Monthly Archives: March 2015

Taco Soup – Need help SWAG’ing

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Shannon

I’ve been making a taco soup recipe for a few months now .. it’s so yummy! But for the life of me I can NOT figure out the right carb count/ratio to cover it .. thought I’d throw it out … Continue reading →

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Back on track

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Shannon

I hope to not jinx myself, but I *think* I’m back on track again …. in the last 48 hours, my blood sugars have been in the range of 68 – 129. HUGE improvement from how they’ve been lately. (And … Continue reading →

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Beyond frustrated

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Shannon

I wanted to recap my Endo appointment from today, but I don’t even know where to start. This was by far THE most frustrated I’ve ever been after any kind of doctor’s appointment. My appointment was at 10:15am. I arrive … Continue reading →

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Still troubleshooting

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Shannon

So I thought I was in the clear. Thought we’d figured out this whole mess on the high blood sugars. Then Saturday night rolls around. And I had a low carb dinner. Check my bg 2 hours later and I … Continue reading →

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Food … friend or foe?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Shannon

“Any T1’s relationship with food is not like non-diabetics and it is rough.” I was helping a friend who is a mentor with JDRF, and in turn asked another good friend who is a parent to a teenage T1 a … Continue reading →

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Found it!

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Shannon

Update on my high blood sugars .. I think we’ve found the culprit. And by we, I mean I. Because my Endo still has not returned any of my calls, nor has the CDE (who I also emailed.) But I … Continue reading →

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I’ve GOT this

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Shannon

In the 22+ years I have been diabetic, I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve had to either miss/leave work because of my diabetes. Yesterday was unfortunately one of those days. I was in the 160s … Continue reading →

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Call Me Maybe

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Shannon

I have been posting lately about my highs … which are not yet better 😦 This has been going on for about a month now and I’m so over it. Nothing I’m trying seems to be working. Increased basals, new … Continue reading →

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Still high

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Shannon

I have unfortunately not seen much improvement since my last post about having so many high’s. I hate this. I am doing everything “right”. I’m not snacking, I’m not eating sweets – not that I can’t eat those things, but … Continue reading →

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HI is not always a polite greeting

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Shannon

Last night I had dinner with some girlfriends at a friend’s house.  We had turkey chili, I added some Fritos, and I had 2 cookies for dessert.  Bolused for everything I ate. Little bit of SWAG’ing involved with dinner, but … Continue reading →

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