Comment by Josephine A Ni Dhomhnaill on October 25, 2012 at 12:11pm

I understand Shayla, I usually get fed up with the Winter drawing in, but for some reason it hasn't bit me yet. Hopefully your mood will lift shortly. Sometimes I go off food altogether and just cannot be bothered, or I go the other way and crave sugar. Are you just getting the hang of carb counting ? It does become second nature, well you still need to weigh portions. I would also love a cgms, maybe next year. I do think that with the amount of people pushing for them the price will drop. Did you really drop from 16% to 6.9%, I'm still in shock. That is an unbelievable achievement and you should be very proud.

Comment by Pastelpainter on October 25, 2012 at 1:49pm

You drew a picture in my mind of a plate with numbers written on it. No food, just numbers. Made me giggle. Hey you are doing so well, your number counting must be working. Things can only get better. Hugs, Maureen

Comment by acidrock23 on October 25, 2012 at 3:28pm

16 to 6.9 is a HUGE improvement and you should be really happy about that. While a CGM is very useful, other stuff, like a food scale and good book about carb counts (I like Calorie King...) can also help you improve. MrsAcidRock had found a free app called "Lose It" that counts stuff with an easy interface for your phone, the camera scans barcodes for packaged stuff but it's also very easy to use for unpackaged food and does a pretty good job. I like the interface for choosing portions better than Myfitnesspal and, when I use it, I will notice that things will smooth out, probably because I'm closer with my counts. It's also sort of fun to enter stuff in so maybe try that and see how it goes?

Comment by Shayla on October 25, 2012 at 5:31pm

Thanks everyone for the comments...and yes I do use the app lose it I agree it is a nice app to have :) I guess this just all bothers me cuz most people don't even think about what their eating they just eat but we have to be so mindful of it...it just gets exhausting

Comment by acidrock23 on October 25, 2012 at 5:37pm

That's one thing I like about running. In some ways there's an advantage to diabetes because knowing what's going on BG-wise is very easy when I'm out there, since I don't want to ruin a good run with bad BG. I've seen people throw up at just about every race I've been to (although not in Chicago this year?) and figure that they were overloading or whatever. It's sort of a game to me and I try to "win" as much as possible. Even when I screw up, it's an opportunity to do a good job cleaning up the mess and go on to the next one!

Comment by Chris Miller on October 25, 2012 at 9:05pm

I don't vary too much with my breakfast. Oatmeal or bagels are my common choices, and I bolus accordingly.

With lunch, I pack the night before, so I know my exact carb counts when I take it to work the next day.

Supper is no different. It's pre-packaged or it's something I've had before and can calculate the carbs.

Holidays and special occasions, eating at restaurants can be the tough ones :)

Comment by pancreaswanted on October 26, 2012 at 1:19am

shayla,
first of all congratulations on the drop in a1c! that is awesome and must have taken some hardcore logging and changes!
it would be great to have a cgm, wouldnt it? ill probably never be able to get one either. i was diagnosed almost a year ago and have just spent 7 glorious weeks without having to shoot up novorapid, just levemir, and so no lows, didnt really have to think about them. just last week i noticed the numbers creeping up and now im back on the fast acting. it fills me with anxiety and negativity, planning out my exercise and food intake with what seems to me like military precision again. all to avoid hypos. it would be fab right now to have a cgm.
im just doing what you do, testing like crazy and feeling like i am at war with food. at war! i hate/am afraid of food right now. youre right, it is exhausting. i cant remember what i thought about before D!
were all with you on this! and really, the cgm, big, big canula thingie...uuugh!

Comment by Sam Iam on October 26, 2012 at 7:58am

I think it's perfectly natural to feel a little down after your bg control improves. Sugar is bad for us, but make us feel good. Dealing with food, I find it helps to focus on flavor, rather than quantity. Most of the things that drive up our bg are either very sweet or bland. After a while, I find I can do without either. Hope you feel better.

Comment by meee on November 7, 2012 at 5:15pm

first of all, congrats on getting your a1c down!! give yourself a big pat on the back for that. I'm sorry you're feeling so down- there are times when I feel stressed that it's harder to deal with food/eating etc., but for the most part I feel better about things currently- I still have times I am miscalculating insulin/timing and when things just go crazy- I had one day that looked like a yo yo! That is my worst problem currently. I tried a CGM and I couldn't tolerate the sensors or the constant beeping and inaccuracy.

I think you can get over the panick by realizing that even if you make a mistake you are testing a lot and you can easily correct it with your pump. I would like the flexibility of a pump but again I could not tolerate a line in me 24/7.

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