Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category

I Felt Like Such A Bad Mother The Other Day

Anyone who reads this blog for anything more than 2 seconds knows that I have quite a few health problems.  Fibromyalgia.  Type II diabetes.  Anxiety Disorder.  Borderline Agoraphobia.  Early Degenerative Disease. And I do everything in my power to not let these  things affect the care of my son.  I had a horrible fibro flair [...]

January 18, 2010   Posted in: Adam, Being a Mummy, Diabetes, Fibro, Mental Illness, me  2 Comments

On Advocating for Yourself

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows at least three things about me: – I’m a depressive I’m knocked up I have diabetes Its this third one that is the subject today. You see, I belong to Diabetes UK.  Its the one and only charity that Simon and I give money to on a yearly [...]

February 23, 2009   Posted in: Diabetes, daily  One Comment

Ooops, Sorry Eve!

I’ll post a warning next time. In case anyone is wondering why I can’t get a driver’s licence because of my diabetes, they should know that I just had a hypo while doing nothing more than sleeping.  They can happen at any time.  Would you want to suddenly be weak and dizzy while driving? Me [...]

February 7, 2009   Posted in: Diabetes, daily  No Comments

I Have Suddenly Realized

I am no longer a licensed driver. My California Driver’s License expired yesterday.  I can’t get a UK one with the current state of my diabetes. In some ways it is oddly freeing. I am sure it will feel less freeing when I am in California later this year, after the baby is born, and [...]

February 6, 2009   Posted in: Belfast, Diabetes, Ex-Pat  No Comments

Right On Schedule

So, insulin resistance starts around 20 weeks.  Yup.  Friday morning woke up, my BG was up.  Had breakfast.  Still up.  Lunch.  Up.  After lunch WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY up.  Called diabetic nurses.  Insulin has been increased. Nurse I spoke to said that it probably meant the baby was having a growth spurt.  Fine with me! 2.5 days until [...]

January 31, 2009   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, daily  No Comments

Had A Good Saturday

Haircut.  Shopping.  Lunch.  Nap. At least once every festive season, Simon and I take advantage of 4 for 3 on party food at M&S and have ‘nibbles’ night.  That night is tonight.  We have assorted indian chicken, assorted chineese dumplings, assorted shrimp toast things and mini-pizza.  YUMMY! Had a hypo while in town.  Even after [...]

December 13, 2008   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, daily  No Comments

So, Yesterday I Was 12 Weeks

So one more week and officially out of the first Trimester.  Too bad I’m still feeling nauseous a lot.  And exhausted.  And in a new symptom, slightly heartburnish.  Yay! Wacky numbers from yesterday have evened out, so that was apparently just a fluke day. I got my Christmas box from my dad today.  I wonder [...]

December 11, 2008   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, daily  One Comment

Huh.

If you had held a gun to my head and asked me if I took my hat and gloves with me when I left the office, I would have said yes.  And you would have shot me for lying. When I got in this morning, there they were, on my desk.  Huh. In other interesting [...]

December 10, 2008   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, Work, daily  No Comments

Saw Endo Today

Insulin being increased, cuz my morning numbers are a bit high.  That was about it. Had my first hypo at work today.  That was fun.  I keep juice in the fridge there, so I was fine in a few minutes. And I lost my favorite hat and my gloves today!  No idea when or where.  [...]

December 9, 2008   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, daily  One Comment

So I Now Wear

on my right wrist one of these.  It has my name, that I have diabetes and that I take insulin.  It says all that so that if I am in an accident, or found unconscious somewhere, the EMTs will know to check my blood sugar and such. I fought against getting one for ages.  But [...]

December 7, 2008   Posted in: Diabetes, Pregnancy, daily  2 Comments