Hair loss and peri menopause

Im back to my blog!! Super long hiatus and a ton of life changes.  I needed to share this product with you all, it's saved a little bit of my sanity through this life transition.  I will post more soon about everything. 

For those of you who have ventured into peri menopause or menopause and have started HRT like I have, the hair loss is real!

I lost half my hair and so I freaked out and stopped taking it.  I went on this supplement from Amazon, the hair loss stopped and my hair is growing back.  I started taking this then went back on HRT including testosterone and my hair is still growing, not shedding! 

https://amzn.to/4hy8xGH

How incredibly dangerous the stomach flu can be with t1d.

I have sat and thought about this blog post over and over while writing it in my head without putting it into actual text many times. I don't want to come across as ungrateful for my knowledge of type 1 diabetes (aka t1d) or ungrateful that my child has a disease she can, God willing, live a long lifetime with.  I do, however, feel it is necessary to share just how dangerous a stomach/gastrointestinal virus can be with t1d.  

My little warrior had a crazy day, which I blogged about on April 8th.  Well unbeknownst to me she was coming down the the stomach virus/flu as we all tend to call it.  She woke up at 430am on Saturday, actually made it downstairs and puked.  Then puked a few more times.  Then her blood sugar started falling.  After lots of crying and begging her to eat some smarties, just like glucose tablets, she ate a few and her blood sugar came up a bit.  Incredibly scary moments.

Honeymoon phase

My little warrior's pancreas is working overtime lately.  She has had only basal insulin all day, not a single bolus.  Honeymoon phase is insane and insanely frustrating! The other day her pump site somehow managed to get near a blood vessel, which I had no idea about until her bolus sent her crashing into the 50's then of course her dinner hit full force since the insulin was in and out so fast so then she shot to the 300's.  I love insulin pumps except for when crap like that happens.  I only knew that was the issue after pulling the site the next day and the cannula was full of blood.  Go figure.  Somedays I really feel like pulling all my hair out and just crying until my tears dry up but I know that won't accomplish a damn thing.  So I pull myself out of it and say this is just another day in the life of type 1 diabetes=just do the best you can do for today and tomorrow is a new day, start fresh.  After years of managing my own type 1 diabetes and now my little kid's diabetes I am not sure how I will have any sanity left by the time she moves out some day....then my worry will shift to worrying about her because she is not in my care anymore.  For the love of God PLEASE someone cure type 1 Diabetes before my baby moves out.   I wish there was a way to navigate the honeymoon phase but there is not and there is no way to even know or guess what it is going to do. I wish this disease was easier to manage and not like a total crap shoot most days.

Fitbit Versa 3 mechanical issue

I have had my Fitbit Versa 3 since November 2020.  It broke last night with a known issue.  I contacted Fitbit via their lovely chat feature within the app and told them the side button had stopped working.  They told me this issue is not something that can be fixed with troubleshooting.  Ah, it's a known mechanical failure of this watch.  I'm out of their warranty period by 4 months. My $200.00 watch was only good for 16 months.  Awesome.  So they sent me a measly discount via my email to buy a new one.  So glad I'm a loyal fitbit user.  For whatever reason I bought the Square Trade warranty when I got the watch, it was 45.00 and Square Trade deductible was 30.00...so I'm not really sure it was worth it but a new Versa 3 is now down to 179.00 go figure. So now I will wait for my watch to arrive so I can continue to be able to monitor my blood sugar and most importantly my little warrior's blood sugar with the ease of looking at my wrist and have it vibrate when she or I go above or below the limits I have set up. 

Insulin price cap and links to help you get your insulin.

"US pharmaceutical companies and insulin manufacturers react to proposed legislation that would cap insulin costs and prevent significant rises in the costs of prescription drugs."

https://diatribe.org/president-biden-supports-35-price-cap-insulin-state-union-address/?omhide=true&utm_source=diaTribe&utm_campaign=49480fc8ca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_3_7_2022_15_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_22467a8528-49480fc8ca-15519791

"Here’s more information on how to get insulin at lower cost:

• How to Get Diabetes Drugs for Free

• Novo Nordisk: People who need help paying for their medicines can access these programs at www.novocare.com

• Sanofi: Commercially insured people are eligible for co-pay assistance programs for Adlyxin, Apidra, Lantus, Soliqua 100/33, and Toujeo. 

  • Uninsured people are eligible for the Insulin Valyou Savings Program

  • You may be able to access medications for free through the Sanofi Patient Connection program

• Lilly: Anyone who is paying more than $35 per monthly prescription of Lilly insulin can call the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center at (833) 808-1234 or visit insulinaffordability.com for more information."