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Quick question?

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Now we didn't get enough veggies in utero?

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Listen up, doc! Your forms are ugly.

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Kat replied to Paul Curwen's discussion 'Quick question?'
Hi Paul, the short answer is yes. Those spikes are bad. Even if your levels go back to normal relatively quick, a normal person would never reach 12mmol/l after eating, even if they ate all the sugar in the world. The spikes in blood sugar can dam...
November 4
Kat replied to MelissaBL's discussion 'Now we didn't get enough veggies in utero?'
I bet the study says something like 'There was a slight correlation between nutrition during pregnancy and t1. We don't know why, further studies are needed' and then the media reports on it and it becomes 'Eating your veggies will prevent your ch...
November 4
Kat replied to Kelly Rawlings's discussion 'Listen up, doc! Your forms are ugly.'
I would love to see them do the conga, lol. My doctor has a poster with a graph of the monthly average of all her patients. It goes back a few years. It's usually between 7 and 8. I do my best to keep it lower, but it seems I'm outnumbered.
October 28
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October 26

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Germany
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
May 6, 2008
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
5,7%
What glucose meter do you use?
Freestyle Lite
Type of treatment you use
Shots, Diet and Exercise
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
found a link on Lemonade Life
What do you do for a living?
graduate student

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One of those days

My BG has been very stable for the last few days, so I guess someone felt the need to remind me just how unpredictable this disease can be. I'm sure you've all been there.

I wake up with a slight 'uh oh' feeling and sure enough my BG is 2,9 (52). Since it came down slowly during the night (time to lower my Lantus a bit) I didn't feel as bad as I normally do and the bit of milk I put in my morning tea immediately fixed that. I'm very carb sensitive and very rarely need more than 5g of fast actin… Continue

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 6:29am —

Kat

good news

I went to see my new endo today and my new A1c is 6,3! I'm surprised it's this good, because I saw some pretty ugly numbers during Christmas (not because of the food, but because of all the sitting around and doing nothing) and my recent cold. But that means there is still some room for improvement and I might manage something below 6,0 the next time.

And I noticed something really neat at the endo's office. She has a huge chart on the wall that shows the monthly average of all her patients A1c… Continue

Posted on February 6, 2009 at 8:54am — 6 Comments

Kat

Some thoughts on my life with diabetes

I had a conversation with a friend yesterday that made me think. We haven't talked in a while, so I never got around to tell her about my diagnosis, but I was pretty sure she already knew through mutual friends. People talk and that is fine by me, I don't keep my diabetes a secret. Any attempt would be futile at best, because it's such an integral part of my everyday life.

Anyway, the conversation went something like this: 'I don't know if you've heard...' 'Yes, could it be you're sick?'

And I… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

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At 3:30pm on July 14, 2009, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…

Best Wishes on your Special Day Kat! By the way...love your pastoral photo....so serene!
At 11:38am on July 14, 2009, debb said…
hi kat,
happy birthday!! hope your having a wonderful time celebrating.
At 8:52am on July 14, 2009, Manny Hernandez said…
Happy birthday, Kat!!! Have a great day!
At 10:09pm on May 28, 2009, Alisha Steele said…
Stopping by to say "Hello" :)
At 1:51pm on April 8, 2009, Josephine said…
That picture up there is beautiful. I just wanted to ask you about the glucometers having a 20% margin of error. Is this across the board for all meters ?
At 3:38pm on February 9, 2009, herman said…
I like to use PowerBar gel, mainly because it has electrolytes plus carbs (27g a little high for most folks). It's easy to take a little at a time when exercising though It also comes in different flavors.
Herman
At 10:34am on February 8, 2009, debb said…
the three little ones are my grandchildren. two of the older ones are my children. they work very hard at keeping me busy. i love it.
At 9:59am on February 8, 2009, herman said…
Have you read the poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer, a poet killed in Europe the latter part of WWI. I learned this poem in 7th grade and it always stuck with me.
Herman
At 9:27am on February 8, 2009, herman said…
DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF TREES ARE IN YOUR PICTURE? THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
HERMAN
At 11:04am on February 6, 2009, Sweeter said…
Hi, thanks for the add. I agree, it does help to talk to others with diabetes about numbers and such. Did you take the photo on your page?

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