I do not spend a large chunk of time talking about being a diabetic. Often times, when I do share with people, they are often surprised. I have been a type 1 diabetic for 16+ years. I was diagnosed when I was 22. You can do the math to figure out I will soon be 29 (again). I have been through several doctors, some good, some bad, maybe one ugly? But the one phrase that has stuck out to me over the years. "You control your diabetes, it should not control you" and I live my life every day in hopes of controlling it. I recently developed my own phrase of "Diabetes doesn't define me, I define it"
I was diagnosed 1 year after I was married, and survived my senior year of college, two pregnancies, and many life situations that most people my age have yet to face, including losing both my parents. Every day sunrise to sunset and through the night it has been a part of me. It can be quite the roller coaster ride at times.
I have had excellent control, good control, and other times not so much. Well lately I have been a little more in the "not so much" side.. So I've been wearing my cgm sensor along with my pump. Hopefully when I go back to the doc in January my a1c will be back where it should be.
So for those of you who may wonder what "a day in the life" of kpm, here ya go:
A day in the life:
830 plug in (attach new sensor, and new pump line)
930 eat bg now65
10:50 sensor ready-bg now at movies - bg 207
Predicted high alarm 3xs during movie (annoying)
2:00 walk the dog
post walk bg 153 and eat a snack so i can go workout
3:00 trx workout
3:45 During workout alarm to remind me to check bg w/n the hr
4:11 ck the bg to make sure I can drive home - bg now 75-and calibrate sensor
4:30 early dinner
4:41 alarm calibration error / alarm check bg now.
4:55 recheck bg to re calibrate sensor bg now 110
6:10 during zach's game alarm lost sensor (which is annoying, bc I am wearing the sensor! How do I lose it?!! What the heck?)
6:27 finally found sensor
8:27 predicted low alarm
8:48 checked bg 93. Not low
10:44 bedtime bg ck bgnow 176
Oddly enough I did NOT wake up to any alarms!! This was a good night! :)
6:43 bg now 96 going to go run with crazies
Snack before run
8:35 ck bg post run 134
So... That's it! Pretty uneventful, actually!
The funniest diabetic thing I've read recently was one of this ecards you see on fb and twitter:
"I thought I was bipolar, then I realized. Wait I'm a diabetic"
...occasionally
If you love a diabetic, I'm sure you can appreciate!
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Staying Connected...
A lot has happened since my last post!! Really too much to go through, but I am sure some of it will come through in my writings here and there.. stay tuned.
I have recently discovered how getting connected via social media, ie twitter, etc has improved my life... Yes, facebook and twitter give me something to do while I'm standing in line at the bank, waiting in doctors' offices, and/or waiting in lines at the grocery store and of course, where I come from, waiting on trains to pass. But I'm not really referring to this. I am referring to finding others that are living with diabetes and are running and training for races, cycling in tours across the world, and completing Ironman distance triathlons.
Finding this connection has been informative and inspiring!!
I still have a ton to learn, about myself and training with my type 1. However, I have found that:
1. Training with diabetes and racing with diabetes are two entirely different beasts.
2. Other people do this, if they can do it surely so can I
3. I've come to the realization that "yes, I am a diabetic and I have limitations.. but I can learn how to adapt"
4. Having Diabetes doesn't mean I'm broken
5. You can do anything, if you're educated and determined and willing to sacrifice, sometimes that means your inner pride and asking for help... and of course, following the advice of those that know more than you.
6. I don't know everything.... tough realization! Ha
7. There are some really terrific people out there that care and it's okay to open up to that
8, Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition
9. Pre race hydration makes a difference in performance!
10. Post race hydration can make a difference in recovery enjoyment!! :)
Not all of the above mentioned things I learned on the internet, or through social media but in real life experiences that cannot be replicated via the interweb.. ha! ...and may not all relate to specifically being diabetic.
So point of story is use all the available resources available to you to make yourself a better athlete, and individual...
Goals that have been accomplished so far this racing season:
1. conquer the open water swim
2. finish sprint triathlon
3. PR half marathon distance run
4. finish olympic triathlon (with an age group award! holla!)
Still to come:
1. work on relaxation and anxiety in open water swim
2. get blood glucose on race days under control
3. wear cgm (continuing glucose monitor) through training and racing for rest of summer
4. finish half-iron distance swim with success
6. finish half-iron distance race, with success!!
Will update more often and with pics!! But that's it for now....
~Later
I have recently discovered how getting connected via social media, ie twitter, etc has improved my life... Yes, facebook and twitter give me something to do while I'm standing in line at the bank, waiting in doctors' offices, and/or waiting in lines at the grocery store and of course, where I come from, waiting on trains to pass. But I'm not really referring to this. I am referring to finding others that are living with diabetes and are running and training for races, cycling in tours across the world, and completing Ironman distance triathlons.
Finding this connection has been informative and inspiring!!
I still have a ton to learn, about myself and training with my type 1. However, I have found that:
1. Training with diabetes and racing with diabetes are two entirely different beasts.
2. Other people do this, if they can do it surely so can I
3. I've come to the realization that "yes, I am a diabetic and I have limitations.. but I can learn how to adapt"
4. Having Diabetes doesn't mean I'm broken
5. You can do anything, if you're educated and determined and willing to sacrifice, sometimes that means your inner pride and asking for help... and of course, following the advice of those that know more than you.
6. I don't know everything.... tough realization! Ha
7. There are some really terrific people out there that care and it's okay to open up to that
8, Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition
9. Pre race hydration makes a difference in performance!
10. Post race hydration can make a difference in recovery enjoyment!! :)
Not all of the above mentioned things I learned on the internet, or through social media but in real life experiences that cannot be replicated via the interweb.. ha! ...and may not all relate to specifically being diabetic.
So point of story is use all the available resources available to you to make yourself a better athlete, and individual...
Goals that have been accomplished so far this racing season:
1. conquer the open water swim
2. finish sprint triathlon
3. PR half marathon distance run
4. finish olympic triathlon (with an age group award! holla!)
Still to come:
1. work on relaxation and anxiety in open water swim
2. get blood glucose on race days under control
3. wear cgm (continuing glucose monitor) through training and racing for rest of summer
4. finish half-iron distance swim with success
6. finish half-iron distance race, with success!!
Will update more often and with pics!! But that's it for now....
~Later
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