Well, my new adventure is virtual running. Have y'all heard that? I hadn't. It is where you join a group (free), and then you sign up to run/jog/walk with your own group, your own area, etc. No meeting up, no one certain day, no one certain time, etc. Currently, I am signed up for 3. I use Moon Joggers (https://www.moonjoggers.com). How stinking exciting is this?
I'm not a "runner" per say. I'm more of a walker/jogger. I enjoy jogging. Running-YUCK. I encourage all my diabetic Afrezza users to join this and join me. I think it'd be exciting for all the Afrezza users to have our own "group." What do you think? Who's with me?
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Friday, February 8, 2019
Rejoicing in Small Victories......
Well, here's another reason I'm thankful for Afrezza. I have to have an MRI Tuesday. Before Afrezza, during my "pump life," I would have to disconnect the pump, get the MRI, and then fight with highs and lows for the rest of the night. I could never get my levels adjusted after a disconnect.
Sounds stupid to be excited about something like this, but, hey, if you have diabetes, you take and celebrate every victory you have whether big or small. The first time I had a test where the pump had to be disconnected, it was terrible. This was YEARS ago. They didn't know really what to do, if it'd mess the pump up, or anything. Oh my my. Finally I learned to just not say anything and disconnect it and keep it with my clothing.
So, celebrate with me-another reason I'm thankful to Dump The Pump and inhale Afrezza.
Sounds stupid to be excited about something like this, but, hey, if you have diabetes, you take and celebrate every victory you have whether big or small. The first time I had a test where the pump had to be disconnected, it was terrible. This was YEARS ago. They didn't know really what to do, if it'd mess the pump up, or anything. Oh my my. Finally I learned to just not say anything and disconnect it and keep it with my clothing.
So, celebrate with me-another reason I'm thankful to Dump The Pump and inhale Afrezza.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Could You Have Done This While On The Pump?
This past week I had to travel to N.C. to visit my mother in law who was having a very complicated surgery. So what happens? You pack and pack and pack. What'd you forget? Do you really need everything you've packed? WAIT...insulin. So, there I go. Running up the stairs to fetch my Tresiba and Afrezza. Down the stairs I go...WAIT....forgot glucometer strips and needles for the Tresiba. OH MY. The trip hadn't started, and I was already tired.
10 hours on the road, checked into the hotel....dare I say MOTEL. Oh my word! That's ok. I wasn't planning on spending much time there. Tuesday morning we all arrived at Duke University at 5:00am! Yes, you read that right. 5:00am. 17 hours and 3 waiting rooms later, she was done, and it went wonderfully. Praising the Lord.
I realized around 10:00pm that I had not eaten dinner. Breakfast was around 8:00am, and lunch was around noon. I had gone 10 hours without any food. No snacks. No nothing. I tested my blood sugar. It was 130, and after I had eaten lunch it was 174. So in the course of 10 hours, I had only dropped 44 points. Now, you tell me. Would that have happened if you were on the pump? NO! I can answer that. I was on the pump.
I'm again so thankful for the benefits and ease of using Afrezza. There is no way I could have gone that long when on the pump OR even while taking the shots. This is unreal. Wonderfully unreal, but it's unreal. What a great testimony for Afrezza. No lags, no tails, in and out 2-2.5 hours. Having diabetes isn't fun, but Afrezza surely makes it manageable.
10 hours on the road, checked into the hotel....dare I say MOTEL. Oh my word! That's ok. I wasn't planning on spending much time there. Tuesday morning we all arrived at Duke University at 5:00am! Yes, you read that right. 5:00am. 17 hours and 3 waiting rooms later, she was done, and it went wonderfully. Praising the Lord.
I realized around 10:00pm that I had not eaten dinner. Breakfast was around 8:00am, and lunch was around noon. I had gone 10 hours without any food. No snacks. No nothing. I tested my blood sugar. It was 130, and after I had eaten lunch it was 174. So in the course of 10 hours, I had only dropped 44 points. Now, you tell me. Would that have happened if you were on the pump? NO! I can answer that. I was on the pump.
I'm again so thankful for the benefits and ease of using Afrezza. There is no way I could have gone that long when on the pump OR even while taking the shots. This is unreal. Wonderfully unreal, but it's unreal. What a great testimony for Afrezza. No lags, no tails, in and out 2-2.5 hours. Having diabetes isn't fun, but Afrezza surely makes it manageable.
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