You Tube Tuesday - Save the Ocean

It's been a while since I have posted a You Tube Tuesday video but this has been on my mind to share since I saw it over the weekend.

When I was a kid, School House Rock! was one of the best parts of Saturday Morning. Popping in between cartoons to learn about Grammar, History, Science, and Math. The Preamble to the Constitution, counting by 3's, and my ability to hook up words, phrases, and clauses are all the result of watching SHR.

So how excited was I to see a new group of School House Rock! cartoons called Earth Rock. A special set of songs for Earth Day in 2009 and I totally missed it! I watched these on Nextflix over the weekend twice and cannot stop singing them. Especailly Save the Ocean. 

For those of you who have "I'm Just a Bill" stuck in your head for hours, I give you a new ear worm. 

Enjoy!

PITA

I hate diabetes.

The past few days have been a PITA. Pain In The A1C.

My Dexcom has read HIGH (over 400) almost the entire time, I have changed infusion sets 4 times, I have changed reservoirs 4 times, and have tried two different bottles of insulin (one of those bottles I picked up from the pharmacy Wednesday!).

Whatever I ate and whatever I did caused my bg to spike. So annoying.

At one point I remember seeing that I have 33 units of insulin on board. That is crazy and dangerous.

Not until the end of the DSMA Live show last night did it finally come down, and rapidly.

There are a million reasons my bg could have been all crazy like. Was it the added stress that I had two major meetings at work this week? Was it that I couldn’t think straight during my meetings because of the high bg’s that caused even more stress? The stress of knowing nothing is working?

See a pattern?

Those diabetic snowballs just grow and  grow and the more work it takes the worse it gets. It’s like standing on a couch cushion in the middle of a shag rug sea of lava. Every step equals failure.

Hopefully I will have a break from the bg madness for the next few days. I woke up to a bg of 122 which was very nice.

Now let’s hope for a weekend of stellar bg navigation.

Or at the very least keeping numbers on my Dexcom and not words.

Chicago Meet Up Today!

Unfortunately I will not be there but both Cherise and Scott are going to be hosting a meet up today with a special episode of DSMA Live! If you are in the Chicago area you should stop by and if you are anywere else you should listen in to the show. It should be a lot of fun!

Sup?

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. 

I have not been around a lot lately due to lots of stuff but since you are my friend I thought I would let you know whats been going on.

DIABETES: My blood sugars have been pretty decent lately. I got a terrible A1C back from the doctors recently but I did not let it bring me down. I am just plugging along trying to do better every day.

I still don't have it down but I am much happier with my numbers. It should lead to a lower A1C which will be nice. Other than that my diabetes is rolling along as usual.

SLEEP APNEA: This has been a royal pain in the ass. The company that sent my CPAP took forever to get things squared away with insurance. When they finally did they sent a mask that a little too tiny for this large ninja. There were supposed to send me a mask that would cover my mouth and nose but they send another one that only covers my nose. It is big enough but it weighs a ton. It feels like a brick on my upper lip which drives me nuts and gives me a fat(ter) lip in the morning.

SISTER: My sister has a few more rounds of chemo before she is done with it all! She is so strong and positive although the last few treatments have made her feel crumby. Her strength and grace is inspriring. As usual she won't let anything hold her back.

HEART: Had a stress test a few weeks ago and my cardiologist gave me a clean bill of health! I was really happy to hear the old ticker seems to be good to go. I can get back on my bike and start training for next years Tour de Cure.

WEIGHT: My wife and I decided to go back to Weight Watchers. We have been going for a few weeks now and so far I have lost 8 pounds. The dietician I worked with in Cardiac Rehabilitation said something about Weight Watchers that made a lot of sense to me. She compared going to WW to going to church. Sure you may read the Bible and understand stuff but we go each week to refocus, find support being with others who believe as we do, and build community with fellow worshipers. WW is the same in that we may know the Points values and what to eat but we need to check in. We need accountability! I believe as long as I continue to go to the meetings I will find my way to healthy again.

ADVOCATE: I attended Lilly Diabetes Blogger Summit. It was an amazing experience. They do such a good job of educating, listening, partnering, and sharing with those of us who attended. I was honored to be a panelist at the Diabetes Hope Conference. It was such a cool way to bring people together using Google Hangouts. Hopefully soon the discussion will be available online to view.  

ME: I dunno where my head is anymore. I love to write here and share my life but I never seem to have time. At the same time, when I do not write and participate in the DOC I feel bad. Empty. It feels like my life is missing something and the fact is, it is. So what do I do? I have to work. I have responsibilities. Isn't this place a responsibilty? Then I look around the DOC and I think there are enough blogs to read why should I add to that when I feel so stale. My heart tells me to keep going which is the organ I usually listen to. 

FUTURE: I have 3 episodes of Ninjabetic TV written. Like scripts written! I need to make the time to film and edit and I have none. They are really funny and I really want to share but I cannot find the time or motivation to make them happen. Maybe if I did that would be the thing to change my mood and feelings. Who knows anymore. 

In the end I know I am just going to keep plugging along and maybe something will happen that will spark a fire to making this blog part of my daily life and not an after thought or burden. 

What am I saying? This place is mine and it is like medicine for me. I have to find my groove again which I know I will. It's in there. I can feel it.

Freaky Friday - DBlogWeek Day 5

Just like in the movie, Freaky Friday, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we’re considering other chronic conditions, do you think your participation in the DOC has affected how you treat friends and acquaintances with other medical conditions?

I would never choose to deal with another chronic disease. They are all awful. Diabetes chose me and I have to deal with it.

To choose a chronic disease is so unfathomable I cannot even go there. 

But in not wanting to be a party pooper and the fact that its Friday I am going to put my spin on this prompt.

So, if I could trade my diabetes with someone else who has a chronic disease I would trade my type 1 with any type 2.

Not that I think type 1 is harder than type 2 or ANYTHING LIKE THAT! I would not wish any type of diabetes on anyone. 

I would do this so that person with type 2 could go to the Friends for Life conference and experience the awesomeness that occurs there for themselves. That's it! Then we could switch back.

So, wanna trade?