Yesterday at work I did a reduction in my basal of 30% and I looked over my basal test for breakfast that I did recently.I would drop significantly between 9am and 11am.I reduced my basal for breakfast from .250 to .225.What a difference .10 units make.I also reduce my lunch bolus by 50%.I feel alot more positive of myself.

I just got my Ping and I was reading the manual and I was wondering.How do I get the Calorie King database uploaded to my meter?I won't be able to use my pump til the 8th of feb.

I saw my Educator today.She weighed me and I figured I have lost 8lbs since doing my housekeeping job.The job is physically demanding and I haven't really increased the amount of carbs I have been eating.I got some Boost to drink while at work.I should have about 45g each meal and 20g at bedtime in order to build myself back up again.My periods have also stopped but I thought it was mainly from my hormones changing because I was working.I see her again in December,hopefully by then I will have… Continue

I just had to blog and get this off my chest.Since I have been working in a motel as a Housekeeper my diabetes has been in poor control lately.Yesterday I had my breakfast as normal and did a temp basal of -50 at 830am.Normally this works for me but this time I went high to about 15.7mmol.So I did a correction at 1030 of what my pump sugested and as it turns out I crashed to 3.1 at lunch.I reduced my bolus at lunch and did a temp basal of -40 and I was 15.7 at supper.Oh BROTHER!!!! I know I… Continue

Well we finally received my Tax credit for the prior 3 years on the pump.My husband was able to collect it because I was unemployed.I am now working and since I will make under the amount I can claim it won't do me any good.If I made above $3,000.00 it could claim it.That is the amount of tax credit that they will give me.