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Weird.

Today was weird.

It started off with getting called to the front of a 200-person meeting to participate in Dance Dance Revolution.  My coworker won the dance-off, but now the whole office knows who the real #LeftShark from Katy Perry’s SuperBowl halftime show was.  (That would be yours truly).

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Later I discovered a 300+ blood glucose reading at lunch and a blood test confirmed some ketones.  Yikes, considering we had another meeting on the way.  No more Dance Dance Revolution for this girl, though!  I felt like this lizard that I encountered on a recent trip to Florida, as in Leave me the heck alone, intruders! [in this case, ketones].

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I bolused quite a bit and played the “wait it out and let the insulin do its job” game, otherwise known as “patience is a virtue, but it’s really freakin’ difficult when you don’t feel well!”

Trusting in insulin after all of my insulin pump drama in the past has been a challenge for me.  I’m still getting accustomed to the idea that when I bolus, insulin generally does something.  Before, it was not always the case.  Today, it did its thing, although I’m still running too high.

Tomorrow we shall try again.  Bring it on.

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“Thank A Friend Day.” Just Because.

Not that I carry oodles and oodles of internet power here, but if you are reading Very Light, No Sugar right now, I invite you to participate with me this week in thanking a friend who has supported you in your diabetes journey over the years.  These people make life with diabetes a bit easier for us through their patience and generosity of spirit.  I have many supportive friends and family members, but out of everyone, Ashley has always shown a keen interest in diabetes and in helping me to advocate for our cause.

She has a secret fan club of doctors and nurses at my diabetes clinic because I have admitted that I bolus more insulin around Ashley.  I am simply more comfortable because she has seen it all- the highs, the lows, the bad moods, and the goofy ones.  She knows what to do if something goes wrong.  And most importantly, she understands a lot about diabetes in a world where not many others fully grasp what it means to deal with this disease every day.  It is difficult to articulate what it entails to have a best friend like Ashley on your team while managing diabetes.  Let’s just say that it’s worth a whole lot; we don’t want my mascara to run everywhere now!  Ashley’s selfless nature has earned her the “Thank A Friend Day” award in my book.  Thank you, Ash!

This is us having our own party in a hotel in Rhode Island after losing power for days during a massive snowstorm in 2013.  I know, I know- we are reallyyy cool people…

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