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.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Has Anyone Heard About The BCG Study?
Has anyone heard about the BCG Study in Boston? I had not until I, oddly enough, was having my teeth cleaned! My hygienist's husband is a T1D, and she had found the study. Now, let's face it. Any diabetic does not *want* to be one. YES we love Afrezza, but imagine a life without ever taking any type of insulin. Think about it. You could do whatever you wanted and never think about lows or highs. EAT whatever you want without fear of those nasty highs. My mind can't comprehend it.
Dr. Denise Faustmann, Director of Mass General's immunobiology lab, stated T1D's were given two of the TB immunization shots (yes you read right, Tuberculosis TB!!) over four weeks and saw long term results. Blood sugars lowered and remained lowered for at least five years. She stated this was a much more cost effective way to control diabetes.
She doesn't claim T1's would be off insulin permanently, but she does state for at least five years levels remained within the normal range without lows and highs and no insulin. The vaccine is known as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). It's already FDA approved. During the study, A1C's went from an average of 7.4 to 6.2 and by the end of the eighth year the A1C was 6.7.
There is a lot of skepticism with this study, but I'm still curious if anyone else has heard about it or even participated in it. I'm not one who does immunizations. As a matter of fact, my youngest (now 18) has never been immunized (yes, I'm one of them!).
I'm excited to hear if anyone else knows about this. Have a great day.
Dr. Denise Faustmann, Director of Mass General's immunobiology lab, stated T1D's were given two of the TB immunization shots (yes you read right, Tuberculosis TB!!) over four weeks and saw long term results. Blood sugars lowered and remained lowered for at least five years. She stated this was a much more cost effective way to control diabetes.
She doesn't claim T1's would be off insulin permanently, but she does state for at least five years levels remained within the normal range without lows and highs and no insulin. The vaccine is known as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). It's already FDA approved. During the study, A1C's went from an average of 7.4 to 6.2 and by the end of the eighth year the A1C was 6.7.
There is a lot of skepticism with this study, but I'm still curious if anyone else has heard about it or even participated in it. I'm not one who does immunizations. As a matter of fact, my youngest (now 18) has never been immunized (yes, I'm one of them!).
I'm excited to hear if anyone else knows about this. Have a great day.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Overview of most of my A1C's and OH MY where'd the time go?
OH MY GRACIOUS! I cannot believe it's been over a year since I've posted. Where'd the time go? How'd I let that happen? Easy....I was living life and enjoying the benefits of Afrezza. I've taken a snapshot of the last few years of my A1C's that are on file via the online results (not all are on here). Anyway, check out the difference! 2016 is when I started using Afrezza. Notice how my A1C slowly has been going down? My weight is down. My health is up. My Blood Pressure stays around 106/70 without medication. My cholesterol is perfect. NO Afrezza doesn't deal with that BUT when your blood sugars are completely under control, you feel better, want to exercise, get out and do stuff.
You also begin to eat healthier. My pastor was recently joking and said that he knew many diabetics, and he didn't know one who didn't eat what they weren't supposed to eat. He's right. HOWEVER, when you're in control of your levels instead of your levels being in control of you......life is heading in the right direction. Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went-life was good. I was able to enjoy a slice, or two, of pumpkin pie (thanks to my son-in-law's great baking skills) with 4u without a single high level. PERFECT.
Did I gain a few pounds......um......let's stay focused on blood sugars 😏. I still continue to stay #TeamAfrezza. I've tried and tried to speak to other diabetics about it. Many listen, some are simply too stubborn. Some want to use it, but their insurance doesn't cover it. CRAZY. How is that possible? It's a proven insulin for Type 1, insulin dependent diabetics. I have a friend who's still using her ole "trusty" pump. She posted how excited she was that her levels were going down. They'd been over 300 for a month. No, she wasn't sick. She just has so much scar tissue built up from changing the sites that the insulin was having trouble working properly. Oh my......
Well, time to now go....why? I've been baking this evening, and I've made some Carrot Cake Oatmeal cookies (diabetic approved). OH YUM. Did you know carrots were a natural sweetener? Use it in place of sugar for a lot of baking and cooking needs (works wonderfully when you're on the Daniel Fast). So time to enjoy a hot cup of coffee and two carrot cake oatmeal cookies after inhaling my 4u.
#TeamAfrezza
You also begin to eat healthier. My pastor was recently joking and said that he knew many diabetics, and he didn't know one who didn't eat what they weren't supposed to eat. He's right. HOWEVER, when you're in control of your levels instead of your levels being in control of you......life is heading in the right direction. Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went-life was good. I was able to enjoy a slice, or two, of pumpkin pie (thanks to my son-in-law's great baking skills) with 4u without a single high level. PERFECT.
Did I gain a few pounds......um......let's stay focused on blood sugars 😏. I still continue to stay #TeamAfrezza. I've tried and tried to speak to other diabetics about it. Many listen, some are simply too stubborn. Some want to use it, but their insurance doesn't cover it. CRAZY. How is that possible? It's a proven insulin for Type 1, insulin dependent diabetics. I have a friend who's still using her ole "trusty" pump. She posted how excited she was that her levels were going down. They'd been over 300 for a month. No, she wasn't sick. She just has so much scar tissue built up from changing the sites that the insulin was having trouble working properly. Oh my......
Well, time to now go....why? I've been baking this evening, and I've made some Carrot Cake Oatmeal cookies (diabetic approved). OH YUM. Did you know carrots were a natural sweetener? Use it in place of sugar for a lot of baking and cooking needs (works wonderfully when you're on the Daniel Fast). So time to enjoy a hot cup of coffee and two carrot cake oatmeal cookies after inhaling my 4u.
#TeamAfrezza
Sunday, December 10, 2017
How'd You Survive Thanksgiving?
Well, how'd you do? Did you survive Thanksgiving without any hiccups? I'm once again so thankful for Afrezza. I ate entirely too much food for DAYS. Oh how I love left overs. What is your favorite?? Mine is, by far, homemade mini pumpkin muffins and individual pumpkin pies. Now, I'm no Martha Stewart, but I don't do too badly. I think I ate almost all of these. By the way, they are NOT diabetic friendly, but they're sure Afrezza friendly!!! 4units for every 2 is what I took. Hey, I told you they weren't diabetic friendly. Oh and I made some pumpkin fluff to go on them. My oldest son loves that stuff. Well, all my children do, but my oldest son loves the fluff on the muffins. So, hey, what's a momma to do? We make our children happy.
I have also been busy sewing. Oh that's my love language for sure. Give me a pattern and some material...ahhhhhh. So, I made and embroidered my grand daughter a dress and matching purse. This was such an easy pattern. I added the lace at the end to add length. This grandmomma likes long dresses on little girls! Anyway, I hope you all survived and are going Afrezza Strong. I'm already looking forward to the Christmas food.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Endo Update & Tricare Troubles
Well I saw my endo again. What happened? Afrezza lived up to the hype! Once again my A1C was down. Not by a ton. Many report their levels decrease by 2 and 3 points. I'm SO happy for them, but my reality is my new level is 6.8. Do y'all see that? 6.8, take a minute and let it sink in.
I told Dr Asamoah that I knew it needed to be lower, but I was feeling so great on Afrezza and Tresiba that I was happy. He looked at me and told me he was thrilled with my levels. It's not easy pleasing this man. He takes diabetes very seriously and has no problem letting me know when I mess up :/
Before this appointment though, I had a Tricare hiccup. It was so weird. I went to Kroger to get my meds, and they stated I needed a P.A. from Tricare now. WHAT????? After 25 years you'd think I should have known this. NO, why? Because it was something new. They wanted me to try some other insulin my doctor knew would not work on me. I tried it. It flopped. I emailed him and told him. The next day I had my Tresiba.
Folks, finding a good doctor is hard now a days, but it's worth it for your health. Find one. Dr Asamoah, if you're in the Indy area, is who you need to see if you are a diabetic. This man has been ranked in the top 10 drs in the country SO many times it's unreal.
Finally, have you all ever tried Flatout Bread??? Well, glory, try it. It's the best ever for diabetics. Nope, I'm not getting kick backs and have no ties to this company. I take NO insulin when I eat this. I'm not sure why, but I don't have to. You should try it. NO you HAVE to try it!!! Here's a link in case you don't know what I'm talking about. https://www.flatoutbread.com. Oh mercy.
It's all going great in this Afrezza Frenzy's Diabetic World. Praise God and giving Him all the glory.
Pray, test your levels, and inhale your insulin!
I told Dr Asamoah that I knew it needed to be lower, but I was feeling so great on Afrezza and Tresiba that I was happy. He looked at me and told me he was thrilled with my levels. It's not easy pleasing this man. He takes diabetes very seriously and has no problem letting me know when I mess up :/
Before this appointment though, I had a Tricare hiccup. It was so weird. I went to Kroger to get my meds, and they stated I needed a P.A. from Tricare now. WHAT????? After 25 years you'd think I should have known this. NO, why? Because it was something new. They wanted me to try some other insulin my doctor knew would not work on me. I tried it. It flopped. I emailed him and told him. The next day I had my Tresiba.
Folks, finding a good doctor is hard now a days, but it's worth it for your health. Find one. Dr Asamoah, if you're in the Indy area, is who you need to see if you are a diabetic. This man has been ranked in the top 10 drs in the country SO many times it's unreal.
Finally, have you all ever tried Flatout Bread??? Well, glory, try it. It's the best ever for diabetics. Nope, I'm not getting kick backs and have no ties to this company. I take NO insulin when I eat this. I'm not sure why, but I don't have to. You should try it. NO you HAVE to try it!!! Here's a link in case you don't know what I'm talking about. https://www.flatoutbread.com. Oh mercy.
It's all going great in this Afrezza Frenzy's Diabetic World. Praise God and giving Him all the glory.
Pray, test your levels, and inhale your insulin!
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