Saturday, April 06, 2013

Cholesterol Guidelines from the Cleveland Clinic!

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The following is from  The Cleveland Clinic Cholesterol Guidelines Nutrition - Cholesterol Guidelines The National Heart, Lung and ...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Is it Anxiety or is it Low Blood Sugar??? My Constant Dilemma

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One of the biggest issues I have with being a T1D and taking insulin is that I CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANXIETY AND A LOW!!!...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Rampant Diabetes--in the US and in my ancestry

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I am not certain how diabetes runs in different families.  I wonder:  does every family have at least one person with Type 2 diabetes?   Th...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Girl's Guide to Diabetes

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I would like to share with you the link to an art exhibit called The Girl's Guide to Diabetes . The artwork is by "Ana," a Ty...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Ride: Getting Started on Fundraising!

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Susan Horst I met with Susan Horst yesterday at Soul Food in Redmond to walk through the specifics of my fundraising campaign for the R...
Friday, January 25, 2013

A New Campaign! The JDRF Ride for the Cure 2013!

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I'm back to blogging here again, talking about my life with Type 1 Diabetes! Now, the focus is a new goal:  In September, I'm doi...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Told Animas about the new A1c

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After mailing back the old pump in the box with shipping label that Animas sent me last week, I got my new stellar A1c, which was 5.7.  I de...
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

First A1c after getting new pump is a triumph!

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I got my new Animas Ping pump a few weeks ago, and just got back the results of my A1c.  It is 5.7 !   This is an amazing difference from th...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Bathing suits, swimming, and dealing with the pump

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From the defunct "Islets of Humor" website Now that I've got the new waterproof Animas Ping insulin pump, I guess a picture ...
Monday, March 07, 2011

Etiquette and Type 1 Diabetes: A note to parents of T1's!

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I was at a kickoff party recently for the JDRF's Ride to Cure Diabetes.  The party was attended by long-term adult T1's as well as p...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Ride to Cure! I'm In!

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I've gotten the info on the Seattle JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes, and training has already started!  I'm going to start going to the b...
Saturday, January 08, 2011

My sentiments exactly....

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Ride to Cure Diabetes?

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I was just reading about the JDRF's Ride to Cure Diabetes.  I think I might like to do that.  I would have to get past that block of ask...

Animas or MiniMed

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My insurance company is STILL looking into getting me the new pump.  Not much progress on that front -- the woman who called today wasn'...
Sunday, January 02, 2011

New Insurance -- Hopefully New Pump

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I've now got Puget Sound Health Partners and Animas is working with their provider to get me a new pump.  My pump has been out of warran...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Rats keeping fit -- without diabetes!

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From the Islets of Humor website (islets -- like islets of langerhans on the pancreas -- get it?  get it?)

Great Endocrinologist in Seattle/Bellevue

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I found a great endocrinologist in the area.  His name is Gary Enzmann and in a two week period he was able to adjust my pump so that I no l...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

It's been almost 5 years

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It's been almost five years since I posted here.  I started this blog for the Blogathon in 2005.  I was blogging for the Juvenile Diabet...
Monday, January 16, 2006

I get my insulin pump!

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This is my new insulin pump. It's an Animas, and it arrived the day before Christmas, in a big box full of all sorts of paraphrenalia. ...
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Thursday, August 18, 2005

The Breast Exam and Fragmentation of the Patient

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Today I went for my annual mammogram. It is probably the only non-diabetes related medical procedure I experience. I find mammograms inter...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Continuous Improvement in Diabetes Care

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It seems that hospitals and HMOs can improve outcomes for diabetics by focusing on improvement of care. An article about my health care prov...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

I am in control!

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I have been in control for two days now! I have been testing several times a day, and only once had a value over 200. I am counting carboh...
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Sunday, August 14, 2005

I ate a Sees Chocolate...

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I just ate a Sees chocolate. Daniel brought them home. I try not to eat them unless I have hypoglycemia. I don't have hypoglycemia. ...
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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Am I being studied? Nobody asked ME!

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I am feeling annoyed today. I went to see the dietitian and diabetes educator, and although things went great with them, I have been wonder...
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Sunday, August 07, 2005

My Syringes

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I know the Blogathon is over, but I had to add one more picture: my syringes. These are ultra fine syringes made by BD . They are subcutan...
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The Boys Say Thanks!!!

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Much thanks also from Ace and Henry, who were underfoot much of the time during the Blogathon, and especially Ace, who demanded constantly I...
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The Venus of Willendorf takes the last shot...

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Okay, I promised one more picture of me shooting up. Here I am taking morning dose of Lantus, rounding out where I started my first shot ye...

Luv Ya for all the support during the Blogathon!!!!

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To Lei, Patty, Sennoma, Terrilynn, Sheana, and everyone else who followed my blog during the Blogathon! Thank you so much for the support f...
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Berries

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Here I am eating blackberries, and the Blogathon is almost over. I should post myself taking insulin one more time. Shouldn't I?
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I'm Awake! I Swear!

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It's my medication, I know it is. If I just weren't taking so much medication, I wouldn't fall asleep! It's that bipolar d...