Monthly Archives: July 2012

JDRF Memories

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

I went to my first JDF Walk to Cure Diabetes (there didn’t used to be an “R” in there back in the day) in 1993.  I was dx in ’92 but we didn’t hear about the walk until after it … Continue reading →

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That’s a first!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

One of those “this has never happened before” moments happened the other night. I was getting ready for bed, around 11pm.. and I had my site in my backside/hip area.  I had gotten a Low Reservoir error a little while … Continue reading →

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Medical Records

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

This year will be Year 20 for me.  20 years since I sat in the emergency room being told I had something called “Diabetes”.  All I knew about it at the time was that I couldn’t have sugar (yes I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Blunders

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

My weekend ended up being full of diabetes blunders, specifically related to my pump.  It’s like I took a stupid pill or something. lol First was Saturday night .. I had changed my pump Friday night (it had been in … Continue reading →

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Slurpee!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that 7-11 now offers a new sugar free Slurpee “For a limited time” … The other day I decided to try one out – I haven’t had a Slurpee in .. I can’t even … Continue reading →

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Uncontrolled?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

I asked my dr’s office recently if I could try out a FastClix lancing device (I haven’t tried it yet, but when I do, I’ll post a review of it), so I swung by on my lunch break one day … Continue reading →

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Carbs can be deceiving

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

One of my favorite places to eat for a healthier option is Jason’s Deli.   I used to always order their chicken salad sandwich on wheat (it has pineapples in it- yummy!!), with Baked Lays (83 grams of carbs for the … Continue reading →

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Endo Update

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

I was so nervous about my Endo appointment last week (as usual.) I got there and weighed in – that part is never fun – and it wasn’t as bad as I thought (although not as good as I’d like, … Continue reading →

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