Anna's Blog
By: FatCatAnna
The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes! Whoo! Whoo!
I am a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed back in the early 60's as a child. I am living in Montreal, Canada and enjoy scribbling about diabetes from time to time. I’ve had my ups / downs just like any person would experience with going through life - diabetic or not. My motto in life? Diabetes does not control me – I control it!!
You can find more posts/discussions at my Facebook page called "The Roller Coaster Ride of Diabetes" and also on Twitter under the name of FatCatAnna. Feel free to follow me at both places or send me a private message!
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The joys of having Bowie my CGMS – Chapter 1 - Sep 02
Okay, for those of you who have never read my #dblogs before, I give names to all my little gizmos that I use for controlling my diabetes. What we have today, ...  more
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In a slump and scared - Jul 21
It’s rare for me to compose a #dblog that is not all “chirpy chirpy” … I think the last time I did one that was kind of down was at Diabetes1.org ... more
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Surviving the Holocaust with Type 1 diabetes - Mar 27
" To the best of my knowledge, I am the only
diabetic who survived years of imprisonment
in German concentration camps. This is my story "
The above words ... more
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Sugar and Your Health - Mar 06
The other day I emptied out a 4 kg (about 10 lbs) of white sugar that I had dated a year ago when I opened it. I use white sugar purely for cooking (I make my own ... more
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Eating from the ground - Yuca Fries - Feb 20
I am home now from a working holiday, in the Bahamas and Miami. Despite the weather being abit cooler then normal (they only get 2 weeks of winter - we were there in ... more
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Photo credit: bekkahrae at Photobucket
Have you started menopause yet? Curious because I started about a year ago, aka peri-menopause as they call it these days. I never had the regular PMS issues that many of my friends had during the years of "regular" menses. I always had interesting periods mind you but not PMS, WARNING the next sentence gets abit more descriptive - but if you dissected worms / rabbits in biology class - you'll be okay. I tend to have periods that are just blood clots due to polyps that I have (which are examined every year - if they become size of grapefruits - then they get nipped in the bud aka surgery ).
Starting on this new "life" which seems to have really hit me full force lately with headaches, bloating (I'm too old to be pregnant right?), fun times on the Porcelain Goddess from the derriere point of view (sorry - but have to be honest here) - I am ready to hit the looney bin. Instead of just a few days to a week of this, I'm now going into my 3rd week!!!! I'm so exhausted and of course with the hormones making the emotions wacky, I'm having to bite the bullet sometimes when I'm about to lose it (Mike my hubby wears a great shield of armour lately - bless him).
Yes, I've now become one of those women that I used to think were making the PMS bit all up (well except I did have a boss that when she had PMS - you knew it for sure - scary stuff - stay clear - be careful what you say). Of course, on top of this, my basal settings, bolus settings are now totally screwed up. What was working for me prior - throw it out the door - and just inject more - wait a few days to see how it works - inject more. I've now tripled my amount of basal (Levemir) twice a day injections. Yes, still having the issues with lumps forming at the injection site, and now with the larger dosage, they are no longer little tropical islands but the size of Russia (no offense, but figured Russia is the biggest country I can think of that came to mind in my strange mind I have these days).
I cannot WAIT to see my GP who I had tried to see back in March and she was only available to see in July. I think she may regret having me as her patient as I babble on about what's been happening. Of course, I see my endocrinologist and gynecologist within a few days of each other. It's see the doctor month for me - oh joy!!
Next life, I come back as a man - they get manopause later in life though - right?
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When You're Hot, You're Hot
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