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WTF, BG?
WTF? I haven't eaten in like four and a half hours! Where is this coming from?! (It has to be fat from dinner, but it normally doesn't sneak up suddenly like this. )
View ArticleWouldn't Bet Money On It
Man. Last night, we went out for our four year anniversary. Just a nice dinner at a nice local Italian restaurant. I ordered foods I thought were fairly easy to bolus for, and I had extra glucose...
View ArticleTouche
Chad decided he wanted a testing kit so he can watch is blood sugar for a few days, since he's had a couple moments of what felt like crazy-low blood sugars (we tested during one of those moments once...
View ArticlePrenatal Visit - Labor/Diabetes Discussion
I had another prenatal appointment yesterday. These appointments are really much less eventful than you might think. I step on a scale, pee in a cup, get my blood pressure taken, and let the nurse...
View ArticleWho are You Calling Little?!?!
So not D related, but I just had to rant about this a little bit.One of my "buttons," as my husband would call it, is when people don't take me seriously. Sometimes this is clearly intentional stuff...
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Looking Like a Baby!
We had our second big ultrasound appointment today, with the perinatologist (an OB who specializes in high-risk pregnancies). Everything is still looking healthy and on-track, and we were happy to see...
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Diaversary: Celebrating the Best Bad News of My Life
Yesterday was my one-year diaversary, and how did I celebrate? With cake! Yummy, sugary, properly-bolused cake!Chad was awesome. I was feeling crumby from an earlier low BG and I tried extra hard to...
View Article"Diabetic"
I'm definitely not militant about saying "person with diabetes" instead of "diabetic." I don't care much if people call me diabetic (either as a noun or as an adjective). I try and respect that...
View ArticleSan Antonio and the Death of Dex
I spent a long weekend, out of my usual routine and either walking far more than usual or sitting still far more than usual, without Dexcom (a continuous glucose monitor). And I was just fine.You see,...
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Well, That's Embarrassing...
I don't use any fancy pump accessories. I didn't get the "thigh thing," the "waist-it," or any kind of special clip or case. I just use the clip that came with the pump and I have a couple "skins"...
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Flying in the Face of the APA
I've officially decided to do something that flies in the face of an American Pregnancy Association recommendation.I'm going to eat cold cuts and deli meat. And I'm not going to heat them all until...
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Sickity Sick-Sick
Friday night, I started wearing out well before our D&D game was over. Half snoozing on the couch, those still conscious took pity on me and another couch-snoozer and shut the game down. After...
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Glucose Tabs and Tight Ropes
Wandering through the produce section of Walmart Neighborhood Market, I felt a little bit funny. I glanced at Dexcom and saw a 75. That's not far from low and Dex hadn't been having the most accurate...
View ArticleHome Stretch
Things have been going well. My insulin-to carb ratios have been going up, up, up... but with only 9 weeks left, I'm in the home stretch. It's not so bad seeing those doses climb knowing that, by...
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Kind of a Big Difference...
I've mentioned before that my husband Chad decided to start watching his blood sugar after we established that he was having low blood sugar episodes, and that his fasting numbers weren't quite where...
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Things are mostly typical.
Most of my pregnancy complaints these days fall under "typical," rather than diabetes-related.People making random comments about how big I am? Check.Swollen ankles? Check.Too tired to take the stairs...
View ArticleFoods I've Been Digging
So, between diabetes with ever-increasing insulin resistance due to pregnancy and just typical pregnancy stuff, some things about my diet have changed. Here are some things that I've really been...
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Week 36
Now at 36 weeks, we're looking at less than a week before we're considered full-term! Wow... There were times when this pregnancy felt like it was taking forever, but suddenly it seems like the end...
View ArticleThis is Why I'll Have a Secret Stash of Juice
My number one complaint about my OB is that I always have to wait on her. At my appointment yesterday, I sat an hour in the waiting area and another hour in the exam room. Nearing the end of this, I...
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Xander's Arrival Story
Things have been a little busy around here, and I anticipate that this story will take at least two or three posts, but please let me make a little jump to the end and introduce you to the newest...
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