I had gotten my flu shot last sunday for swine, yet i still managed to the the flu and got confirmed this morning. Had to go into the hospital with high blood sugars of 12.0 mmol and small ketones. but i am okay now.. ugggh i hate being sick and having diabtes. I haven't moved from the couch in days
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Added by Jill Hartley on November 9, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Hey guys, i'm doing a realist painting of an interpretation of type 1 Diabetes before the discovery of insulin, and how it effected people. I was wondering if anyone knows of any pictures or source material I could use?? thanks
Jill
Here are a couple of my recent paintings
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Added by Jill Hartley on November 3, 2009 at 9:00am —
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Since I have been on the pump, I have had very very few blood sugars go above 10 mmol and under 4 mmol. Would you consider this good control although i am going from 5 mmol to 9 mmol in a run of a day?
When I has on mdi i was use to having low blood sugars alllll of the time, which is why my a1c remained in the low 5's, however now that i am on the pump i dont have any lows. So would under 10 and above 4 be considered a long term "safe zone" or does damage still get done?
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Added by Jill Hartley on November 2, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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I feel dehydrated and thirsty all of the time, my blood sugars can be perfectly normal but my lips will be dry and cracked and i'll feel as if i cant get enough water. I swear i carry a bottle of water everywhere i go, if i don't i usually get dehydrated. does anyone else have this problem and do you think it could be a symptom for another underlying illness??
I had a repeated blood test a little while ago because my previous blood test showed an alteration in liver enzymes, I dont even drink,…
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Added by Jill Hartley on October 21, 2009 at 7:30am —
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haven't posted here in a long time! thought i'd give a little update. I'm on month 4 with the pump, and so far my bloodsugars have been fantastic between 5 and 6 mmol most of the time. The only time i ever have lows usually is when i exercise. My endo has still found something to rag on me about though and claims i exercise "too much" and i'm eating too healthy and should be eating more carbs.
haha ohhh my there's always something isn't there.
I'm starting my last year of university in one wee…
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Added by Jill Hartley on September 2, 2009 at 12:20pm —
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Does anyone struggle with the thought of travelling places and doing this they would do if they weren't diabetic?
so I am beetus-anal. lovely term I know... but everything I do revolves around taking care of the D. Even though I have the pump and have the ability to cheat a little, I won't even bother because i'm terrified of dealing with the aftermath of high/low blood sugar.
examples: I have to get my 8 hours rest at night or i'll be screwed up and my sugars will be wacky... so this means..…
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Added by Jill Hartley on August 2, 2009 at 6:00am —
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Perfect blood sugars under 6.5 allllll day, then I have ONE tblspoon of peanut butter, bolus for it...... check afterward. 11.9!!!
I HATE YOU PEANUT BUTTER.
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Added by Jill Hartley on June 4, 2009 at 8:32pm —
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*Sigggh* you were the one thing that satisfied my vegetarian gut, but sadly you make me chase my sugars for hours after I taste your damn peanut-buttery-ness. I love you and hate you and i`m sorry to say this but.... I just can`t have you anymore and i`m switching to your enemy - the tub of yogurt. We`ve had some good times on our honeymoon you and I.. but this just isn`t working out anymore, I can`t continue on in this love hate relationship with you... therefor I`m putting you in the junk food…
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Added by Jill Hartley on May 30, 2009 at 7:04pm —
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Good day beauties, I arrived in Oslo last night, ITS BEAUTIFUL. The people here are so welcoming, and there are parts here and there i remember from being a little girl. Traveling with the pump really wasn't as hard as I thought, considering I brought a suitcase and back pack full of food and supplies... plane food wasn't too good though, they gave me some kind of cracker that tasted like wet cardboard....
I shall report back about my trip soon, until then check out my blog for those of you int…
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Added by Jill Hartley on May 28, 2009 at 10:30am —
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..BLAAAAAHHHHH.. I rarely get sick so i'm being a sook. but I feel like a 90 year old women today. My sugars have been up and down the past two days so i'm trying to adjust my basal accordingly... BUT UGGGH my throat feels like sandpaper and my gut sounds like theres a living creature inside that's going to make my intestines explode any minute (lovely description wasn't that?)
ANYWAYS... on the plus side of that my boyfriend of 6 years gave me a promise ring last night (neither of us really bel…
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Added by Jill Hartley on May 18, 2009 at 5:00am —
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I know i could never be a full fledged model, but on my list of things to do before I die its to model in an actual photoshoot. I love that I can say HEY... i'm type one diabetic, I'm wearing the pump in this shoot, I'm not that exotic.. half swedish and half newfie, i snort alot when i laugh, i'm too big for regular modeling and too small for plus size, I'm too short, have no bone structure... BUT YOU KNOW WHAT! I still did it! After years of telling myself I could never do something like this,…
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Added by Jill Hartley on May 14, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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GROOVY PATCHES!!
http://www.groovypatches.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=e537e8389a2f33c04b7a578053b7b8c3
has anyone heard of these?? they're nifty stickers you put on the pads of your infusion site... i was having a dilemma with being on the pump when trotting around in a bathing suit, being with my boyfriend, and being a fashion obsessed freak. But I found this site today and it was like...wow... THIS takes the seriousness out of this disease, the idea of having such an accessible fashion accessory…
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Added by Jill Hartley on April 25, 2009 at 5:18pm —
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Haven't written one of these in quite some time so I thought i'd give a heads up in my life. Just finished my 3rd year of my BFA, one more year to go!! i'm so excited.
Yesterday was crazy, I got my passport done for Norway and Sweden, so I should be leaving in a month or so, annnnd I also got hooked up to my minimed!! yayy. I'm not very good with technology so there's still alot I have to figure out, but so far i'm liking it!
I have also received a commission to show my work down at the local co…
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Added by Jill Hartley on April 21, 2009 at 5:00am —
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well i've been doing pretty well lately, I should be getting my pump withen the next week or so. I'm nervous but excited at the same time! I got my passport yesterday, should be leaving for Norway around late may. During the trip we'll be visiting Reykjavik and Stockholm (both iceland and sweden), i'm originally from sweden, but it's been so long since being there. I am excited to experience the cuisine and just scandinavian way of life, and to see my relatives. For now however I have to get bac…
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Added by Jill Hartley on April 9, 2009 at 12:02pm —
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Start making that grocery list!
Vegetables
* Asparagus
* Avocados
* Beets
* Bell peppers
* Broccoli
* Brussels sprouts
* Cabbage
* Carrots
* Cauliflower
* Celery
* Collard greens
* Cucumbers
* Eggplant
* Fennel
* Garlic
* Green beans
* Green peas
* Kale
* Leeks
* Mushrooms, crimini
* Mushrooms, shiitake
* Mustard greens
* Olives
* Onions
* Potatoes
* Romaine lettuce
* Sea vegetables
* Spinach
* Squash, summer
* Squash, winter
* Sweet potatoes
* Swiss chard
* Tomatoes
* Turnip greens
* Yams
Se…
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 25, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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my A1C is 5.6! down from 5.8, well i must be doing something right and i'm not even on the pump yet! ... I think this may have something to do with it... i've cut out carb for lunch, eat protein 3 meals a day, do vigorous ballet training, have been crazy busy with class, so i basically haven't stopped. Maybe my bodies doing some kind of spring detox.
okay another thing, did anyone see Oprah today??? that urinalysis toilet developed in japan had to be the neatest thing ever, gotta get me one of…
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 24, 2009 at 1:08pm —
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woo hoo, my biggest excitement is to be able to do long strenuous exercise without eating back half the calories i've consumed afterwards because of low bs, just in time to tone up for summer! .. now i just got to figure out where to put the damn thing
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 19, 2009 at 9:32am —
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I'm so Happy to say that he woke up from coma this morning, the doctors have treated his DKA, but they still want to do more test's such as stress tests and an examination on his brain to check for possible damage etc. He is a little weak at this stage, but he can speak and says he does not remember a thing leading up to the event, or why it happened. The doctors say he was very lucky and blessed to be found and alive. I do know something like this can happen on the rarest of occasions, but it m…
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 16, 2009 at 2:06pm —
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Alex is a fellow friend with type one that I have went to school with, our town is small so we had received news yesterday that he was found in his dorm in diabetic coma with his pump with a dead battery in his hand. His friends found him almost 24 hours after the incident and his blood sugars were over 1700.. how that is possible to survive i do not know.. but he is alive, yet still remaining unconcious. Along with this he had suffered a massive heart attack from the stress of his blood sugar b…
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 15, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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so i'm getting the pump soon because I will be traveling to Europe with my boyfriend for the summer. Wer're starting in London, and making the way to Norway where my grandpa and uncle live... I'm very nervous however.... food.. insulin... health care is expensive over there, so i dont know how i'm going to work around diabetes... any traveling tips?
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Added by Jill Hartley on March 10, 2009 at 9:00am —
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