1/9/12

Sorry I have not blogged in a while.....I have been so busy! Oh and Happy 2012 and a Late Merry Christmas!

Well for starters I was sick over the holidays and had to go to the hospital and get an I.V.! I kept throwing up and couldn't keep my Blood sugar up at all! The only thing I could hold down were Lime Popsicles! Now I cannot even look at one cause I was sooo sick when I had one! I guess that I wasn't expecting that Christmas gift! Now I am feeling a lot better! The suckish part is most of the time I get sick I now end up in the hospital Your body does not react to the insulin when it is sick. You go too high or too low. So, getting sick is a whole knew world for me now.
                   My school is doing the play Mary Poppins! I am excited and want to audition and sing in it but I am afraid that I will go low on stage or kids will treat me differently cause of diabetes or kids will stare at me! Gr! Why does diabetes always make me feel weird or embarrassed! UGH! I wish everyone was diabetic so they'd know how I feel. "Oh they don't like it when you stare" or "oh they have to take shots" or "oh I know how that feels!" I have officially written a note to my terrible friend called DIABETES!

Dear Diabetes,
Why do you have to make my life so difficult? Why do make me feel like I am not normal? Why do you constantly try to kill me? Why do you make me feel like crap? But yet I thank you? And why would I thank you? Because YOU make me the wonderful person I am today. And yes I am friends with your worst enemy....JDRF! Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. They are my hero. I appreciate all they do for me and in the fight against you!!!They are the reason I always stand up for myself when you put me low and high.... literally low and high.  And your other enemy...Insulin! My life supporter! The thing that keeps me alive. I am going to say this but the one thing they need to invent is..... a cure to KILL YOU! A cure! So diabetes you have taken a toll on my life...but one thing you will never ever take is my life. I will never give up.
Until Tomorrow.... 

I called 911 today....

Don't worry not about me but for my sister. My sister had a seizure in our bathroom and hit her head on the counter and the wall and blacked out. Her eyes rolled back into her head and  she started shaking. She looked like she was dead. My mom was yelling "Avery! Avery! Taylor's having a seizure!" My first instinct was to grab the phone and call 911. So I dialed 911 and ran to check on my sister. I heard " 911 what's your emergency?" I knew I was going to help Taylor. I wasn't as calm....I was crying and the lady on the phone kept saying take deep breaths clam down. But I managed to give her all of the information.Then she said help was on the way. I could start to here the sirens coming. I know she would be okay.

When the ambulance came into my house they brought all sorts of gear and I notice one of them.....It was a diabetic kit. The first thing they did was pull out a glucose meter and check her blood sugar. They tested her blood sugar and it was 90.I knew she did not have diabetes or was not in a diabetic seizure cause Taylor lets me check her blood sugar sometimes and she has never been out of range, even after eating a large slice of cake. So I was not worried about that. The ambulance took her away and my Mom followed behind.

 They are not sure what exactly is wrong with my sister. She is home from the hospital now but is scheduled everyday for more tests. I love her so much and feel so bad for her. I kinda know what she is going through. The good thing, I forgot about me having diabetes today.  So I got a good scare today. This was the first time I have ever called 911. I hope I NEVER have to call again!!!!!!!!!! I learned today it's important to say "I love you" everyday to your loved ones cause you never know when something bad will happen. My poor mom!

Till tomorrow....

BEST DAY EVER!!!!!

Nothing major has been going on and have not had much to blog about. Have not wanted to bore you But, I have to tell you about my best day ever. And it happened yesterday.


Yesterday I went to an event called Riding On Insulin with Sean Busby (Famous Snow Boarder with type1 diabetes) and Mollie Busby ( His awesome wife) host the amazing event every year. They take you up to a ski and snow boarding resort and teach you how to ski and board while controlling your diabetes. I had a blast! I got to meet kids with diabetes and see which pump they had, remember I am looking around. At first I was way nervous! I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to manage diabetes while skiing or I would go really low while skiing and other things you guys wouldn't get.            


I woke up in the morning at 6:00 and got ready. We drove to Canyons resort up at Park City, Utah. When we got there we had a yummy breakfast and it was super nice because the nutritional guide was up so I could do the things I needed to do. When I was done with lunch I got my snow gear on. Well, I have a kit to carry around my diabetic supplies and I had NO clue where to put it on me because I have no pockets that were large enough to fit the inside of my jacket! You have to keep your kit as close as can be to your body otherwise the insulin will freeze and your diabetic meter will freeze so that means your meter breaks which is NOT good. So we went up to Sean Busby and asked where to put it. He was super nice and told us to take the diabetic meter out and the test strips and the thing that pricks your finger out of the kit and put it in your pocket. Because it is point less to take insulin on top of a hill because your not going to take a shot up there or worrying about being high!Then we head off to go skiing and snow boarding.


To be honest, I hadn't gone skiing ever since I was diagnosed with diabetes. So like I said I was kinda nervous, anyway I went down my first hill with diabetes with a feeling that I can do it. I can do whatever I want even though I have this terrifying disease called diabetes. That is THE best feeling I have had in my entire life. We went down a couple more times down different hills and on one of the hills I felt low and I was lacking down behind everyone so my counselor decied  it was time to test blood sugar levels. I was 83 which is low but not terrible low so. I had an energy bar which was 25 carbs. then I was on my way. Then we went back to the lodge for lunch. 


Lunch was super good to I had a huge pizza and mac-n-cheese. Then Fox 13 came to interview Sean Busby about riding on insulin. Sean did an awesome job with the interview! He represented his camp great! Then we went out skiing again until 3:30. I had the time of my life! I just felt so free being able to ski with diabetes. I felt like I was on top of the world like NO ONE could stop me no matter what. My sister came along with me and supported me she was a type 3! And to remind you there is no illness such as type 3. Type 3 is only a supporter disease created by your own Mollie Busby. I really appreciate Mollie and Sean Busby! Sean Busby is a true inspiration to me. He shows everyone even though he has diabetes nothing can stop him! And Mollie is an awesome type 3 supporter who always makes you feel better! Then we left to the party at the hotel.




The party was an award ceremony giving certificates away to everyone who participated in Riding on insulin. Sean Told us about his story about his a diagnosis story. His story was emotional because that's what I went through. He is very strong and I love how Mollie and him do this. Mollie and Sean travel around the world for riding on insulin. Riding on Insulin is a Non Profit Organization. Thanks to Sean and his life with diabetes I am able to ski again and not afraid to ski with diabetes anymore. * THANKS SO VERY MUCH SEAN AND MOLLIE *, you really are making a difference!


Until tomorrow....      

Not a bad day but not a exciting day....

Well, Today I just found out my insurance does NOT cover the Omni Pod! Oh well....it stinks but at least my insurance covers every OTHER pump except the Omni Pod. I say covers but my Mom still has to come up with a big down payment. The insurance only covers like 80% and my Mom has to pay 20% up front. It's a lot of money....I am trying not to be so down about the situation . I am excited though to be able to get another choice of a pump. I kinda like the mini med pump because it can say what your blood sugar is. That way you do not have to prick your finger. With the Omni Pod you would HAVE to prick your finger.

In two days it will be my one year anniversary with DIABETES! WOW! It feels like it has been ten years! After a while (like a month) It feels like you have had it forever! Funny huh? Sometimes I look at people eating and think, Wow I wish I could just eat and not have to take a shot or count carbs or even prick my finger. But then I can look at someones meal and think how many carbs are in that meal.Can you do that? The one good thing about diabetes is you do math everyday so it makes you smarter and gives you more knowledge about diabetes and that way you can correct people who don't know or who think they know it all! On November 17, I would appreciate all of you to please wear purple (purple is diabetes awareness color ) to make others aware of people who have to live with diabetes and to say it is my ONE year anniversary! Thank you! Until tomorrow....

 

GRRRR! :(

I just got home from a birthday party. Everything was going okay unitl it came time to eat the birthday cake. i was pretty proud of myself because I did not call my mom and calculate my carbs for the cake and candy. i decided I wanted to do it myself. The party was a few houses down from mine so i knew if i messed up my Mom could help me. Anyway, I went into the bathroom to pull my novolog,aka insulin, and give myself a shot so no one would see or tease me. If you remember the last party I told you about a boy thought he would be cool and made fun of me calling me a druggie in front of everyone. I cried and it made me fell horrible.

Anyway, i took my shot and came out. As soon as I got my cake and ice cream I gobbled it up.I decided to go back for seconds and when i did, the Mom stopped me and said "are you sure you should have seconds?" I said "I took a shot and I'm okay". She then went on that she knew all about diabetes because she has a diabetic friend who just ate whatever he wanted blah, blah, blah , blah, blah!!! I told her I could have sugar especially because I just took a shot for it. She would not let me have anymore! She said I know sugar is not good for everyone but especially not for Diabetics!!!!! C'mon!!! I hate it!!! It goes two ways. Either people don't know don't care or they think they are the professional and tell me what to do. If she had just asked me if I was okay and needed any help I would have been okay. But to tell me NO and not let me have seconds. She made me feel like a dummy!

I am just sick of it! I just wish people would just let me be......and NOT TREAT ME DIFFERENT!!!

Until tomorrow....

Great Past days!

Well I think I had a pretty good past days! I think you guys might have not know about the fake pump or you DON'T even know what a pump is. A pump is a devise that you wear on the back of your arms ,waist,and thighs. It pumps insulin in you that way you don't have to take shots!  You just turn a knob and it releases the amount of insulin. IT's like filling up a syringe and injecting it. A fake pump is a pump but it doesn't work it is just to see how you feel with something ON you. My fake pump is called the Omni Pod. There is a lot of different types of pumps. I LOVE the Omni Pod! It is A LOT easier in my perspective, all the rest of the pumps have tubing that goes in you and this one is just a small machine. NO TUBING!  This is what it looks like. The blue thing is the thing you use to say how much insulin you want and you can also test your blood sugar on it too. The white thing is the Omni Pod. You can go on Google and an Google Images type in insulin pump. There is all  kinds! 


The ONLY problem is my Insurance DOES NOT cover the Omni Pod! WHICH SUCKS! Insurance should think the diabetic! We are the ones wearing it! I wish they did because it looks nice and I TRIED it and it rocks! It is NOT fair! Anyway It is just stupid! 


Here's a conversation I had with my P.E. teacher at school;
Teacher: are you type 1, 2 or 3?
Me: Um... There is no such thing as type 3 and I am type 1 DUH! 
Teacher:  Ya there is!
Me: NO THERE ISN'T!!! You can even Google it!
Teacher: Okay then.I will Google it.
Then he Googled it and guess who's right.............ME!
It bugs me that an adult thinks "Oh she is a kid she doesn't even know what she is even talking about!" Well even though I may be a kid that doesn't mean I not smarter than you!!!!!!! Besides, I live with it. Don't you think I would know better then you? I am getting a tad tired......
Until Tomorrow....




Here's the both side by side-which do you think you would like? Leave me a comment

Sorry!

Sorry I haven't written in forever! I have decided to at least write 2 to 3 times a week. Sorry!  I have had such a busy MONTH! First of all I had a great Halloween! I had gotten a TON of Halloween Candy! The problem is every time I wanted a piece I either didn't know how many carbs was in the candy or I would have to take a SHOT! I HATE having to take a shot every time I have a little snack! Some times to be honest I would or want to sneak a little piece! I love Halloween, do not get me wrong I just HATE having to take so many SHOT! >.<

Lately I have been pretty HIGH!!! FOR NO REASONS!!! I have not been sneaking candy anymore! I promise!I have been like in the 200 to 350! But today was a better blood sugar day. Not so many highs...madder of  fact no highs! I am WAY excited for tomorrow! WHY?? I got a fake pump about a month ago and was waiting for the right day to wear it and I decided a week ago to wear it November 9! Also I am performing in a talent show tomorrow! I might have not mentioned I love to sing! Maybe one day I will be a famous diabetic singer like Nick Jonas! I am getting tired and need my beauty sleep! Until Tomorrow....