Date: Mother's Day 2010
Location: My hometown's Starbucks
Time: Late morning after a two mile walk
I had just payed for my Starbucks addiction, (unsweetened green iced tea, Grande) and was about to walk out the door, when a stranger who was walking in said door stopped dead in his tracks and said:
Stranger: Hey, your a Kunik, right?
Me: Yes, guilty as charged.
Stranger I knew it! You have that 'Kunik" look to you.
Me: Yeah, I get that alot.
Stranger: My name's Jim XXXXX, I went to school with your sister Debbie- she was a trip!
Me: Hey Jim, nice to meet you, and yes, she certainly was.
Stranger: So, I guess you have diabetes too?
Me: Yeah, I guess I do.
Stranger: I miss your sister.
Me: Me too.
Stranger: You look great - how's your health?
Me: My health is great. How's your health Jim?
Stranger: It's good, it's good. God, I'm sorry if I sounded like an ass Kel, I just really miss your sister.
Me: Yeah, I know, me too.
Stranger: I'm so glad your health is OK, and I'm so glad I met you!
Me: Yeah, me too.
And that's my hometown in a nutshell.
Hey Baby, What's Your Sign?
When my blood sugar starts to go low, my first real symptom is general wiftyness (which is the exact opposite of swiftness and basically means I act like a bit of an airhead) which sometimes makes it hard to tell if I'm having a blood sugar issue, or just being me.
When my blood sugar starts maneuvering towards towards Canada, I feel very tired, somewhat cranky and like I'm walking through JELLO instead of air. I just want to sleep and yawn between breathes.
I experience the exact same symptoms for high blood sugars, the day before I get my period. Except my blood sugars won't go above 120, no matter what I eat or how little I bolus.
When my infusion set starts to itch, I know it needs to be changed.
If I have unexplained high blood sugars for a few days that have nothing to do with faulty infusion sets, skunky insulin or uber carb loading, I know that my body is fighting something, be it a cold or whatever virus is currently making the rounds. I test more often, sleep more, and maybe try an extended temporary basal rate to ward off whatever bug is currently going around.
The above mentioned are just a few of my many diabetes signs/idiosyncrasies that help navigate through Diabetes Land.
I'm grateful for the heads-up, regardless of what form they take and try to use them to the my advantage whenever they cross my path.
So besides the high and low blood sugars, what are your diabetes signs/idiosyncrasies that give you a heads up as to what's going on before the textbook symptoms known to those of us Diabetes Land start to set in?
When my blood sugar starts maneuvering towards towards Canada, I feel very tired, somewhat cranky and like I'm walking through JELLO instead of air. I just want to sleep and yawn between breathes.
I experience the exact same symptoms for high blood sugars, the day before I get my period. Except my blood sugars won't go above 120, no matter what I eat or how little I bolus.
When my infusion set starts to itch, I know it needs to be changed.
If I have unexplained high blood sugars for a few days that have nothing to do with faulty infusion sets, skunky insulin or uber carb loading, I know that my body is fighting something, be it a cold or whatever virus is currently making the rounds. I test more often, sleep more, and maybe try an extended temporary basal rate to ward off whatever bug is currently going around.
The above mentioned are just a few of my many diabetes signs/idiosyncrasies that help navigate through Diabetes Land.
I'm grateful for the heads-up, regardless of what form they take and try to use them to the my advantage whenever they cross my path.
So besides the high and low blood sugars, what are your diabetes signs/idiosyncrasies that give you a heads up as to what's going on before the textbook symptoms known to those of us Diabetes Land start to set in?
The DIEs (disease-inducing-effects) of ConMed Drugs
These are just three news items from the e-magazine ‘Natural News’ during the last couple of weeks, all raising the question:
"Just how dangerous are ConMed drugs?"
Why am I blogging these? Well, have you heard about this important information from the NHS, from the government, and above all, the mainstream media?
Alzheimer's drugs cause brain damage, worsen memory.
Acne drug dangerous for your health?
Cholesterol drugs (Statins) cause diabetes.http://www.naturalnews.com/028637_cholesterol_drugs_diabetes.
For more information about the dangers of Conventional Medical drugs, click here.
Homeopathy is safe, and invariably more effective than ConMed drugs, and you should seriously consider a consultation with a homeopath before you start subjecting yourself to take any pharma drug.
Homeopathy is safe, and invariably more effective than ConMed drugs, and you should seriously consider a consultation with a homeopath before you start subjecting yourself to take any pharma drug.
