Diabetes Education

I know I have talked before about how much I love my CDE. I have been going some since the beginning of the year since my insurance allows up to $500 in diabetes education per year. I mostly wanted to go to have a second (or third, if you count my Endo) pair of eyes to look at my blood sugar readings and to help me make some adjustments. I went to see my CDE again yesterday and we have set up 1

A Scary Low

I don't have scary lows very often. Most of the time I catch them (either by CGMS or by my very frequent testing) and treat them and that's that. I have, for the most part, lost a lot of my ability to detect my lows. Some of that is starting to come back with the use of the CGMS, but it's still not perfect.And, CGMS isn't perfect. Sometimes the sensor is "off" or my blood sugar just drops way to

Attentions Tennesseans....and all others!

Okay, after reading about Bernard and the 1st Annual New England Diabetes picnic I have decided that those of us in and around Tennessee need to do something like this. I am hoping to get something organized before fall sets in and it gets cold, but my first step is to put out feelers to see how many of your would be interested. I have already posted on the TuDiabetes group, TN Diabetics. But I

Sick

I posted yesterday about how great my CGMS is. Sometimes, though, I just need a break from it. I never take more than a few days at a time off. Today was the perfect example why I don't leave CGMS off more often than I do. I took the CGMS off yesterday afternoon.I woke up with a high blood sugar this morning. It was 250. I corrected, proceeded to get ready for work and when I checked my blood

Busy, Busy, Busy...

Where does diabetes fit in?I have been so busy these past several weeks, both with work, family, and friends. I've had a million things on my mind. And it would have been very easy for me to "forget" my diabetes.We all know that we never really forget it. It's always there, hovering, waiting, acting up without much notice.Just like the title of my blog, it's around us every day, every hour, every

God Bless America

Just a quick note, late at night on this Fourth of July. I just wanted to say that I am so thankful to live in America. I have both friends and family who are serving or have served in the military. And to them, this day, I say THANK YOU for all you do. No matter what your political stance, left or right, liberal or conservative, democrat or republican, we are all blessed to be able to have our

Meter Mania!

Okay, Amylia wrote a blog post that made me want to write one. Inspiration I'll say. Thanks Amylia!I am not the most organized person. I like to say I'd lose my head if it weren't attached to my shoulders. I loose my car keys, a DVD, my wallet, my bills. Since i got my pump, I can't say that I have ever thought I lost it, like Amylia did, but I can say that I have thought I lost my meter many,

REQUEST FOR CGMS: DENIED BY INSURANCE

Today is a special day. A day when we all raise our voices and tell our stories. CGMS is a fairly new technology, but it has done wonders in the lives of many diabetics already. My life is one of those lives. I was one of the lucky ones. I was approved the first time I requested CGMS. This was back in February. I had only been on CGMS for two months, and my A1c dropped from 6.7 to 6.4. This is a