[acb-diabetics] newsletter deadline reminder

[Barbara Mattson]

thanks!

barb mattson
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> Here is an article from "Diabetic News" Jan. edition.  It pretty well 
> covers
> type 1 diabetes.  What do you think about using it for the next 
> newsletter?
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> A Day in My Life With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
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> Meagan Esler
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> Jan 1, 2012
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> Meagan Esler
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> What's it really like to have type 1 diabetes?  Every morning I start the
> day with a finger prick and two insulin injections.  It doesn't matter if 
> I
> don't feel like it.  It doesn't matter if I'm tired.  There is simply no
> room for pre-coffee dosage errors, excuses, or whining.   Some mornings 
> are
> good and some are bad, based upon my blood glucose reading. Its level 
> varies
> greatly depending on whether my liver has released large stores of glucose
> during the dawn hours.
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> I wish the difficulty ended there, but we are just getting started.  After
> taking my shots, eating a healthy breakfast, and (hopefully) fitting in 
> some
> exercise, I head to work.  A short while later, depending on my next 
> finger
> prick, I decide whether a snack or a shot is in order.
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> Lunch cannot take place until another finger prick and careful 
> carbohydrate
> calculations determine the amount of insulin I must inject to keep my 
> blood
> sugar stable.  It doesn't matter that math was far from my best subject in
> school.  I must perform accurate calculations to figure out the proper
> amount of insulin to take based on the carbohydrates in my food.
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> When I'm dealing with low blood sugar, I get confused, sweaty, and shaky. 
> I
> need fast-acting sugary snacks or juice immediately, even if I'm not 
> hungry,
> to bring my blood sugar levels back up to a safe level.  I carry glucose
> with me and in my car at all times, and juice boxes fill a spot in the
> refrigerator at work.
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> When I'm dealing with high blood sugar, I need yet another shot based on a
> sliding scale.  It's not just food that affects my blood sugars.  So many
> things influence blood glucose levels, including hormones, physical
> activity, stress, and illness.
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> At dinner time, I check my blood glucose again, take another injection, 
> eat,
> and wait.  I need to allow two hours between dinner and bedtime for my 
> last
> blood glucose check and my final shot of the day.  It doesn't matter that 
> I
> might be tempted to fall asleep on the couch and have my contact lenses be
> my only worry.  For the rest of my life, the worry will be about my blood
> sugar.  My blood sugar at bedtime must be high enough to ensure that I 
> will
> not end up unconscious and have a seizure in my sleep.  At the same time, 
> it
> must be low enough to keep me healthy and avoid complications.
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> Diabetes feels a little like rocket science at times.  When I hear people
> judging how a person with diabetes takes care of herself, I want to
> challenge them to walk in our shoes for a while.  It isn't easy.  People
> with diabetes never get a day off.  We take care of ourselves, even when 
> we
> are moody, tired, busy, sick, or stressed.  Our lives depend on it.
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> We all have obstacles in life to deal with.  Our obstacle may be diabetes,
> but we do what we have to each day. Diabetes will not stop us.
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> Categories: Accurate Calculations, Blood Glucose Reading, Carbohydrate
> Calculations, Carbohydrates , Diabetes, Finger Prick, Glucose, Healthy
> Breakfast, High Blood Sugar, Insulin Injections, Liver, Obstacles in Life,
> Snack, Type 1 Diabetes
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
> On Behalf Of Barbara Mattson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 1:50 PM
> To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
> Subject: [acb-diabetics] newsletter deadline reminder
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> The deadline for Dia News submissions is February 1, 2012.
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> Barbara Mattson
> Editor, Dia News
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