http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/07/03/roll-call/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:31:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/07/03/roll-call/#comment-969 Ezequiel Daniel Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:30:47 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2007/07/03/roll-call/#comment-969 Hi everyone, I'm one of the moderators of the list and noticed that, although we have 200-some-odd members, the list is very quiet. How many of you out there are active? I wonder if we can start a roll call and get everyone to introduce themselves, perhaps with your age, how long you've had diabetes and what type, and what you like to do (work, hobbies, etc.). I'll start ... I've had type 1 diabetes for over 15 years now, since I was 9. I've struggled with it a bit over the years, but never really had a rebellion stage like many teeenagers and young adults do (I'm 25 now, by the way). Much of my emotions towards diabetes have been frustration and getting burned out, especially when, after having an A1c of 8% for over five years, I decided to try and get things under control a few years ago. My parents worked very hard at managing my diabetes when I was younger, and so we managed to keep my A1c around 7%, despite the two-shots-a-day insulin regimen of the time, but of course once I started college things began to <!--more--> deteriorate, and I occasionally "cheated" or forgot shots, but never got myself into any major trouble. I began seeing my endocrinologist regularly again, got off of NPH insulin and onto Lantus, which had just come out in Canada, and that helped a lot. But no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get my A1c below 7% where I wanted it -- the lowest I could manage was 7.1%, and I only achieved that once. Almost three months ago now I started using an insulin pump, and it has lessened a lot of my frustrations and kept my blood sugars steadier than they've been in years. I'm hoping that when I get my A1c done next week, it will be below the magic 7%! I still get frustrated when, on days like today, my blood sugar swings from a low of 3.4 mmol/l (61 mg/dl) to a high of 18.1 mmol/l (326 mg/dl) for seemingly no reason I can find, and the daily grind of testing and bolusing and carbohydrate counting and record-keeping and testing basal rates and changing infusion sets and all the rest seems overwhelming sometimes, but I know in the long run it all pays off. I finished university this past December with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Education in elementary education, and am currently working as a substitute teacher for my local school district, which proves for an unpredictable schedule just to add in some more variables to blood sugars! Anyway, enough of my rambling! I'd like to hear from some of you! Jen List moderator Hi everyone,
I’m one of the moderators of the list and noticed that, although we have
200-some-odd members, the list is very quiet. How many of you out there are
active? I wonder if we can start a roll call and get everyone to introduce
themselves, perhaps with your age, how long you’ve had diabetes and what
type, and what you like to do (work, hobbies, etc.).
I’ll start … I’ve had type 1 diabetes for over 15 years now, since I was
9. I’ve struggled with it a bit over the years, but never really had a
rebellion stage like many teeenagers and young adults do (I’m 25 now, by
the way). Much of my emotions towards diabetes have been frustration and
getting burned out, especially when, after having an A1c of 8% for over five
years, I decided to try and get things under control a few years ago. My
parents worked very hard at managing my diabetes when I was younger, and so
we managed to keep my A1c around 7%, despite the two-shots-a-day insulin
regimen of the time, but of course once I started college things began to

deteriorate, and I occasionally “cheated” or forgot shots, but never got
myself into any major trouble. I began seeing my endocrinologist regularly
again, got off of NPH insulin and onto Lantus, which had just come out in
Canada, and that helped a lot. But no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get
my A1c below 7% where I wanted it — the lowest I could manage was 7.1%, and
I only achieved that once. Almost three months ago now I started using an
insulin pump, and it has lessened a lot of my frustrations and kept my blood
sugars steadier than they’ve been in years. I’m hoping that when I get my
A1c done next week, it will be below the magic 7%! I still get frustrated
when, on days like today, my blood sugar swings from a low of 3.4 mmol/l (61
mg/dl) to a high of 18.1 mmol/l (326 mg/dl) for seemingly no reason I can
find, and the daily grind of testing and bolusing and carbohydrate counting
and record-keeping and testing basal rates and changing infusion sets and
all the rest seems overwhelming sometimes, but I know in the long run it all
pays off. I finished university this past December with a Bachelor of Arts
in English and a Bachelor of Education in elementary education, and am
currently working as a substitute teacher for my local school district,
which proves for an unpredictable schedule just to add in some more
variables to blood sugars!
Anyway, enough of my rambling! I’d like to hear from some of you!
Jen
List moderator

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