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Allana
  • 18, Female
  • Edmonds, WA
  • United States
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running with the betes...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Terry Keelan Jul 9.

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Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Everett, WA
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
February 22, 2008
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
11.9 in Oct '08.... 8.7 Jan '09!!!
What glucose meter do you use?
one touch ultra smart
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
Animas ping
What is the address for your MySpace page, if any?
http://www.myspace.com/allanatriece
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
Get advice on questions and concerns i have. Meet other diabetics.
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Surfing the web for diabetic support groups
What do you do for a living?
I'm a senior at Insight school of Washington.
My name is Allana, i'm 18 and ready to get out in the world.
I'd love to spend a year volunteering with Americorps, possibly in Alaska.
I'd love to be a nurse.
I finally feel like i'm coming out of the darkness and into the light for the first time in three years.
I feel hopeful and ready for the future.
I've missed feeling happy.
I'm graduating high school this June. Thank goodness.
I love watching movies and running.

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Allana

Been a while

I guess it has been a while since i have visited Tudiabetes. I've been super busy these last few months. I guess you could say i had a little fall out of really taking care of myself and my blood sugars and what not. I had an incredibly stressful Spring quarter of school and just couldn't get into the swing of everything. Everything just started to pile up and i just kept putting it off and putting it off.
Anyway, I'm thankful that i am done with school for a couple months. I feel like i'm actua… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2009 at 4:36pm — 1 Comment

Allana

Best endo appointment EVER (so far)

Ok so i may not have years and years of this diabetes lifestyle under my belt, but my A1c has been around the block. When i was diagnosed, i was at 14, which is expected. Then went down to 9.1 and then back up to 11.9 after a long while of just not wanting to deal with anything. Anyway, i had my first endo appointment today after a few months of really trying to take better care of myself, and i was soooooooooo nervous to see what my A1c would be. I was shocked when my endo said i went all the w… Continue

Posted on February 2, 2009 at 9:00pm — 6 Comments

Allana

Testing!

Alright, so for a few months there at the end of 2008 i was going through an "i hate diabetes, this sucks" stage and i was testing my blood sugar once a day at most...no joke. I was being yelled at by my parents and i had several stern lectures from my endo about having better control and testing a lot more. It made me even more mad and really didn't make me test anymore then i had been. So this went on and on and on and on.
And then 2008 was finally OVER! I was so thrilled! 2008 was the hardest… Continue

Posted on January 31, 2009 at 5:16pm — 1 Comment

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At 10:19am on September 10, 2009, Waseem (S!M) said…
hey Allana!!!
hope ur doin good ,wishing u a gr8 day
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
At 12:28pm on August 20, 2009, Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said…
Allana - just curious - came across your discussion about your Animas 2020 chipping - did you get a new pump in the end? I came across a link at Animas in the US for skins for our pumps (also for Ping).
At 5:14pm on July 24, 2009, Vered said…
Hi Allana, I really like your artwork..very cool! I've never seen diabetes incorporated into artwork so well.
At 9:59pm on July 5, 2009, Michael Wiggins said…
Allana,

Looks like we are neighbors and both my kids did running start at Edmonds community. My youngest continued on to WSU in Pullman and she got her nursing degree this Dec. and paased her boards and sart working at the U of A medical center in Tucson.

My pump just arrived a Animas 2020 - need to head to Swedish for some training, might pick your brain as I start pumping. Sorry to hear your semester was so stressfull - but what a beautiful fourth of July
At 6:46pm on April 21, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
hahaha, majority of everyone has that pump huh? is it anygood?
At 10:06am on April 20, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
well im good with the shots, i dont mind anymore haha.

what pump are you on?
At 12:15am on April 19, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
thats a pump? good luck with the insurance problems, i know they can be a hassle sometimes.

im on shots, Novolog Aspart pen and Lantus long lasting insulin
At 11:44pm on April 17, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
haha, so hows the beetus doing? haha
At 6:11pm on April 17, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
im doing good to. kinda bored tho. hahaha
At 10:56pm on April 16, 2009, Arturo Lopez said…
hey thanks for the add. hows it going?

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