tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555310367583192622012-02-16T18:47:29.495+11:00This blog has moved, please go theresooznoreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-29494522129254644292009-09-10T02:44:00.001+10:002011-03-20T08:30:27.415+11:00

Today (10th Sep, 2009) this blog moved to: http://ladalife.com All articles are available there and more. All new blog posts will be made at the new blog site. Please update your follow links,  RSS feeds and so on.  Thanks!

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-15714431658019533022009-09-08T17:19:00.001+10:002009-09-15T04:35:59.191+10:00

Today (10th Sep, 2009) this blog moved to: http://blog.zansuri.com   In 30 years of diabetes, which has progressed, sometimes become better-managed, and has changed over the years, I’ll profess my avid interest in its treatment. I thought I knew a lot until I started the preparation for going on an insulin pump earlier this year. Since then, I can’t tell you how much more my poor brain has been

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-2765043643438558182009-09-08T16:53:00.001+10:002009-09-15T04:36:15.925+10:00

Today (10th Sep, 2009) this blog moved to: http://blog.zansuri.com   It bugs the hell out of me! Well-meaning (sometimes) and uninformed (nearly always) people telling someone (including me) how to manage their diabetes. While I haven’t lately had anyone tell me anything that irked me, I see it and hear it all the time. Please folks, if you don’t have diabetes yourself, unless you’re a

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-66723452848132398382009-09-03T02:31:00.000+10:002009-09-03T02:31:43.688+10:00

Mediterranean Diet Better for Diabetes Than Low-Fat Meals: Study Been saying the same thing it for years!! Whether you're Type 1 or Type 2 or anything in between, if you can't keep your blood glucose within your target range most of the time, try cutting the carbs! On lower carbs, diabetes is so much easier to control - on insulin and even more so, without insulin! If you are on any

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-43967288850320469422009-09-01T03:12:00.003+10:002009-09-01T03:18:39.330+10:00

Here's a recipe from Adam, a reader at Mark's Daily Apple. The recipe looks interesting (haven't tried it yet, but others have), and it's low carb too! If you love coconut, try it! The recipe can also be made into waffles. Primal Coconut Pancakes and Waffles (link to original, including video, which shows you how) 2 eggs 1/2c or 56g almond meal 1c or 68g shredded coconut, unsweetened,

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-67530712312386760892009-08-30T01:24:00.005+10:002009-08-30T02:18:34.953+10:00

Here's an interesting explanation of why exercise is important and why we're eating too much fructose. It's also somewhat related to why insulin puts on weight - whether that's insulin promoting drugs, the insulin you take for diabetes, or the excess insulin produced in most people with Type 2 Diabetes.I knew some of the theory, but this explains it in detail.Considering the process of Type 2

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-37198231238909070682009-08-29T17:18:00.002+10:002009-08-29T17:20:24.984+10:00

While I'm generally a lower-carber (not totally low carb, but breakfast and lunch, definitely), insulin has given me an extra 14kg since 2006. That's not an insignificant amount of weight.Could I eat less? For breakfast and lunch, definitely not. I eat like a bird. Should I cut down the 2 eggs to 1 egg for breakfast with a glass of water? Maybe I could.For dinner - it's a regular dinner (say 2

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-75742332390886013542009-08-21T02:36:00.006+10:002009-08-21T03:38:09.126+10:00

Some new thinking about tweaking the settings on your insulin pump was reported by Kelly Close, a guest blogger on Diabetes Mine. Read it via the link below... New Tricks for Tweaking Dosing Formulas for Your Insulin Pump I'm giving it serious thought.

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-11817058417481814282009-07-31T03:53:00.003+10:002009-07-31T04:15:23.383+10:00

I've just had 4-5 days of blood glucose highs for no obvious reason. This happened through 3 site changes (clutching at straws for the reason), a new bottle of insulin, several calls and emails to my DE to confirm my actions were right, and generally through days of total chaos, not understanding what was going on.I've had this many times on injections but only for a day or two. And back then I

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-64289231375224544182009-07-14T16:27:00.004+10:002009-07-14T20:00:37.841+10:00

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sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-49857786884595373012009-07-02T03:48:00.001+10:002009-07-02T03:48:59.519+10:00

Having no time at the moment to compose a full blog-post, I thought I'd put snippets taken from my recent emails to others. Taken from an email to H: How often are you changing your cartridge? I so can't do 'every 3 days'. Doesn't work for me - so unless I have a problem, I'm doing Tuesdays and Fridays. Definitely using less insulin on the pump - before I was doing between 50u and 65u (40 of

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-41148599142061101242009-06-23T19:48:00.007+10:002009-08-29T17:21:30.333+10:00

It was late afternoon, I was sitting in a cafe in town with my lovely husband, with a latte in front of me. My meter sat on my knee under the table staring back at me with a number that didn't make sense. Ok, I gave it the benefit of the doubt and bolused for the number and the milk in the latte. Thought that'd be the end of it. An hour later, when I got home, that darn number was still the same

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-32717470663053668302009-06-17T22:42:00.003+10:002009-06-17T23:00:47.423+10:00

Monday this week, my pump alarmed with a pump occlusion. At the time, I couldn't figure out why - it was nothing obvious then.It was clearly a while (no idea how long) before the pump alarmed me, and I was extremely surprised to see that my BGL went up so quickly.I changed the site with a completely new inset, then took a new cartridge and filled it with insulin. On rewinding the pump, it all

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-24242025713339333672009-06-10T16:07:00.005+10:002009-06-11T02:27:02.852+10:00

This post is a tad overdue. I've been on the Animas 2020 insulin pump for just over a week.With only one very explainable hypo early Saturday morning (lots of activity on Friday plus a party), I've been going great. Two site changes on my own so far - one last Friday and one yesterday. Both went well, although I was a little worried about the one yesterday, but it turned out ok.There's no doubt

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-8994278007728677222009-06-02T14:22:00.001+10:002009-06-02T14:24:27.280+10:00

Pump-start day yesterday!!! All went very smoothly. Out to dinner last night. BGLs really great, but some tweaking of basals probably in store next week. Even got the software to work on Vista (the Australian version isn't supposed to). Downloaded the pump data. Site change & refill today with the rep and handed in the reports from the downloaded data - less than 24 hours worth (LOL). Off to

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-14745489625751629342009-05-31T22:15:00.002+10:002009-05-31T22:41:39.768+10:00

Only about 12 hours to go before I get hooked up to the Animas 2020 insulin pump. It's been a long wait - more than 2 months! Despite all the preparation and learning, I've still got a ways to go. I'm in for an awesome training session. But the real hard work begins after I'm hooked up.I have no idea what my body is going to do on an insulin pump. Will I have better control? Will there be highs

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-91333107176964599142009-05-26T03:53:00.003+10:002009-05-26T04:00:41.892+10:00

Just a week to go for my pump-start. It's been a hectic week with horrendous storms from South-East Queensland to the Mid North Coast of NSW. Trees down everywhere, flooding, power outages and more. My fridge died with one of the power outages, so rather than throwing more money at it, I decided to buy a new one. Reasonably happy with what I got although what I really wanted was $1000 more! Maybe

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-41705292170415719992009-05-21T02:33:00.002+10:002009-05-21T02:47:10.404+10:00

A relatively short 12 days will fly by, I know. I had a meeting with the diabetes educator last Monday and all is going well.Next week we work out, via a formula, what my basal insulin will be for the pump. Then the following Monday, it's pump-start day!The protocol requires my starting basal insulin to be approved by my wonderful endo, who is 1 hour away. Faxes are still very useful, although

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-27829195278139832132009-05-15T14:22:00.002+10:002009-05-15T14:31:46.862+10:00

Closer and closer - 17 days to be almost exact. I'm not counting that hard, but every time I start a blog entry, I need to add the days.I'm still learning in preparation for my insulin pump start but also lamenting the fact that Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS) are so lacking in Australia. I had high hopes for the Freestyle Navigator and the Dexcom 7+, but they're nowhere to be seen

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-16710293865345431802009-05-15T06:57:00.001+10:002009-05-15T06:59:20.490+10:00

Great video about Type 2 Diabetes HERE.

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-35602032348041671802009-05-13T02:33:00.001+10:002009-05-13T02:33:19.666+10:00

As the title says pump-start day is looming ever closer. Learning more and more every day by web surfing. I'm reading studies, forums, and generally paying close attention to others and their experiences on an insulin pump. Thought I knew a lot, but am constantly surprised at what I didn't know about the finer art of diabetes management. But I'm definitely onto the nitty gritty of it all.[Posted

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-3914075491639982412009-05-08T02:08:00.001+10:002009-05-08T02:29:20.002+10:00

Just 23 days to go before the pump-start. Still seems a long way off, but closer and closer.After my loopy hypo yesterday, today I relaxed a little with the tight control I'm trying to have at the moment. Not all that good for me, but I feel a whole lot better. Back to the grind tomorrow with lots of testing and eating lower carb foods. I find it works best for me. Porridge is now officially out

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-6260106560414227902009-05-06T20:40:00.002+10:002009-05-06T20:44:25.674+10:00

I've been laughing at unusual stories of people having a hypo (low blood sugar) thinking that nothing like it would ever happen to me. I'm way too methodical when I treat a hypo. Always got my 15g carbs with me. Get it out, eat it, test in 10 mins by which time the shaking has eased a little and can get a test strip out without shaking them all out of the canister. Get on with what I was doing.

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-38548122964909420312009-05-03T14:41:00.001+10:002009-05-03T14:41:48.629+10:00

With 4 weeks to go until my pump-start, the hard work really starts 2 weeks before. While I'm sure I know what my basals will be, my Diabetes Educator still wants me to document everything for the last 2 weeks - food, insulin and many blood glucose tests during the day and night. She wants the evidence, so I have to be hyper vigilant about writing everything down. I'm just not that kind of person

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-280626629375538922009-04-23T16:51:00.005+10:002009-04-23T17:35:01.256+10:00

I'm now well on the road to my pump start date of early June. The Animas 2020 was ordered and it's still the one I want.I tossed up between the pink and the black, and despite urging from others to go with the pink, I went for the black. What did I say to someone? Oh yeah... I'm not sure I like the idea of looking like an elephant in drag.Black is far more sedate and serious. Not that I'm either

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-35259128596068678142009-04-14T07:45:00.004+10:002009-05-13T02:35:24.156+10:00

My way or the highway... that's what I heard from my diabetes educator, although not in so many words. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1978, wrongly as it turned out some 30 years later. I'm actually what they call Type 1.5 or LADA - Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood. It is like what they used to call Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1), but has a very slow onset. And like Type 1, and unlike

sooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655531036758319262.post-79639504929294533722008-09-24T09:59:00.002+10:002008-09-24T10:06:22.204+10:00

I'm intending to post some recipes here. I have so many in my head, I'm not sure where to begin. So much for the recipes for now.I will, however, make a comment that in nearly 10 years in Byron Bay, I've yet to find a restaurant that is awesome, reasonably priced, has good service and is somewhere that gives me mouth-watering thoughts when I plan on going there. Pity.Yes, a few restaurants here

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