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- Granger, Indiana
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My highest was 1200 when I first got diagnosed after getting blood drawn-walking around just fine at age 9
Lowest was 27-quite angry my mom couldn't get the orange juice fast enough when I was 12 yrs old
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- At 1:28pm on October 21, 2009,
~Suzanne~ said… - ALI!! I miss you! And guess what... I'm 15 weeks pregnant!! How has your pregnancy been?! I am looking forward to hearing from you! You can email if it's easier: thisismysos@gmail.com
- At 8:16am on February 23, 2009,
~Suzanne~ said…
- Oh my goodness, I am SO excited for you!!! You DO give me hope!! Congratulations! I am doing very well and hopefully I will have good news to share, soon, too :)
- At 6:52am on August 8, 2008,
~Suzanne~ said…
- HEY!!! I've missed you :) I was actually thinking about you the other day. I am so glad to hear that you love your pump! Yay! Isn't awesome?! Next you need to work on getting that CGM!!
- At 7:24pm on August 7, 2008,
dino said… - Hey Ali whats shakin?
- At 6:36pm on August 7, 2008,
Leah said… - Hi Ali! How's it goin?
- At 5:24pm on August 7, 2008,
Ali said…
- Well, I've had my pump for several months now. Seriously, why didn't I do this before? I must admit I get very frustrated with trying to find places on my pudgy body to put it where it's inconspicuous and won't get in the way. I do love it, though and am actually beginning to feel like a "normal" person! I went around reading people's profiles today and realized all of the feelings I had suppressed about my stupid disease. It's quite nice to read other people's thoughts and realize that I'm not alone. It's a very frustrating disease. I did really good for a month and now I'm falling off the wagon again and eating whatever I feel like. I'm also obsessed with worrying about being able to have children, but for some reason not obsessed enough to stop eating crap food!!! Does that make sense? Hm. It's almost like a mental battle I play with myself on a daily basis. Guess I need to stop rebelling and just accept myself. I just threw a baby shower for a friend and wondered if I'd ever go to my own shower. Oh well, chin up, right?
- At 7:36am on March 27, 2008,
~Suzanne~ said…
- You are going to LOVE it! It is an adjustment and it is a pain for a few weeks, but then things just start falling into place. By problem has always been eating safe foods,etc. when trying to get everything regulated, so that you really KNOW why you had that high or low...my first night back on the pump, I went off and had sushi...
I always put my pump just on my hip right up next to my skin (which, kind of made my old pump a little gross after 6 years). I have actually used the little clip on this one and clip it just on the inside of my pants and skirts, but so that it faces my underwear and not my skin... I put all my sites in my stomach, so it is just easiest there. What kind of pump did you get?
Good luck, and I KNOW my a1c will be lower; that last one was done before I was "born again"!! =:~)
- At 7:38am on March 26, 2008,
~Suzanne~ said…
- Hi Ali...soooo, how is the pump??? I just read your profile again and it is so amazing how alike our stories are!! I have my next endo appt on May 9, so I can't wait to see how much my A1C has dropped (from 11.1). Also, I got my new pump last week! What kind of pump did you get??
- At 7:40pm on March 12, 2008,
Ali said…
- After a month of checking my blood sugars religiously, I actually got my A1C down to 8.4 from 9.3!!!! Joy!
I have an appointment on March 21 with the nurse practitioner to figure out how to use my pump. So nervous, but so ready. Thank God for my husband who's helping me along the way.
- At 11:59am on March 10, 2008,
~Suzanne~ said…
- hi there!! I just wanted to check in to see how you have been doing!! Have you checked out diabetessisters.com yet? I am obsessed with it...if you go to the forum section, you will certainly be able to tell how much I love it, haha!
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Granger
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- June 30, 1990
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6.2
- What glucose meter do you use?
- One Touch Ultra 2
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Paradigm 722
- What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
- http://none
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- My cousin is Keith Morris and I saw a link for your website on his website filmscout.org! I am so glad I found your site.
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- N/A
- What do you do for a living?
- HIA at South Bend Orthopaedics
Hello there! I'm Ali. I've had diabetes for about 17 years, since I was 9. For the first few years after getting diabetes, my parents took care of me and helped me keep my blood sugars in tight control. When I was around 17, I decided I didn't want this disease anymore and I rebelled by not taking my blood sugars. I refused to learn how to take care of myself and I was out of control with blood sugars sometimes getting into the 600s. I would wake up with my toes being numb and spent a lot of my day/night going to the bathroom. This went on for several years. I decided to get on track a few years ago and have been struggling with my blood sugars ever since. I really have a hard time accepting that I even have a disease and get easily frustrated, but I am now determined to get my numbers under control. I am currently taking shots and ordered my first pump YESTERDAY!! It's coming in the mail on Monday. I'm so excited yet so scared that I won't be able to get it under control. I recently got married and we would like to have children so I am very motivated now to get this all taken care of. Let me know if you have any suggestions! Thanks!
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