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Tarra Robinson
  • 31, Female
  • Midland, Texas
  • United States
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ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS WHEN LOW

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How many lows did you have today?

Replied Aug 7

R.I.P. Saundra Barragan

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patti lopez left a comment for Tarra Robinson
November 10
Tarra Robinson and Matthew Hassen are now friends
September 2
Tarra Robinson replied to Sheila Green's discussion 'ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS WHEN LOW'
I have had times that my boss came into my office and i was in the middle of a low. I was grumpy and not very friendly when this happens. I really don't feel that is in your control. It is normal for me to get very angry and upset because im low. ...
August 7
Tarra Robinson replied to Karen Doering's discussion 'How many lows did you have today?'
I have had a horrible day with 6 so far. I have been following my rountine and i guess its just one of those days.
August 7
Tarra Robinson updated their profile
May 11
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April 23
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April 16
Tarra Robinson joined Danny's group
TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH DIABETES
This group is basically to share photo's and comments of travel destinations we have visited. It doesn't matter if it's a road trip or The Great Wall
April 16

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Tacoma, Washington
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
April 1, 1979
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
7.1
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch Ultra Link
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
Mini Med 722
What is the address for your MySpace page, if any?
http://www.myspace.com/austintemptress
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Looking for information about insulin pumps
What do you do for a living?
Administrative Associate
Just a little about me. I have had diabetes since i was 18 months old. I currently live in Austin Texas. I really love it here.

I love to spend time outdoors anything from running, going to the lake, camping, hiking, yoga, movies, shopping and just having fun. I work for the University of Texas as an Administrative Associate. I basically do event planning, manage accounts payable, back up purchasing and special projects.

I have two dogs Jilly who is my way too energetic Jack Russel Terrier and Leo who is my puppy Rat Terrier. I am soon going to add a new member Gus who is my diabetic alert dog who i should be getting soon. I will be adding pictures of all three of them soon.

I test around ten or more times a day. I am constantly trying to stay up to date on the latest technological things. Diabetes included. I am a very energetic person always on the go but also enjoy some relaxing time when i can get to it. Always up for a challenge.

I love to travel when i can been to quite a few places so far but am hoping to take a trip to Italy in next couple of years.

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Tarra Robinson

Great Fear

It has been way too long since i lasted blogged about things. I feel like i have been so busy fighting battles this year and it has really started to make things so complicated. I got notice just before Thanksgiving that the state of Texas is revoking my drivers license for the black out while driving back in June which i blogged about. I was involved in a car accident and did not realize that i had hit anyone. No was injured but it did involve me being chased by several very angry cops who thou… Continue

Posted on December 11, 2008 at 9:30am — 12 Comments

Tarra Robinson

Update on Ankle Injury

Well good news i just ended up having tendentious instead of having stress fractures which is good much quicker healing time. I do extremely week ankles after being in two aircast boots for three weeks. So i am going to physical therapy to help strengthen my ankles. My first therapy visit was kind of disturbing for me. The physical therapist is like do you have rheumatoid arthritis? I was like i was diagnosed with it as 19 years old my first year of College. I was really good the first year and… Continue

Posted on October 27, 2008 at 5:30am —

Tarra Robinson

Saved by new ADA law

I have had so many issues at work since i developed hypoglycemia unawareness. I have passed out so many places its not even funny including work. They freaked out after the incident and now i am trying to get protection under the American Disabilities Act.I also have coworkers that are jealous because they say i get extra breaks because one day i had to change my infusion set at work. I went to the doctor and she was supposed to fill out a form about my medical condition. She returned the docume… Continue

Posted on October 16, 2008 at 11:01am — 3 Comments

Tarra Robinson

Struggles

I had a not so hot AlC that was done in July. It was 8.7 but the good news is that i have gotten it down to 7.1. I am really proud i was able to turn it around. I know the last couple of months my whole goal was to stop passing out from low blood sugars. I felt like i was all over the map. Then i get into September and towards the end of the month i get a cold that had me on the couch for three days and unable to eat anything. I was able to keep down fluids which was good. I know i tried my best… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Tarra Robinson

The Past

I guess with my current issue of stress fractures coming up again. I guess i am beginning to question if some things i have done in the past our coming back to haunt me. I had a couple of years as a teenager where my diabetes was not in perfect control and yes i was fighting myself about being diabetic. My concern goes back to high school and my early twenties where i was extremely obsessed with exercise and dieting. I am not sure if you would call me anorexic but i tend to believe that is the t… Continue

Posted on October 3, 2008 at 7:37am — 3 Comments

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At 10:06pm on November 10, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Happy Birthday to you
At 6:17am on November 10, 2009, patti lopez said…
Hi and Happy Birthday! How have you been and did you move to Midland from Austin? Hope to get to meet you some day along with my travels. Patti
At 6:21pm on April 16, 2009, Danny said…
Hi Tara! Thank you so much for joining "Traveling the World with Diabetes"...I look forward to seeing/hearing about your travels.

Hope your Diabetes is treating you well today.

Danny
At 7:50pm on April 13, 2009, patti lopez said…
HAPPY BELATED EASTER
At 5:29am on February 11, 2009, herman said…
Tara,
What's going on? Haven't heard from you in a good while. Did you get your alert dog?
Herman
At 7:13am on January 31, 2009, Marie B said…
hi, Tarra, just wondering if you got your alert dog yet. I hope you're feeling well.
At 7:52am on January 11, 2009, patti lopez said…
HI TARRA, JUST DROPPING BY TO SAY THAT I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME OVER THE HOLIDAYS. DID YOU GO TO THE PARADE FOR BLUE SANTA? PATTI
At 5:10pm on December 31, 2008, Danny said…
Hi Tarra, I was reading your profile and you said "I love to travel." Well, created a group here called "Traveling the world with Diabetes" where you can post/ view pictures of your/others Diabetic travels. Check it out when you get a second. Happy New Year!

Cheers!

Danny
At 9:16pm on December 12, 2008, Kerri Sparling said…
Hi Tarra! Thanks for your comment, and it's nice to meet you. :) And I know the feeling about the need to have backups of backups when it comes to diabetes supplies. I'm like a walking pharmacy most days!

Next week will DEFINITELY be better. :D
At 6:15pm on December 11, 2008, George said…
Hey Tarra ... I just returned from BethEden last week after spending 15 full days there. It was awesome, Ann and Oscar are just such wonderful people.
Unfortunately, Abbey was a failure. She handled the obedience well, she could pick out my hypo scent (on the socks that I sent as well as another pair of socks from a bad low I had there) but she could not relate it to me. I ended up with only 4 days left and I tried a young golden retriever named Woody.

He is too young to be working as a service dog, she had very little obedience training and next to no scent training. He is doing the job like a veteran ... he alerts me to highs and lows, his obedience is improving every day. I take him to work and you would not know he is there because he is so quiet and laid back.

I also saw and played with Gus. He is a beautiful dog and he gave me a couple of complete face washes.

When I left, Ann had about 30 dogs and 1 of them gave birth to 8 puppies while I was there.

I hope you are going to Canyon to get your dog. You will love the experience and you will learn a lot, not only about Gus but dogs in general.

We are now almost half finished December so you'll be getting Gus soon.

Have fun with him and start resting easily once you have him.

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