The Best in a Year
So last week, I learned I had the best A1C I've had in over a year. Certainly, your first thought is this:And while my first thought about it probably should have been something like this:I think I looked more like this:Wait, wut?With everything I've had going on, recovering from my broken arm & surgery, going through the stress of returning to work, going to physical therapy and everything else, I'm actually doing better? How did this happen? I didn't feel like I did a whole lot that was terribly different or special.So yes, I am celebrating this small victory over here, but I know there is still much to improve and a...
Source: Dorkabetic - June 16, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Not Quite in Arm's Reach, or What Happened When I Broke My Humerus
I come from a long line of klutzes. Sometimes I trip, lose my balance, or flounder around while walking because my ankle decides it doesn't want to stay upright. I think it was one of the latter two reasons that caused me to fall from the top step of my front stoop onto the sidewalk on March 28th. This resulted in my first-ever major broken bone, my first-ever ambulance ride, my first-ever arm sling, and my second-ever surgery.There are many places in which your arm can be broken. In my case, it was my humerus--and before you say anything, it wasn't funny at all. For those not in the know, the...
Source: Dorkabetic - May 21, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Not Quite in Arm's Reach, or What Happened When I Broke My Humerus
I come from a long line of klutzes. & nbsp;Sometimes I trip, lose my balance, or flounder around while walking because my ankle decides it doesn ' t want to stay upright. & nbsp;I think it was one of the latter two reasons that caused me to fall from the top step of my front stoop onto the sidewalk on March 28th. & nbsp;This resulted in my first-ever major broken bone, my first-ever ambulance ride, my first-ever arm sling, and my second-ever surgery. < br / > < br / > There are many places in which your arm can be broken. & nbsp;In my case, it was my humerus--and before you say anything, it wasn ' t funny at all. & nbsp;Fo...
Source: Dorkabetic - May 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Where & #39;s Hannah?
I broke my right humerus (upper arm) last Friday. I have surgery to fix it tomorrow. I sure do miss typing with two hands. See you soon, readers!<3Hannah (Source: Dorkabetic)
Source: Dorkabetic - April 2, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Where's Hannah?
I broke my right humerus (upper arm) last Friday. I have surgery to fix it tomorrow. I sure do miss typing with two hands. See you soon, readers!<3Hannah (Source: Dorkabetic)
Source: Dorkabetic - April 2, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Where's Hannah?
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Source: Dorkabetic - April 1, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Teaching an Old Dork New Tricks
My tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth again. It wasn't the same kind of stuck you get when you eat a peanut butter sandwich with no drink. It was that dry-yet-syrupy cling that comes along with a high blood sugar. My Dexcom sensor had failed in the morning (more on that later), so I pulled out my kit, tested, and clocked in at about 350 mg/dl.I'd been crusing between 117 mg/dl and 160 mg/dl all morning, which were good-looking numbers for me compared to some I'd seen lately. The culprit for the high, I believe, was putting sugar in my coffee and forgetting that fact. (Cringe all you want, I fr...
Source: Dorkabetic - March 7, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Mind Your Manners, Miss[es & Misters]
Gentle Advice Columnist:"Proper" etiquette may sometimes be in the eye of the beholder. Not all people lift their pinkies when drinking tea. Some people double-dip their buffalo wings in the shared dish of bleu cheese dressing without a single afterthought. Some men will hold a door open for a woman and allow her to pass by, while others will hold it open about halfway until the woman takes over. (And until recently, Ms. Hannah did not realize it was potentially recognized as rude to wipe one's nose on a cloth restaurant napkin. Ms. Hannah was clearly born in a barn.)It seems, Gentle Advice Columnist, tha...
Source: Dorkabetic - February 21, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Mind Your Manners, Miss[es & Misters]
< a href= " http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/miss-manners-future-grandchild-is-worth-chilly-reception-at-shower/2014/02/04/470657d0-8a98-11e3-833c-33098f9e5267_story.html " target= " _blank " > Gentle Advice Columnist < /a > : < br / > < br / > " Proper " etiquette may sometimes be in the eye of the beholder. & nbsp;Not all people lift their pinkies when drinking tea. & nbsp;Some people double-dip their buffalo wings in the shared dish of bleu cheese dressing without a single afterthought. & nbsp;Some men will hold a door open for a woman and allow her to pass by, while others will hold it open about halfway...
Source: Dorkabetic - February 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Jerkuary
That's right, January. You are dead to me. You have been nothing but trouble, trial, and tribulation.How's that? you ask.This is the third time my car has been in the shop this month, possibly for all of the same problems each time. This has resulted in less of a surplus than was planned this month, so some payments I was really hoping to double up on are not really getting anywhere.This is the month I've had to take a bus to the El train to another bus to get to/from work while my car is in the shop. The total trip one way is about an hour and twenty minutes.Work stress.Frozen pipes in the kitchen....
Source: Dorkabetic - January 27, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Goodbye, 2013.
Out with the old; in with the new. Sounds like a good plan to me.In 2013, I didn't blog as much as I wanted. I renewed my URL, but never quite got it applied because of the hassle I was going through and a lack of time. I allowed aspects of my struggling work life to interfere with the life I enjoy, but at the same time, I made a lot of changes for the better. What happened that was notable?I was a reader on Live from the Kelly Writers' House on WXPN fm.I had a couple of poetry features in different places.I was published in APIARY Magazine, then later ended up joining their staff as Coordinator of ...
Source: Dorkabetic - December 30, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Nothing More Than Feelings.
I don't feel amazing. The A1C I received recently can be accurately described as "total crap". My body aches, my ankles swell. My mouth has suffered the dryness of approximately one jillion cotton balls.Winter, aka The Time I Am Most Likely to Be Down on Myself for the Silliest Things, is upon us. I am less than thrilled. Completely non-plussed. Sometimes utterly discouraged. I've beaten myself up psychologically before. I've tried to pretend things that bother me might go away if I look in the other direction.I get more anxious about my future than I do my blood sugar levels...
Source: Dorkabetic - December 9, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Never Knowing
There's a person I follow on Twitter, and he's one of those people who posts at least two Tweets on the hour, every hour during the day. He's got some good information and interesting personal stories, he likes to focus a lot on the oft-ignored effects of diabetes on mental health. All good, right?I suppose.However, this guy makes me question myself all the time. Many things that happen to me that I chalk up to depression, anxiety, or career-related ennui could potentially, according to things he says, be merely diabetes related. Maybe this is supposed to serve as a relief to some people, but for me...
Source: Dorkabetic - November 6, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Halloween Knight
Glucolift glucose tabs are running their annual Gluc-or-Treat campaign. They say they'll take all Halloween-related photo entries, even mentioning that you can put your supplies in costume. What do you get for sharing a pic? You get a goodie bag of Glucolift treats! You know how much I love free stuff. It's a slow day today, so I may have fashioned some things out of office supplies...and so I bring you:THE ADVENTURES OF SIR NOV O'LOG!Sir Nov o'Log's blue circle helmet offers him protection. He comes from the kingdom of Bantingbest, in the chilly north.Sir Nov o'Log versus the Monster of Unkno...
Source: Dorkabetic - October 31, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
To The D-Mom I Just Saw in a Comment Thread...
Her name was Donna, and she said that her son is on multiple daily injections rather than an insulin pump, because that is what works best for him, and doing something new would possibly compromise his quality of life. Good for you, Donna! You and your son are working with what's good for you, and I think that's the best way to do things. She did say one thing, however, that I found a bit distressing. She said it is tough for them to admit within the DOC that they are on MDI, because they are "looked down on" and people treat them as though they "are not up to snuff". I don't have any children of my own, ...
Source: Dorkabetic - October 8, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
