This is every diabetic person's worst nightmare because we do not wish our disease on anyone and especially not our children. As a Diabetic I know the battles she will have to face and I know how deadly insulin truly is. My friend, who was a Diabetic Champion and was seriously kicking the disease's butt, lost her life because of a freaking low blood sugar and was home alone at the time. This was before all of us had Dexcom share available.
Conquering life living with Type 1 Diabetes
Thursday, November 18, 2021
My 5 year old Diabetic child is a super hero
My 5 year old was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes just this month and it has been an extreme rollercoaster of emotions for me personally since I also live with type 1 Diabetes. I have had many moments of tears bursting out of my eyes, to yelling and screaming at no one in my empty house to humbling moments when my little girl puts on an extremely brave face and tries a shot in a completely new area because we need to widen her shot rotation areas and I am crying inside but wearing my brave mom face.
T1D Parents with T1D kids
I started another support group for those of us Parents with type 1 Diabetes who have type 1 Diabetic kids.
Have you been searching for Pump Wear Inc like I have been? Well I finally found her company under a new name.
Have any of you been searching for the Pump Wear Inc company like I have been?! Well today I finally found Julie DeFruscio PJ Creations LLC Now I can order some awesome gear for my daughter and myself and some bands that are totally smooth, no buckles or velcro to be bothersome! https://www.facebook.com/pjcreationsllc/
Also the website: https://pjcreationsllc.com/
Diabetes Awareness Month
This year I have had type 1 diabetes for 21 years and that is more than half of my life. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 19 years old. I try to be an advocate for every person living with type 1 Diabetes and to help stop the spread of misinformation and spread the correct information. I try to live with this wreched disease with as much positivity as I can and I feel like with age I have learned to do that much better, until a few days ago anyway.
This month my 5 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and it has hit me like a ton of bricks and the amount of guilt I feel is soul crushing. Type 1 Diabetes is like an invisible disease that no one understands or can begin to fathom the complexity of it. My ability to be positive and upbeat is wavering. My battle with this disease is just as hard as everyone else's, it's never easy, it never stops and it's never the same and I never get a vacation from it.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Blogging hiatus
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma
The world has gone insane since I last blogged!
We started a huge home remodel project this January and did a big portion of the remodel ourselves then Covid hit, the schools closed, we got goats and then horses! I haven't had much time to do much blogging to say the least. Ha!
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Strength training and why I am hooked.
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma
I started weight lifting 2 years ago because I was so far out of shape and a mess from my 2nd pregnancy. My abdominal muscles were separated from that pregnancy and it caused me a lot of back pain. I started out with the Mutu system to help get my muscles back together. After my first workout I swore I was never going to be able to walk again. I was so sore I had to wait a whole week to workout again. I got through the whole mutu system and my core felt a lot stronger. I still have weakened connective tissue, I need to have the muscles stitched back together.
Then I added in weight lifting. At first that was horrible also, the muscle soreness was unreal and I almost gave up. I have taken weeks off due to burn out and soreness but I knew I had to get back into it.
Now over 2 years in I am addicted to weight lifting. Its like a challenge to workout hard enough to make my muscles sore. I have to work really hard and lift heavier and heavier to make gains, but I am hooked on it.
My diabetes is so much easier to manage when I weight lift and I need so much less insulin, even all day long after a workout. I try to workout for 1.5 hours minimum and if the day allows it I go for 2 hours. I wear a fitbit and I workout out until I have burned at least 300 calories.
I am so much stronger than I was before and can get so much more accomplished with no pain afterward. I can do yardwork with no pain afterward. I can even use our gas weed eater for 4 or 5 hours with no pain afterward, other than my hands might hurt a little, I can walk over 8 miles just using the weed eater on our property. I feel so much better being stronger.
The best benefit is that I am finally losing bodyfat that Ive been trying to lose for years. It is coming off so very slowly but it is going away! My abdominal fat is glued to me I swear, but it is shrinking! I have even gone down a size in jeans, which the best reward! I cannot wait until I can get my abdominal muscles repaired and all the extra skin removed, I will no doubt go down another jean size.
So if you are needing to lose weight or get into shape, there is no better day than today to start! If I can do it and over come the horrible muscle pain so can you. I have even mostly cured my lower back pain, by including piriformis stretches into my routine.
I use the ketogains calculator online and I do follow a low carb high protein and moderate fat diet. If I can do it, you can too. I LOVE bread, cookies and cakes just as much as any other carb addict but I had to give it up so I could live a long life and as healthy as I can. I do still cheat but I try to limit it as much as possible.
I started weight lifting 2 years ago because I was so far out of shape and a mess from my 2nd pregnancy. My abdominal muscles were separated from that pregnancy and it caused me a lot of back pain. I started out with the Mutu system to help get my muscles back together. After my first workout I swore I was never going to be able to walk again. I was so sore I had to wait a whole week to workout again. I got through the whole mutu system and my core felt a lot stronger. I still have weakened connective tissue, I need to have the muscles stitched back together.
Then I added in weight lifting. At first that was horrible also, the muscle soreness was unreal and I almost gave up. I have taken weeks off due to burn out and soreness but I knew I had to get back into it.
Now over 2 years in I am addicted to weight lifting. Its like a challenge to workout hard enough to make my muscles sore. I have to work really hard and lift heavier and heavier to make gains, but I am hooked on it.
My diabetes is so much easier to manage when I weight lift and I need so much less insulin, even all day long after a workout. I try to workout for 1.5 hours minimum and if the day allows it I go for 2 hours. I wear a fitbit and I workout out until I have burned at least 300 calories.
I am so much stronger than I was before and can get so much more accomplished with no pain afterward. I can do yardwork with no pain afterward. I can even use our gas weed eater for 4 or 5 hours with no pain afterward, other than my hands might hurt a little, I can walk over 8 miles just using the weed eater on our property. I feel so much better being stronger.
The best benefit is that I am finally losing bodyfat that Ive been trying to lose for years. It is coming off so very slowly but it is going away! My abdominal fat is glued to me I swear, but it is shrinking! I have even gone down a size in jeans, which the best reward! I cannot wait until I can get my abdominal muscles repaired and all the extra skin removed, I will no doubt go down another jean size.
So if you are needing to lose weight or get into shape, there is no better day than today to start! If I can do it and over come the horrible muscle pain so can you. I have even mostly cured my lower back pain, by including piriformis stretches into my routine.
Sunday, October 6, 2019
I restarted my Dexcom G6 sensor with an 81XXX transmitter!
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma
I finally got my first 81XXX Dexcom G6 transmitter and today was my first sensor restart attempt with it. I keep reading about everyone failures and attempts to get it to restart as apparently Dexcom is on to us and is trying desperately to stop us from restarting. I hear the 8GXXX transmitters are even harder to restart sensors.
I finally got my first 81XXX Dexcom G6 transmitter and today was my first sensor restart attempt with it. I keep reading about everyone failures and attempts to get it to restart as apparently Dexcom is on to us and is trying desperately to stop us from restarting. I hear the 8GXXX transmitters are even harder to restart sensors.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Tandem updated the tclip finally!!!
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma
I finally had to order a new tclip for my x2 pump because it fell and broke. I called tandem and I ordered a new one and grudgingly paid shipping. It took much longer than I expected to get to my house but it arrived today. Much to my surprise they updated it! Finally!
They made the top button easier to push and put a rubber gripper on the metal clip part so it stays on better.
Here are some pics. The blue clip is the old style/was my backup.
The old style top button
The new style top button
I finally had to order a new tclip for my x2 pump because it fell and broke. I called tandem and I ordered a new one and grudgingly paid shipping. It took much longer than I expected to get to my house but it arrived today. Much to my surprise they updated it! Finally!
They made the top button easier to push and put a rubber gripper on the metal clip part so it stays on better.
Here are some pics. The blue clip is the old style/was my backup.
The old style top button
The new style top button
Monday, August 5, 2019
No low blood sugar
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma #ketogains
So I usually hand wash my vehicle in the Summer since its nice outside and we live in the country. Today I decided since it was going to be really hot that it would be a good day to wash and maybe buff out some scratches on my Jeep with compound (former car detailer of 5 years here).
So I usually hand wash my vehicle in the Summer since its nice outside and we live in the country. Today I decided since it was going to be really hot that it would be a good day to wash and maybe buff out some scratches on my Jeep with compound (former car detailer of 5 years here).
Restart your G6 sensor with an android phone and X2 pump
#Diabetes #Dexcom #TandemDiabetes #Type1Diabetes #dsma
This is how I successfully restart my g6 sensors with my ANDROID PHONE and X2 INSULIN PUMP. I cannot tell you how to do it with an iphone or with just the insulin pump or with just a phone. Do this BEFORE your sensor session runs out, do it as many days or hours in advance as it works for you just do it with at least 6 hours left. I have not gotten any of the newer transmitters so when I get one I will let you know how it goes. I am still on an 80XXXX transmitter.
This is how I successfully restart my g6 sensors with my ANDROID PHONE and X2 INSULIN PUMP. I cannot tell you how to do it with an iphone or with just the insulin pump or with just a phone. Do this BEFORE your sensor session runs out, do it as many days or hours in advance as it works for you just do it with at least 6 hours left. I have not gotten any of the newer transmitters so when I get one I will let you know how it goes. I am still on an 80XXXX transmitter.
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