Tonight I hit the blood sugar bullseye and achieved Blood Sugar Nirvana.
Let's face it, the little victories in life can really make you smile.
I love thin crust pizza from a Place Called SLICE in South Philly. I eat healthy dinners 7 nights a week, but about twice a month, and usually on a Sunday, I indulge and call SLICE.
They deliver a little piece of heaven in the form of a small pie, straight to my door.
Tonight my fridge was empty, I was tired after running around all day, and I gave them a call.
SLICE'S Florentine pie is tasty, loaded with garlic and smothered with extra spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, and tomatoes. The crust is crispy thin, crunchy and delicious. Perfect for dipping in extra virgin olive oil and hot peppers flakes. I could be very specific and describe all my favorite pies from SLICE in Epicurean like detail, but let's just stick to the pizza at hand.
Anyway, I took my blood sugar - 107 thank-you very much, and guesstimated my carb intake to be 45 . I plugged the info into my pump & the Bolus Wizard told me I need 3.5 units to cover my 2 slices. I bolused away and grabbed a plate.
Two hours later, I took my blood sugar and it was 160. PERFECTO!!!! I did it!
I'D HIT THE BLOOD SUGAR BULLS EYE AND MADE IT MY BITCH!
OK....Maybe I'm being a bit dramatic, but I had achieved Blood Sugar Nirvana. I bolused, enjoyed an unusually high carb meal, and 2 hours later my BS was well on its way to normal.
I placed the leftover pizza in saran wrap and tin foil, put it in a Tupperware container and placed it in the freezer. Tomorrow, I 'd go back to eating healthy....But tonight I was basking in the light of 2 perfect slices and Blood Sugar Nirvana.
Cold Snowy Weather, Warm Thoughts, & Preventing Insulin Ice Cubes
HELLO!!! I'm sure that those of you on the East Coast are recovering from the Blizzard we had on Saturday. Personally, my brain is still a bit snowy and my muscles are sore from digging out!
But on the bright side, shoveling snow and clearing 2 feet of snow of my car is a great workout, and I can use all the moving and stretching I can get!
Anyway, the whole "Winter Wonderland" thing got me thinking about sun, sand and surf!
Which lead me to think about fruity drinks with umbrellas being served to me on a white sandy beach by a funny,cute guy named....Well, OK he didn't have a name, or at least I didn't catch it. But he was funny in a "HA-HA" sort of way, which made him cute, and he was serving me some yummy,fruity,delicous drink ocean side and in the sun.
Which in turn got me thinking about the insulin in my pump going bad because it got all "skunky" from being in extreme heat.
Which led me back too the reality of the winter snow and cold and how the insulin in my pump reacts when the thermometer dips.
Which brings me to the following question for those of you who live in the Midwest; Canada and other northern parts of the east coast, Alaska,or the North Pole. Does the cold weather affect the insulin in your pump and if so, what the heck do you do to prevent insulin ice cubes?
But on the bright side, shoveling snow and clearing 2 feet of snow of my car is a great workout, and I can use all the moving and stretching I can get!
Anyway, the whole "Winter Wonderland" thing got me thinking about sun, sand and surf!
Which lead me to think about fruity drinks with umbrellas being served to me on a white sandy beach by a funny,cute guy named....Well, OK he didn't have a name, or at least I didn't catch it. But he was funny in a "HA-HA" sort of way, which made him cute, and he was serving me some yummy,fruity,delicous drink ocean side and in the sun.
Which in turn got me thinking about the insulin in my pump going bad because it got all "skunky" from being in extreme heat.
Which led me back too the reality of the winter snow and cold and how the insulin in my pump reacts when the thermometer dips.
Which brings me to the following question for those of you who live in the Midwest; Canada and other northern parts of the east coast, Alaska,or the North Pole. Does the cold weather affect the insulin in your pump and if so, what the heck do you do to prevent insulin ice cubes?
Dear Santa
Dear Santa:
“I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!”
NO, not really! But seriously Santa, there’s a few things that I’m really hoping you can help me with – some diabetes, some, not so much.
Oh, and as far as being "good," that would certainly depend on your definition of the word, but for the most part, I totally have been!
Same applies for your definitions of naughty and nice, but I digress.
Back to my list -
I’d like a cure for diabetes - like TODAY!
But if your elves can’t make that happen, (something tells me they may lack certain scientifical skills required to find said diabetes cure) maybe you could send some of your magic North Pole vibes to places like the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation so their scientists can find us a cure!
The rest of my list is simple:
Santa, (and PLEASE excuse my language,) I’d like my insurance company to get a fucking clue and cease and desist with the following criminal activities:
1 Monthly Premiums that are sky high
2. Charging an absolutely ridiculous rate for my insulin and symlin
3. Playing "eeny, meeny,miny, moe," as far as who gets CGMS and sensors coverage
4. Screwing around with the number of test strips they’ll cover a month - In this case 3 is most definitely not a magic number- it's down right deadly.
My next request requires some political maneuvering on your part. Is there anyway that legally stopping the Corn Refiners ASSociation n from changing the name of HFCS to Corn sugar – I’d greatly appreciate it!
And while you’re at it, maybe you could just put a kibosh on the whole HFCS bullshit in general!
Mr. Santa K, Please find an antidote for Bieber Fever - ASAP
Santa - I’m tired of the Media getting it all wrong re: diabetes. Please do something to stop the perpetuation of diabetes myths and stereotypes!
Side Bar: I've already written a post on this subject, but I have feel the need to bring it to your attention.
I really think the MythBusters team could help with the whole stopping the perpetuation of the afore mentioned diabetes myths and stereotypes.
Maybe, and this is just a thought because I wouldn’t want to tell you how to do your job – God knows you’re the Yuletide expert Mr Klaus. But maybe you could perhaps threaten Jamie and the crew with coal in their stockings if they don’t do Diabetes MythBusters episode, they'd actually consider filming said episode.
And finally Santa, please bless my entire DOC family this season with hope; laughter, prosperity, good health, good blood sugars & love.
They mean the world to me and I love them from the bottom of my imperfect pancreas.
They are my light; my teachers, my friends and my family – and I love them all very much.
Your Pal,
Kelly Kunik~
