There are lots of things in life that make me go “Hmmmm.” Some are Diabetes related, some are not.
I have a Mac Laptop, which I love, love, and love! When I get deep into writing (or watching “The Office” episodes downloaded from iTunes) I tend to scrunch my legs and rest the laptop against my knees & over my waist. My laptop battery gets hot, I mean like I could fry eggs on the bottom of it if I had to type hot. Sometimes it rests on my pump tubing and or pump. When I realize what’s going on I move my pump and tubing ASAP. But I still wonder, “Is it to late? Have I just fried the insulin in my pump?” Then I end up testing like crazy for an hour. The answer has yet to be “yes” but still,...you never know!
When I eat sliced celery, carrots, and sweet peppers, should I bolus for them? I don’t normally, unless I’m dipping them in hummus, but should I?
Do I really need to shift into forth if I’m only going 26 miles an hour?
Why do some people "syrup" and some people say "seer-up?"
Why is the guy on the Oxi-Clean commercial YELLING?
Why does Mucinex use talking chunks of phlegm to sell their product? SO DISGUSTING!
Sometimes when I wake up (especially when I use 43 inch pump tubing) I can’t find my pump. IS that normal or do I just require GPS tracking 24X7 for it? I really think GPS tracking, or “The Clapper” for my pump would be a good thing. Not to turn it on or off, but to set off an alarm to tell me where it actually is when it's not on my person. YES, I’ve missed placed my pump in the past.
Why do doorknobs have it out for my pump tubing?
Why is Paris Hilton famous? And why does she have a perfume? Who the hell wants to stank like that, or anyone else for that matter? Please see below post for a more "Diabetes"specific scent example -Say that three times fast!
Why do most on-line and print Editors fail to differentiate between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?? Same for On-air Reporters, freaking drives me NUTS!
Why does Airport Security know what my insulin pump is, but continually pull me aside because of my blood sugar machine?? Do not the two go hand in hand?
Why does the OLDIES station play 80's and 90's music??? They do not fall into the old music category! THEY DON'T BELONG THERE I TELL YOU!!!
How come I’ve cracked the “pump bolus code” for ice cream but the “pump bolus code” for pasta still continues to elude me?
And why does that bother me so much? I mean, I’ve figured out "Blood Sugar Nirvana" for ice cream so who cares about pasta!
Why Social Media Matters
The following post was written by Dana M. Lewis and the original link can be found by clicking: https://www.facebook.com/notes/dana-m-lewis/why-social-media-matters/181501591897591
Dana M. Lewis is a member of the diabetes on-line community, creator & moderator of the widely popular Health Care Social Media chat on Sunday nights (#HCSM) on Twitter and is currently employed as an Interactive Marketing Specialist for the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.
She's also from Alabama and her post regarding How Social Media saved lives before and in the aftermath of the Tornado is incredibly powerful.
You need to read, learn, and share the link to her original post with everyone you know.
Thanks for writing such an inspiring link Dana!
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On April 27, a slew of tornadoes devastated my home. Home is where the heart is, and my family, friends, and the University of Alabama community are these places.
My family and immediate friends were very fortunate to have not been seriously injured or harmed during the
storm. However, there are still residents of Tuscaloosa and students from UA and others across the state who are injured and missing.
I watched online as a tornado, a half-mile wide, headed towards a heavily populated area of Tuscaloosa that was the epicenter of our community.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011.
Now it's gone.
I was powerless in the path of this tornado - I couldn't do anything from my computer in Seattle, Washington. Or so I thought.
But as I texted my parents and close friends to make sure they heard the warnings and headed to a safe place, I got texts back that said "keep us updated, you're our only source of information."
When the power went out, cell towers weren't working, and only text messages could get through, they relied on me in Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, and other parts of the state to let them know if and when additional storms and dangers were coming - and they were.
I watched multiple news stations online and used Twitter to disseminate information to those without power. Social media saved the lives of people who wouldn't otherwise have been alerted to get out of the path of the storm and inside to safety. As the storms passed, and people emerged, Facebook became the go-to resource to check on the well-being of friends and family, and to help get out the word for people who need to be found.
Today, in the aftermath of the storm, social media continues to empower us. It's keeping us informed and connecting us as a larger community. Like UA students pitched in to help AU students after one of their landmarks was destroyed, AU students and other schools are already busy collecting supplies, volunteers, and donations to help us rebuild.
Using these online networks, we're able to coordinate volunteers across the country, disseminate safety information, and track progress as we work to continue the search and rescue progress. We can direct people to shelter, supplies, and safety. We can't control the storms, but we can do our best to tackle these challenges that our community is facing.
This is why social media matters. If you want to help, help people stay informed. Spread the word about the status of services, the location of shelters and supplies, and connect people in need with resources. If you'd like specific ways to get involved, here's a good resource: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/how.to.help/index.html. In general, it sounds like supplies of all kinds are needed, especially clothes, toiletries, baby items. There's definitely a state-wide shortage of blood if you can donate.
Feel free to share or post parts or all of this to your blog, site, or favorite social media network. And please, help get the word out about how people can help.
Dana Lewis
Kudos & Big Props
Kudos and big props to my diabetes, because it played nice and worked well with others yesterday.
As you know, yesterday was the day I had two molars removed. I was scared, nervous, and I kept having the same thought repeating over and over again in my mind: Will diabetes work with me today, or against me?
The Diabetes "force" was with me, in every sense of the term. I woke up yesterday morning with a bg of 132. I had my breakfast, worked all morning and arrived at the Dentist at 11:30 a.m. and was home by 1, sans two molars and the amazing & freakish ability to speak like Don Corleone without even trying.
my blood sugars didn't go above 128, and that's including 2 Vanilla Haagen Dazs & soy milk shakes I had for my lunch and dinner, per Dr's orders of course! ;)
It wasn't all unicorns and fairy dust. I did wake up low twice in the middle of the night at 12:30 a.m. & 4:50 a.m. - but still managed a 7 a.m breakfast reading of 128.
I'm popping my penicillin, drinking my yogurt, and testing my blood sugars like a mad woman.
I'm at work right now, and my blood sugar as of 20 minutes ago was 131.
As much as Diabetes has the potential to throw a "monkey wrench" in our day to day plans, when diabetes agrees to work with us during life's challenges, I'll be the first one to publicly acknowledge and say "thanks" to the Big D for playing nice.
And speaking of thanks,THANK YOU guys from the bottom of this big old fraidy cat's imperfect pancreas for all of your comments, tweets, fb, and emails of support!
As you know, yesterday was the day I had two molars removed. I was scared, nervous, and I kept having the same thought repeating over and over again in my mind: Will diabetes work with me today, or against me?
The Diabetes "force" was with me, in every sense of the term. I woke up yesterday morning with a bg of 132. I had my breakfast, worked all morning and arrived at the Dentist at 11:30 a.m. and was home by 1, sans two molars and the amazing & freakish ability to speak like Don Corleone without even trying.
my blood sugars didn't go above 128, and that's including 2 Vanilla Haagen Dazs & soy milk shakes I had for my lunch and dinner, per Dr's orders of course! ;)
It wasn't all unicorns and fairy dust. I did wake up low twice in the middle of the night at 12:30 a.m. & 4:50 a.m. - but still managed a 7 a.m breakfast reading of 128.
I'm popping my penicillin, drinking my yogurt, and testing my blood sugars like a mad woman.
I'm at work right now, and my blood sugar as of 20 minutes ago was 131.
As much as Diabetes has the potential to throw a "monkey wrench" in our day to day plans, when diabetes agrees to work with us during life's challenges, I'll be the first one to publicly acknowledge and say "thanks" to the Big D for playing nice.
And speaking of thanks,THANK YOU guys from the bottom of this big old fraidy cat's imperfect pancreas for all of your comments, tweets, fb, and emails of support!
Vaccines: the research evidence
The Conventional Medical Establishment wants us all to get vaccinated - against a growing number of illnesses and diseases. In most cases, we are told these vaccines are 'entirely safe'. But they are not! Categorically, they are not!
What is the evidence for this unequivocal statement? In previous blogs I have tried to put together some of the evidence, but GreenMedTV have put together on this web page (click here) all (or at least most) of the research evidence for the adverse reactions they have been found to cause, It is a huge list, and this how they describe this evidence.
"The research below represents under-reported, minimized and otherwise overlooked peer-reviewed data on adverse effects associated with vaccination".
This is how the evidence has been collected together, and presented to the US government. Remember that in the USA, more so that the UK, there are much stronger representations from the Conventional Medical Establishment to make these toxic, and harmful vaccines, mandatory!
What is the evidence for this unequivocal statement? In previous blogs I have tried to put together some of the evidence, but GreenMedTV have put together on this web page (click here) all (or at least most) of the research evidence for the adverse reactions they have been found to cause, It is a huge list, and this how they describe this evidence.
"The research below represents under-reported, minimized and otherwise overlooked peer-reviewed data on adverse effects associated with vaccination".
This is how the evidence has been collected together, and presented to the US government. Remember that in the USA, more so that the UK, there are much stronger representations from the Conventional Medical Establishment to make these toxic, and harmful vaccines, mandatory!
