Things to Do When Your Blood Sugar is High

My blood sugars have been high, pretty much all week. I felt bad, and last night I stayed up until they went down, AKA until 4:30 AM. For this reason, I have compiled a list of things to do (that I actually did) while you're high, so you don't fall asleep.

• Clean your room
• Finish your Summer reading book
• Watch music videos
• Watch videos on Youtube
• Think about the blog post you are going to make about this later
• Realize how hungry you are because you are still awake
• Almost fall asleep
• Go on Instagram
• Be very tired

Moral of Story: I've only slept for 7 ½ hours.

You Can Do This Project

If you don't already know what the You Can Do This Project is, it is a project where people make videos for other diabetics, so they know that they are not alone, and that they can do it too! I made a video, and spent hours working on it, and know it is on the website! Yay! Click here to see my video on the YCDT website. I urge you to make a video for this amazing project, if you haven't already, because I love the idea of the project; it is very uplifting! Oh, and my favorite blogger, Kim from Texting My Pancreas, came up with this project!

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: Peaches and the Pump

Peaches, my dog, rocking my pump.

Last night, I posted this picture on Instagram. (That's why the quality is so bad.) I then got a comment from a girl asking if my dog was diabetic, because she was too. I commented back, and said it was my pump and I'm diabetic. We had a pretty awesome conversation, too. So, this is for the awesome diabetic I talked to last night. You rock.

The Magic Known as IV Prep

A lot of people are complaining about how their sites seem to be coming out easily during the Summer, so here is the solution to your problem:

IV Prep

The magical thing known as IV Prep.

Yes, IV Prep is this magical wipe, just like an alcohol swab, but it is sticky!
Just put it on after you use your alcohol swab, and then put your site in while it is stick, and Ta-Dah! Your site will stay in for three days!

You can buy it for $10 here.

Moral of Story: IV Prep is almost, but not quite as magical as unicorns.

Just Shut Up, Please.

<rant>
I am so sick of people just sitting around and having fun insulting and demeaning people.

Oh, you can't have ice cream, you're diabetic. You're so weird because you are a vegan. You are inferior because you are different. Oh, you got diagnosed with diabetes at age 20? It must be Type 2. Oh, you're angry, you must be high.

I am so sick if people making assumptions about people and just being plain mean.

I have three words for you: Shut up, please.

Moral of Story: Or you can say you're sorry, like all of our Mom's taught us to. <\rant>

P.S. Thumbs up to you if you get the html reference.

Wordless Wednesday: Sparkles

Can you see the sparkles?

(Sorry about the picture quality, I'm at my Grandad's house.)

To a Certain Troll on the Ice Cream Social Facebook Page

This is to a certain troll on Lizmari's Ice Cream Social Facebook Page (Which you should totally RSVP to!),

[We know you are an addictions counselor] But does that give you the authority to tell all of these type 2 diabetics that if they eat something with sugar or carbs, that they will become addicted? No. That doesn’t. That comment is very offensive to me, and I am not even a type 2 diabetic. Basically what you are saying is that because our pancreases don’t produce enough insulin to convert carbs to energy, as soon as we eat them, we will be addicted? That makes absolutely no sense, and I hope you will just leave like you said you would. You obviously don’t understand the point of this ice cream social. Maybe you should read a little before you start telling people how to live their lives, because it was clearly stated that “Just to clarify... With this event, I am not advocating that you go eat more ice cream than you can handle, or than can fit with your dietary standards. Any person is welcome to eat a sensible portion, and if needed, bolus accordingly. :)”. 

From,

Sarah (and Probably the Rest of the DOC.)

Moral of Story: Don't mess with the DOC.

Plasticy

After swimming on Friday, my site started to come off, so I put on some of this plastic wrap type stuff on the top of my site. Then, yesterday, more of it came off, so now I am double plastic wrapped. I can't actually take my pump off to take a shower, but luckily I am changing it today.

Can you see the two pieces of plastic?

Moral of Story: I am plastic wrapped.

P.S: Oh, and shout out to my Mom, who I know reads my blog: I'm hungry.

P.P.S: RIP to my pop corn popper that died today.

Success!

Remember approximately 3.8 months ago?
If you said that it was when I went to the Endocrinologist last, you were correct!

I didn't actually complete anything on that list because the Endo didn't have the Verio IQ yet, they were supposed to put me on the CGM list, and I forgot to ask about a blood ketone monitor.

This time, I got...
A One Touch Verio IQ!
(And the crowd goes wild!)

Yay! I am really excited to get this meter! I even had to get quizzed on why I wanted the meter. I told her (the nurse) it was because it could show me patterns. It was the correct answer.

My new meter. Does anyone have name ideas?

She is also going to tell the lady in charge of CGMs about me, so we will be getting a call next week. (She is on vacation right now.) Whee!

I also asked about the blood ketone monitor. They didn't have any, but she is going to ask the people [in charge of ketone monitors (Oh my gosh, I figured out how to use brackets! Yay!)] next time they come for some more.

In the elevator to the exit, we met a lady with a Dexcom, so I know I am destined to get it. 

Oh, and if you wanted to know my A1C, it is 8%.

Moral of the Story: I'm going to get lots of stuff. C: