Monthly Archives: March 2012

Knowledge is Power

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Shannon

Anyone who has read any of my blog posts so far has quickly figured out that after 19 years as a T1, I am finally trying to understand the “right” way to manage this disease.  Up until recently, it’s been more … Continue reading →

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Report card

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Shannon

I finally had my 3 month checkup this week.  My true test of how “well” I’ve been managing my diabetes for the last 3 months.  My weight was down almost 10 lbs, my blood pressure was pretty good (even though … Continue reading →

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No, I haven’t been drinking, Ociffer

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Shannon

I had a couple of new discoveries the other night ….     But lemme start at the beginning. My 4 year old son (A) was not himself that evening – he was coughing and wheezing, so I made the decision to take … Continue reading →

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Camping

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Shannon

This past weekend I took E’s Girl Scout troop camping.  We had a great time .. but with all of this “resdiscovery” of my diabetes I’ve been doing lately .. I was even more aware than usual how it.is.always.there.  In every single thing … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountains

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Shannon

At my last appointment with my Endocrinologist (Endo, for short) on 12/27/11 my A1C was 7.9.   That’s not a “bad” number.  But it had jumped from 7.1 in September.  That’s a pretty big jump. *sigh*  I went to my car after … Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Shannon

Lately I have gotten questions from friends who have recently joined the T1 “club” and I have realized that there is so much I don’t know — I’m sure they are thinking, “Shannon’s had this thing for 20 years, surely she’s an … Continue reading →

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Second verse.. (not the) same as the first

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Shannon

(I apologize for the formatting issues on today’s post — for some reason it is having a mind of its own and will not save my changes!) Sometimes I can have identical days – as far as my schedule, what … Continue reading →

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Boomerang

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Shannon

When I was first diagnosed, the dr put me on 4 shots a day. That soon increased to 5 a day because my NPH (later switched to Lantus, and had the same issue) did not last the full 24 hours … Continue reading →

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What are the odds?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Shannon

I went to a brunch with my Mom this weekend with several of her retired co-workers.  (She started working for a large soft drink company that rhymes with Poke 😉 when I was only 3 years old.) If I heard it … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Wordless Weekend

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Shannon

Snake eyes!  (And not the fun dice kind lol)

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