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rick phillips left a comment for Carrie J
"Carrie, Happy Birthday !! Here is hoping your day is full of joy and happiness."
Apr 24
Linda G left a comment for Carrie J
"Smiles and laughter. Joy and cheer. New happiness that stays throughout the year... Hope your birthday brings all these and more. BEST WISHES CARRIE!! (You haven't been on in a while...I hope everything is OK)…"
Apr 24
Linda G left a comment for Carrie J
"Hello! How Do You Do, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Carrie... Best Wishes NOW....and for the rest of the year! Have a GREAT "ME" DAY :)"
Apr 24, 2012
Doris D left a comment for Carrie J
"Get MySpace Comments without leaving myspace!"
Apr 24, 2011
lotsofshots left a comment for Carrie J
"Hi there, I hope that you have a very Happy Birthday today!"
Apr 24, 2011
Robyn left a comment for Carrie J
"Happy Birthday!"
Apr 24, 2011
Jake replied to Carrie J's discussion 'Batteries, tape, IV Prep, oh my!' in the group Pumping Our Insulin
"One thing you can do is use the donut technique... basically you use a alcohol or alcohol/CNG wipe, then go over it in a donut shape with SKIN PREP..... leaving a open area for the sensor to be stuck through..."
Feb 27, 2011
Amy replied to Carrie J's discussion 'Batteries, tape, IV Prep, oh my!' in the group Pumping Our Insulin
"I got my insurance company to pay for the IV prep. I had to pay for the pump lens cover but that is ok, at least the iv prep was covered. I do try to get as much covered if I can and if not, at least I can list it down as an item not covered for…"
Feb 27, 2011

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How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
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Date diagnosed
October 23, 2007
Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
8.0 pre-pump
Type of treatment/devices you use
Pump, Diet and Exercise
What pump model do you use, if any?
Animas Ping

A little about me

I'm originally from Toronto, Canada and now live in a small city in the middle of Texas, I packed up & moved here in 2006 to marry my guy. We have 2 four legged fur babies.
I was diagnosed as a type 2 on October 23, 2007 and re-diagnosed as a type 1 on October 8, 2008, it took changing doctors 3 times to finally get one that would listen to me and actually read my test results.
At diagnosis I was 118lbs and 5'8", my A1C was 12.1% and my random glucose reading was 550.

I'm still a little overwhelmed with everything but it gets a little easier everyday. Unfortunately we're 3 hours from anywhere with any sort of in person support but my husband and his family have been fantastic. Between the blogs I've discovered, books I've read and forums like this I'm slowly finding my way.


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Foot cramps, 50 and Flounder. What do they all have in common?

Posted on February 21, 2010 at 4:37pm 1 Comment

They were all part of my Sunday.



This is the 4th Sunday in a row that I have got a cramp in my left foot. It's starting to freak me out a bit. It's usually around 10am, and I'm in the kitchen when it starts seizing up and my toes curl and I have to scream for hubs to help me. Only my left foot, never the right. Never at any other time or day. I'm not going in the kitchen next Sunday, at all.





Since it was mild here today, I decided to mow the lawn, or actually mow down… Continue

My Ping and I

Posted on February 2, 2010 at 10:19am 6 Comments

I did it!
After an A1C of 8.0, I took the plunge (pun intended)

Now it just needs a cool nickname, so far we have Pingy or Panky, lol.

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At 3:59am on April 24, 2013, rick phillips said…

Carrie, Happy Birthday !! Here is hoping your day is full of joy and happiness.

At 3:59am on April 24, 2013, Linda G said…

Smiles and laughter. Joy and cheer.
New happiness that stays throughout the year...
Hope your birthday brings all these and more.
BEST WISHES CARRIE!!
(You haven't been on in a while...I hope everything is OK) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey, why don't you come join us in the TuD chat room?
You'll see us at the bottom of the home page.
We have a great time getting to know each other, sharing info and lots of laughs :)
It's on every day!
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At 4:06pm on April 24, 2012, Linda G said…

Hello! How Do You Do, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Carrie...
Best Wishes NOW....and for the rest of the year!
Have a GREAT "ME" DAY :)

At 3:13am on April 24, 2012, SEAGATOR said…

Happy,Happy Birthday,Carrie. I wish for you a most wonderful day. ENJOY!!!

At 2:39pm on April 24, 2011, Doris D said…
At 1:58pm on April 24, 2011, lotsofshots said…
Hi there, I hope that you have a very Happy Birthday today!
At 9:04am on April 24, 2011, Robyn said…
Happy Birthday!
At 7:43pm on August 28, 2010, Bomberro said…
Thanks for the b-day wish!)
At 6:58am on April 24, 2010, Robyn said…
Happy Birthday!!
At 7:23pm on February 22, 2010, Jasmine said…
Thanks!! I'm trying!
 
 
 

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