Monthly Archives: October 2012

New meter on its way

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Shannon

I’ve used the same meter for as long as I can remember.   I always just go with whatever freebie the dr has given me and for the last several years it’s been a Freestyle Lite.  I love it because it’s … Continue reading →

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A1C Discrepancy

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Shannon

I saw my endo a few weeks ago and he always uses the “A1C Now” to check my number, and it gives a result in a matter of minutes in his office.   When mine was checked at this particular appointment, it … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Shannon

Wow.  Twenty years.   Twenty years ago today my life was forever changed.  I was 17, and it was about a month before my 18th birthday.  It was an ordinary Sunday.  My mom and I had just gotten home from visiting … Continue reading →

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Out of whack day

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Shannon

Yesterday was one of “those” days.  When I was completely out of BG control, for no good reason.   When you have days like that, it is so incredibly frustrating. And the stress of the situation doesn’t help for sure. I … Continue reading →

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Another successful JDRF Walk :)

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Shannon

Weekend before last was our local JDRF walk and it was a great day 🙂   I have had so much going on lately that I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for it like I usually do.  I … Continue reading →

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New insurance

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Shannon

I started a new job about 7 weeks ago and one of the things I was most excited about was the insurance (in addition to many other things.)  I still love the job, btw. 🙂     We compared the new insurance … Continue reading →

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