.

Upstairs is now livable. 

Downstairs not so much.  When I left, they were still working and trying to get the wood floor down in the dining room. Seems somehow the switch got broke to the chandelier in the dining room.  I asked for a new regular switch rather than a dimmer.

The worse part?  The insurance adjuster told me to put Uverse on vacation hold.  I found later that it was a minimum of 2 months and tried to get the house off the vacation hold list, but that didn’t work.  I’ve been on the phone every day for 7 days trying to get this fixed when I finally found someone who realized what the problem was.

Solution, close the old account and open a new one.

However, they saw a problem on the line and have to send a tech out to fix it.  May have to pay an installation fee.  Not sure.  The good news, first open date they have is tomorrow.  BUT I have to be there, so yet again, I have to take a day off.

Good news, this will give me an opportunity to work on putting things back together upstairs.

Did not expect this but there are bricklayers working on the house.

Yes, Sunday morning started before 9:00 am. At noon looks like a good match

Carpet done in Rich’s room, hallway and half the landing and stairs. My room is started as is the landing.

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