You know what, Hannah, we SHOULD do a fundraiser! I mean it wouldn't necessarily have to be for me, just diabetes research and such in general! We could make t-shirts! I want diabetes t-shirts!!!!!! I saw one that said "insulin power" on a diabetes blog. I WANT ONE!!!!!! Hmmm lets brainstorm fundraiser ideas!

Pump

Pumps are verrryy nice :) ill try to give you mine but if not we should totally do a fundraiser! We could have a 5k run or sell something and earn some of the money! That would be a lot of fun too!

wheeee

I want a pump! I want a pump! I want i want i want a pump! Haha I'm done now. I'll quit whinging. Just, it seems these days if you want to live a long life...YOU NEED A PUMP!!!! grrr they are SO expensive though! like, 8,000 dollars!

A Few Thoughts

Amy- I love how I just gave this post a totally generic title. How boring of me. Why do I struggle so with titles?! Anyways.
Diabetes is a very curious diagnosis to grapple. I've had diabetes for 3 1/2 years now and I still find it hard to wrap my mind around it. Think about it: Diabetes is a chronic disease. Diabetes is a fatal disease. Diabetes is also a disease that, though it requires huge amounts of diligence, is wholly treatable. It's difficult to reconcile these 3 concepts! Basically, you have to resign yourself to to the fact that you'll ALWAYS have diabetes. At the same time, you're aware that if you don't take care of it and get sick, it's your own fault. At least, that's what we're led to believe. I know that a lot of aspects of diabetes are a direct result of my own self-care or lack of it, but I'm convinced that sometimes diabetes just gets the better of me! My blood sugar will run high for no reason, or will plummet down (like Hannah's did recently) and it's impossible to discern what the cause of the hypoglycemia is!
I struggle with diabetes management a lot, especially since I'm not on what is known as the "honeymoon" anymore. The honeymoon is the period of time after a diabetes diagnosis in which the diabetic's body responds to the insulin it is receiving by producing small amounts of insulin, thus making blood sugar control far easier. Of course, at the time I was monitoring my blood sugar far more carefully. Now, however, I find it rather difficult to summon the energy to micro-manage my diabetes care, which is really the best way to live long and healthfully.
So in the year of 2010 I should like to take control of my diabetes. Yes, I know that it's already halfway through the first month of 2o10, but I really needed to remind myself that I made a resolution that I really need to keep! Hence, this post. Slainte!

Loww

HaNnAh- wow last night i woke up at 3:30 and i felt low so i just drank some juice. but then i wouldnt go up so i checked it and it was 59 and i corrected then 56 and then i corrected again. so i counted my carbs and i ate 60 grams in the middle of the night... it was super random but i think its probably because i was running at a party. but still it shouldnt get THAT low. :/

hmm haha all i can say is insulin and water and make sure to check for ketones!! though it may be too late now but next time!!

Amy- This is awfully frustrating...my blood sugar has been over 300 since last night. Come down, blood sugar! Ideas?