tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41520571688185530102024-03-05T21:20:25.076-08:00Mrs. Harer's HollowMrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-7440454270268795272014-05-12T21:17:00.000-07:002014-05-12T21:17:56.093-07:00Poetry Tuesday<div style="text-align: left;">
A high blood sugar haiku by Judie Harer</div>
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High, my cotton mouth</div>
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Best friend, it is the toilet</div>
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Ketones in my blood</div>
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Pocket of insulin</div>
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Struggle to reduce</div>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-71395173249439517702014-05-12T00:18:00.000-07:002014-05-12T00:18:11.501-07:00I Will Not Lurk in the Shadows<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Kicking off D-Blog Week 2014!!!</span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;">"Let’s kick off Diabetes Blog Week by talking about the diabetes causes and issues that really get us fired up. (Thanks go out to Kim of </span><a href="http://www.textingmypancreas.com/" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;" target="_blank">Texting my Pancreas</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;"> for inspiring this topic.)" </span></i></div>
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For the most part diabetes is an invisible disease, but the management of this disease is anything but invisible. Whether you manage your diabetes with diet, pills, insulin injections or an insulin pump, it is nearly impossible to make the treatment invisible. </div>
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Recently I began using Symlin (yes, I love it and have noticed an improvement in my blood sugars and a few pounds of weight loss). Suddenly my diabetes management isn't as simple as testing my blood sugar and pressing a few buttons on my pump. In order for the Symlin to work, it must be given before each meal, that means an injection before each meal! I've found that I am not shy about injecting in public, at the table, in the classroom, or wherever necessary. </div>
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A friend has asked that I not inject at the table, it bothers them. This is someone I frequently eat with, and at first I didn't mind honoring their request, but I've noticed that going to the restroom to give my injection makes me feel uncomfortable. Like, taking care of myself is something "dirty" that needs to be hidden away behind a closed door or in a stall. I feel like it takes so much longer for me to gather my supplies, go to the restroom, and give my injection than it would if I just remained at the table and discretely gave my Symlin. It's not like I am using a syringe and vial, this is a pen!</div>
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This is a topic that is frequently mulled over in the DOC and even Miss Manners has discussed it. There is a broad variety of opinions, but for me, taking care of myself is not something that needs to be done in shadows. I apologize if it makes my friend uncomfortable, but I will not hide away my diabetes management. Now, I am not saying that this is the way everyone should manage their diabetes, this is my decision and YDMV. </div>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-72768872032726050732013-08-01T07:00:00.000-07:002013-08-01T07:00:08.136-07:00Throwback ThursdayI'm at diabetes camp this week, so I thought I'd dig up some old camp pictures.<br />
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The Camper Years: 1988-1997</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm in the third row from the front, on the left side in black & white stripes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the comments that my cabin mates wrote made me chuckle. Apparently I was hard to get along with :/</td></tr>
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The Staff Years: 2003-2004</h3>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-17248401459676054272013-07-30T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-30T07:00:06.178-07:00Officially Scary<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RbQU_0MS6KQ" width="459"></iframe><br />
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At the rink, I've been working on the Scratch Spin. That is the lovely spin the figure skaters do, where they cross one leg over the other and spin at mach speed for about a million rotations. There is a lot than can wrong <strike>with</strike> during the scratch spin. It is officially scary!<br />
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You know what else is officially scary? Going low at the rink; there is a lot that could go wrong during a low blood sugar, on ice.<br />
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At the rink I have a hard time determining if I'm sweaty from working so hard or from low blood sugar.<br />
The room is spinning, is it from the spin I was just practicing or from low blood sugar?<br />
That all over tingly feeling, maybe it's adrenaline from landing a difficult jump or maybe it's low blood sugar.<br />
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I've talked before about the techniques I use to keep my blood sugar balanced while at the rink (<a href="http://mrsharershollow.blogspot.com/2012/07/fighting-for-balance.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but sometimes my blood sugar drops anyway and that is officially scary. `Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-54193726010088259562013-07-29T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-29T07:00:06.667-07:00Twenty Percent<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">
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<span class="st">I do everyday, and so do the <a href="http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/" target="_blank">25.8 million people in the United States who have diabetes</a>. </span></div>
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<span class="st">You see, the FDA only requires blood glucose meters to have a </span><span class="st">± 20% accuracy. In addition, </span>the FDA acknowledged
that there are nearly 500,000 blood glucose meters and strips on the market, that do not meet the accuracy standards for which they were approved. <sup> </sup></div>
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<span class="st">Let me explain what this means to a person with diabetes; inaccurately high meter readings could lead to a person receiving too much insulin and cause severe hypoglycemia, seizures, coma or</span><span class="st"> death. Inaccurately low meter readings could cause a person to receive too little insulin resulting in hyperglycemia, and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. </span><br />
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<span class="st">Why is that a big deal? </span><span class="st"> </span><br />
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<span class="st">Yesterday, 2 hours after lunch
my meter read 190 mg/dl, so I corrected with 1.5 units of insulin. A hour and a half later my blood sugar was 52 mg/dl and dropping;
because the insulin I gave was still active in
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<span class="st"><i><u>If</u> the meter read at the high end of the accuracy standard, 236 mg/dl</i> I would have given <b>2.3 units</b> of insulin! That amount of insulin could have caused <b>severe</b> <b>hypoglycemia</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="st">This is a potentially deadly situation and with the current meter standards it can (and will) occur again at any time. </span><br />
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<span class="st">It is time for the FDA to take action, my life and the 25.8 million Americans with diabetes are depending on it. I am asking for </span>ongoing testing of blood glucose strips to assure compliance with the FDA's accuracy standards and for the FDA to improve the US accuracy standards to the latest ISO standards of <span class="st">± 15%.</span><br />
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You can help by writing to your <a href="http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml" target="_blank">elected officials </a>and to the <a href="http://www.stripsafely.com/?page_id=283" target="_blank">leaders at the FDA</a>. Sample letters are available on the <a href="http://www.stripsafely.com/?page_id=2" target="_blank">Strip Safety website</a>. </div>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-21452286562099647792013-07-26T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-26T07:00:02.347-07:00Stinky Towels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mr. Harer and I received 2 complete sets of <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/hotel-collection-bath-towels-microcotton-luxe-collection?ID=456180&cm_mmc=Google_DMA_Home_Dinnerware_PLA-_-PLA+Home+Brands+-+Dinnerware_PLA+-+Dinnerware+-+Hotel+Collection+-+2-_-21061973365_-_-_mkwid_MjoN77pX%7Cd%7Bdevice%7D_21061973365%7C-%7CMjoN77pX" target="_blank">Macy's Hotel Collection towels</a> when we got married. These towels were really nice, big, fluffy and soft, but now they stink.<br />
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It is so disgusting to get out of the shower all clean and fresh, then dry off with a stinky towel.<br />
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I have tried every remedy I can find to de-funk the towels, but have had no success. I tried <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5362234/use-vinegar-and-baking-soda-to-recharge-your-towels" target="_blank">baking soda & vinegar,</a> I tried Dawn <a href="http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2011/11/goodbye-to-yellow-armpit-stains.html" target="_blank">dishsoap & peroxide</a>, I've tried <a href="http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2012/12/cleaning-stinky-towels-better-way.html#.UfIaRL-ht-o" target="_blank">Lysol</a>, I've tried bleach, I've tried drying them in the sun <span style="font-size: x-small;">(which is not easy when the backyard is also the dog's potty area)</span> and nothing has worked!<br />
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So we bought new towels, and now they stink too.<br />
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Are we just smelly people?<br />
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<br />Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-6135802991860374612013-07-24T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-24T07:30:26.193-07:00Dog Blog Day <h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">"I've seen a look in </span><em style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">dogs</em><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">' </span><em style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">eyes</em><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 16px;">Duke, our adopted Lancashire Heeler is getting old. He is turning white around the muzzle and grey along his hunches. He has also started developing cataracts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 16px;">We aren't sure how much he can see, but he seems to go about his daily business of jumping of the furniture and stealing trash with no problems. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">Unfortunately, there are no canine ophthamologists, and no doggie Lasix <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(actually there might be, but can imagine what that would cost?!?).</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">Speaking of ophthamologist, I saw mine today for my annual "diabetic" eye exam. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">I am not sure how this differs from a "normal" annual eye exam. </span>My doctor uses digital retinal photographs, so I do not have to have my eyes dilated (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">hallelujah!) to see any retinopathy that might be lurking behind my corneas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I was expecting to see some little hemorrhages because I <strike>forgot</strike> missed my lunchtime bolus and ended up at a lovely 369 mg/dl about an hour before my appointment. But, Dr. Eyes explained to me that it takes sustained high blood sugars to cause hemorrhaging. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">However, even with a decent A1c of 7.4 I do have a few small hemorrhages. So does that mean I have diabetic retinopathy? Is this my first diabetic complication? I was nearly in tears in the office over the idea of loosing the ability to say "I've have type 1 diabetes for 28 years and I am completely complication free." As if that was solely from my excellent d-managing skills and not some random combination of variables. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Dr. Eyes says that he is calling my diagnosis <i>mild background diabetic retinopathy</i>, he suggests that if my A1c's were stable in the low-mid 6's, this "complication" would go away. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">So what does this mean in the grand scheme of things? Probably not much, I will continue to strive towards that elusive 6 range A1c, but I am not at risk of losing my vision to diabetes related complications anytime soon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">As for whether or not I have any d-related complications, I will proudly say; "I am healthy even though I've lived with T1 diabetes for 28 years."</span></span><br />
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-46182736655681973972013-07-23T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-23T07:00:03.742-07:00Confession Day<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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I never wash my hands before I test my blood sugar.</h2>
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Which is really weird since I work in healthcare and I wash my hands all the time! Why don't I offer myself the same courtesy that I give to my patients? </div>
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Honestly, as far as I can remember, my dirty hands have never had a negative impact on my blood sugar results. But all it takes is one time, right? </div>
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I have a lot of bad D-habits, but this one probably ranks high on the list of really really bad habits. </div>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-43476101186469443402013-07-22T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-22T07:00:08.707-07:00My Thoughts on the Bayer Contour Next Meter <br />
I've been using the Bayer Contour Next meter for about six weeks now, so I've discovered all my likes and dislikes about it.<br />
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I was a little intimidated by it at first; however, it was really easy to set-up the meter and begin using it.<br />
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<li>The lit test strip area. I can now test at night without turning on any lights and waking Mr. Harer or the mutts. </li>
<li>It links with my pump and I have the option whether or not to send the result. I can now decide if I want to use the data to calibrate my CGM or not. </li>
<li>The reminder function (this is my favorite feature, I use it daily!)</li>
<li>The blood requirement (sample size officially) is smaller than any other meter I've ever used.</li>
<li>I can add more blood after the fact without wasting a strip. </li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(on a side note, way back in the day you could trick the old One Touch 2 meter into reusing the same strip) </span></div>
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<li>It is tiny, slightly longer than a pack of gum.</li>
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<li>The lancet device is noisy and does not have a low enough setting for my fingers. It hurts and the noise makes me cringe. I am afraid of this lancet device and will be using my One Touch Delica lancet device as soon as I can get lancets for it. </li>
<li>I am too lazy to accurately mark the test results as "Before Meal", or "After Meal". All my test results are "No Mark".</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>8 days</b> until I leave for diabetes camp! Yes, that's right I am going to <a href="http://campconradchinnock.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Camp Chinnock</a>, as medical staff! It is so exciting. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(There is also a chance that I might be a part of a closed loop pump study while I am there...)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seabrookwa.com/" target="_blank">This</a> is where Mr. Harer and I would like to live after I am finished with school. I just love the pictures of this town, it's like Monterey, but in Washington! I've been looking at schools for my DNP and the University of Washington is ranked #1. I think it's providence...</span></li>
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-37659173012185429452013-01-09T22:23:00.000-08:002013-01-09T22:23:45.089-08:00Dog Blog Day! What is a Bugg?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Yes, there is a glucagon injection in my backpack. If I am unconscious or unable to take sugar by mouth, you should use it immediately, then call for help. However, I have had diabetes 27 years and never needed to use the glucagon injection. </i><br />
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-47891010002902296252013-01-07T22:19:00.000-08:002013-01-07T22:19:48.227-08:00I Can Do This!<br />
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<br />Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-46930151736509874552013-01-04T19:35:00.002-08:002013-01-04T19:38:11.535-08:00I Need My D-RentsFirst of all I want to say that I think D-Moms rock. Seriously. I'm so glad that the DOC is full of rockin' D-Moms and D-Dads too.<br />
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I think back to my childhood, and how well my Grandparents took care of my diabetes. They did all the amazing, selfless, difficult things that D-parent's do; the midnight finger-sticks, the algebraic-like insulin:food calculations, chasing a toddler with a syringe, force feeding a low, arguing with a high. Ya'll know the drill, not to mention this was the era of the Diabetic Exchange Diet and MDI. To some extent, I think my Grandparents had it more difficult than you current D-Moms, you see they aren't my parents. Whenever my mom decided that she wanted me around, they had no control of how she took care of me and my diabetes. They'd pack up the D-supplies along with my clothes and toys and pray that I'd come back alive.<br />
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Fortunately, I always did come back alive and usually in one piece and now I am grown and my grandparents are gone. There is no D-mom for me to run to when diabetes get to be a little too much for me to handle. This isn't to say that Mr. Harer isn't supportive, because he is. But, there is nothing like running into your parents arms and spilling your problems into their lap. A husband doesn't love the way a parent does (and that is a good thing!)<br />
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Tatum is a senior pug who lives in Los Angeles, Ca with Grandma Harer and Auntie Karen. She enjoys long walks, eating socks, playing in the water and "dancing" on my leg. </div>
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When she grows up, Tatum would like to be an actress, she finds the role of the Dancing Hippo in Disney's Fantasia particularly appealing.<br />
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Tatum's favorite treat is peanut butter.<br />
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Tatum was born in Palm Springs, Ca.<br />
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Tatum has purposely consumed; a diamond, a $100 bill (girl's got expensive tastes), several socks, one lens out of a pair of eyeglasses, and lots of used tissues.<br />
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*fun fact: Tatum's name was originally M&M. <br />
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Over the next few days I need to finish purchasing my textbooks, uniforms and equipment, but most importantly I need to make sure there is a plan in place for diabetes. So far my plan includes;<br />
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Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-23487405517613996032012-10-03T22:25:00.000-07:002012-10-03T22:25:53.622-07:00Halloween Party!I am just full of bright ideas right now! I left a hint note sitting in Mr. Harer's easy chair, listing items I would need to host a Halloween Party.<br />
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Mr. Harer actually agreed to host a Halloween party! This is a <span style="font-size: large;">big deal</span>, because he is very anti-holiday and refuses to dress up for Halloween. I am so excited! So here is what I'm thinking; since I know that Mr. Harer will not be happy with a costume party, I won't push my luck. I'd like to keep the front yard pretty and classy, very kid friendly. </div>
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Like this but, with lace covered white pumpkins, and twigs covered in spider webs instead of hydrangea.<br />
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I am thinking I'd prefer party guest to enter through the back gate. In the back yard I want to make it look like a haunted forest. </div>
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I think I can use cardboard carpet rolls to make haunted trees in the backyard. I'd like to have a werewolf hiding in the haunted forest.</div>
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We are going to set up the big movie screen in the back yard and watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/" target="_blank">Sleepy Hollow</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486185/" target="_blank">Red Riding Hood</a>. </div>
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Inside the house I want to decorate it like a witch's cabin. </div>
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I am still trying to figure out food details, but I know I want to serve Diet Butterbeer!</div>
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I think it is going to be a great party, if I can get it all planned out and put together on time. I need to get invites sent out this weekend!</div>
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What I would like to have happen is, the rink would host the BIG Blue Test during a Friday night or Saturday public session. If the skater comes to skate wearing a blue shirt, they will get free skate rental, but if the skater participates in the BIG Blue Test, they will get a pass for a free public session! </div>
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A big box electronic retailer has already said they will allow us to use laptops to log the skater's test data. </div>
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So am I crazy? Will this work? Can I get everyone/everything necessary for a successful event? Any suggestions or volunteers are greatly appreciated! </div>
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At the rink, I've been working on spirals, which are those lovely moves where the skater is on one leg with the other lifted behind her.<br />
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Mine look nothing like that, but they are getting closer to the passing standard, which is hip height. <div>
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Trying to skate on one leg isn't the only balancing act I participate in at the rink. I also have to balance my blood sugars. Most type 1's know that exercise can sometimes <u>raise</u> blood sugars, and it is generally a bad idea to exercise if your blood sugar is over 250mg/dl. </div>
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Skating definitely reeks havoc on my blood sugars. I've learned through trial and error, that I cannot skate if my blood sugar is over 200mg/dl, or I will end up very high. If my number is in range (120-130mg/dl) and I treat with glucose tabs, I will go high, but if I don't treat, I will go low. So whats a girl to do?<div>
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Thank goodness for my pump and CGM. I always use the capture event feature to mark my exercise, that way my endo can see any patterns that may occur while I am at the rink. I skate with a temporary basal rate, which is dependent on quite a few factors; time of day (I love 6am freestyle ice), IOB, Carbs in my system, and my blood sugar. The CGM helps me catch if my blood sugar starts to climb, or if I am going low. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Housekeeping is great for lowering BG.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double down, time for a snack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, I can eat that too. </td></tr>
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<br /></div>Mrs. Harerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152057168818553010.post-19926139916185676802012-05-18T22:15:00.000-07:002012-05-18T22:15:09.523-07:00D-Blog Week - We grow up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'PT Sans'; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Let’s do a little advocating and post what we wish people knew about diabetes. Have more than one thing you wish people knew? Go ahead and tell us everything."</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'PT Sans'; line-height: 25px;">Type 1 is still commonly referred to as juvenile diabetes, but what people don't seem to know is that we grow up and diabetes doesn't go away. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'PT Sans'; line-height: 25px;">When I was diagnosed at age 3, I had to test my blood sugar multiple times per day and take insulin to survive. Now 27 years later, I still have to test my blood sugar multiple times per day and take insulin to survive. I will continue to do so until there is a cure. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved Rainbow Brite when I was dx.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">Tell us what your Fantasy Diabetes Device would be? Think of your dream blood glucose checker, delivery system for insulin or other meds, magic carb counter, etc etc etc. The sky is the limit – what would you love to see?"</span></i></span></div>
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Meet Conquest, the learning pump. Answer a few simple questions and Conquest will begin to learn to manage your diabetes. <div>
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<li>Conquest learns your eating habits including; meal times, nutrition content, and BG spikes. As well as exercise and hormone fluctuations.</li>
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<li>Conquest knows your BG, thanks to integrated continuous glucose monitoring technology.</li>
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<li>Insertion site is nearly flat and about the size of a dime.</li>
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<li>Conquest will automatically adjust basal and bolus rates based on learned patterns.</li>
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<li>Conquest will shut off insulin delivery during hypoglycemia.</li>
<li>Conquest can be controlled via smartphone or tablet. </li>
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<li>Conquest is available in any color or custom cases.</li>
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Please meet Isela of <a href="http://www.sweetrollercoaster.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Rollercoaster</a>.<br />
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I "met" Isela through a friend of mine who competed in pageants with me (Hi Cynthia @<a href="http://preciouscupcakes.org/" target="_blank"> Kait & Aud</a>) <br />
I was at an event for <a href="http://www.operationsweetdreams.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Operation Sweet Dreams</a>, and I kept hearing a pump, but it wasn't mine. I searched and searched for the tell-tale tubing, but couldn't find any.<br />
I thought I was going insane. When I mentioned it, Cynthia introduced me (via Facebook) to Isela, the source of the pump noises.<br />
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Isela is a T1 who<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">enjoys cooking, crafting, photograpy, dancing and of course blogging. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has an adorable son.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">I am notoriously bad at treating low BGs. Half the time I ignore it until my husband tells me to go treat, the other half of the time I treat with inappropriate foods. Usually something high fat, but super tasty. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;">Starting today I am going to make an effort to treat my lows with glucose tabs. I have to be specific here, otherwise I will manipulate whatever I want to eat into magically becoming "fast acting" carbs. In addition to treating with glucose tabs, I am going to follow the rule of 15 to the best of my ability. </span></span></div>
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