Good Day

My sugars were normal after breakfast! yay.

But, since I'm hosting a best buddies party tomorrow, it's only to be expected that the heater on the pool turned off. So, although it isn't freezing, it's not going to be the spa-like 86 degrees we were aiming for.
Also, the fridge broke. nobody was home today, so everything was thawed, warm or melty by the time my mom and I got home. We've got ice chest all over the place, and eggs and milk and broccoli in the mini beverage fridge outside.
Hopefully we'll look a bit more organized tomorrow by the time the party starts.
I'm pretty bummed though, I don't get to swim on account of my shingles. All is well though, I get to take some pics with my Rebel; which, might I add, has been quite neglected lately, I guess I'll post a some of my photography today. I'm really proud of my photographic accomplishments; I basically taught myself and I rarely edit ( with the exception of turning pictures to black and white).


More than once today, I was told I looked really flushed. At first I was annoyed, then realized I hadn't had any water and then realized I was a painful purple/red. UGHHHH. The i checked my heart rate, 110-ish. WHEN WILL THIS END????

Has anyone heard of this condition? High heart rate with no explanation> Does anybody think they know the cause?


is anyone listening?





DAYS UNTIL:
Best Buddies End of the Year Party: 1
Boyfriends birthday: 5 ( YIKES!!!!)
SDSU trip: 5
Senior Prom: 20
Graduation(!!!): 40

I fell asleep doing homework but woke up at 521! How do i get that high but never feel it?!?!

Glee.

I am and avid Gleek, I thought you all should know, because from now on, on Tuesday nights i am going to blog so hard about the newest episode.

As for this week? I think it was too much about 2 thinks, Mercedes being fat, and Kurt and Finn's parents' romance. I wasn't impressed this week. But I also wasn't too disappointed.

I WASNT TO SEE MORE ABOUT JESSE AND RACHEL

Long, long day

Early class, Shakespeare workshop, TA in Critical Skills, lunch (muy bueno btw, chili verde pork leftovers), made signs for Best Buddies Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, frosted cupcakes for Spag Din, served spaghetti, ate spaghetti, went home, typed up new blog.
Quite a day, but I feel accomplished so I don't mind.

So I was nodding off all day until about 1:00 pm, when I suddenly got hyper, I think its because I was too tired to be tired anymore...? Has that ever happened to you guys? (Are you out there?)

My blood sugar ( of course, on the day I said I'd volunteer for 5 hours) was HIGH. B:411 L: 203 D: 199 ( no thanks to me, sneaking frosting w/o covering).
Needless to say, a contributor to my sleepiness. But, I think I've got it down now, I'll mobile post my night number, for those of you who want to know ( are there even any of "you"?)

I'm so frustrated. With the exception of the frosting, I cover meticulously, yet my blood sugar goes freaking crazy. On days when i have important plans, I can't lower it for the life of me. So instead of having fun, or being able to focus, i can hardly stand to make it through the day. But, on stupid days where I've got no plans, and my classes are insanely easy, my blood sugar is angelic. Perfect double digit numbers! SOOOOO not fair! Some one PLEASE help me understand this.
OH! I've stopped getting Dawn Phenomenon every night!!! Which I am sooo happy about! If you aren't familiar with DP, it's an odd phenomenon happening to Type 1s, where we wake up around 3 am with crazy low sugars. For me, I'd turn all zombie-like and trek downstairs and eat until I felt better. I wouldn't even test so on my charts there wasn't any record of it. Most of the time I would eat sliced bread, once even half a loaf. It messed up my morning numbers, always high. PLUS, i gained like 5 pounds from it! lame lame lame lame! But now I rarely have DP. Can get a round of applause?

If anybody at all has tips, let me know!!!



I've got a question:
is anyone listening?

DAYS UNTIL:
Spaghetti dinner: SUCCESS
Best Buddies End of the Year Party: 2
Boyfriends birthday: 6
SDSU trip: 6
Senior Prom: 21
Graduation(!!!): 41

Countdown!!

Right here, Right now, I've just decided to start a couple countdowns.

DAYS UNTIL:
Spaghetti dinner: 1
Best Buddies End of the Year Party: 3
Boyfriends birthday: 7
SDSU trip: 7
Senior Prom: 22
Graduation(!!!): 42

SO, in an update on my shingles status, I just realized why they prescribed the painkillers, because I'm really hurting right now.
Also, the PKs (painkillers) are making me a bit out of it, because I am making typos and stupid errors all over the place.



Now on to something a bit more relevant to my blog:
The OMNIPOD.
I want to know all of your (if any of "you" are even there) stories, reviews, nightmares, likes, dislikes, whatevs, about the OmniPod. My insurance allows me to get a new pump in 5.5 (count them) months. Oooh. I'll add that to my countdown :]

Days until new Insulin PUMP: 165

I want to know if any of you know if there's going to be an upgrade soon on the OmniPod, you know, slimmer, CGM included, and a PDM that doesn't look like it popped out of the 90s.

I want to hear about your CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor), too!!
You see, I have this issue where I'm really shy about my diabetes, there are only a few people who I let watch me test, inject, etc. Does anybody else feel that way? Anyway, I sometimes let the care of my diabetes slip down my priorities list if I cannot do it in private. Truthfully, until the past 2 months, I probably only used my glucometer 5 times tops a month. I took some insulin, but not even close to enough (my A1C was ABOVE 14!! can you believe that?), I would drive somewhere and not know how I got there, I'd feel so badly during class I would have to excuse myself and just sit, hunched in a ball in the corner of a bathroom stall until my head would stop spinning.
Yeah, I know. horrible. But I'm working on it, diabetes is a top priority now, but it's still a work in progress.
So to link this to the CGM, I think it would really help me maintain my diabetes, thats why I want to hear about yours! (If you're even out there).


Well, I know I left out a bunch of info about this blog. If you're confused, let me know, shoot me a comment.


And of course.. I have to ask
is any one listening?

An apple a day, right?

So first off, Please allow me to say:

I SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME AT THE HOSPITAL.
Also, i have no idea how to get back to the old post page! This one is ghetto and won't let me choose my font or anything!

Yesterday I told my mom I needed to go see the doctor because I have a really nasty skin irritation, bruises, bumps and swollen lymph-nodes that I've had it for about 2 weeks. Anybody guess what the irritation and swelling was??

Shingles.
Yes, adult chicken pox.
My question: Where the hell did i get them from??

I'm not sure any of you know what shingles are (or if there even are "any of you"), but these tiny blisters burn, sting, itch, and worst of all, occasionally feel like millions of the most painful bruises, all over your body. Even in spots where there are no visible irritations, you feel pain. So much so that I was prescribed Vicodin. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS IN THAT MUCH PAIN!!!! But apparently, it gets worse from how i feel now.

Now please, lets do some medical math together, class.
(Shingles + Mono (I've had mono for nearly 2 months now with no relief) + 2 Infected Ears) x Diabetes = ?????????

Anybody think they know??
Well, whatever you're guess, you're wrong.
And the answer is: A heart rate of 139!
I'm the Pi of medical cases, they NEVER end.

To round this story up, I got to the Hospital at 9am, left at 3:45pm, had 3 bags of IV fluid, and they sent me home with a resting heart rate of 109, because the urgent care doctor thought it was no longer concerning.

Any body else out there ( anybody?) annoyed with doctors who look suicidal? And who "settle" on false diagnosis/don't address all your symptoms/are old hairy and obscenely overweight??
Give me you're thoughts, tell me I'm rediculous, whatever.

But of course... I have to ask


Is anyone listening??

first date?!?!?

Quite honestly, this feels like a first date. So i guess in honor of our first meeting, I'll tell you a bit about myself.

November 3rd, 1991. Yes, that makes me 18, a senior, although i frequently get pulled over when I'm driving because I look like I'm 14 when I don't wear make-up or have my hair in a pony tail. Current resident of the luscious California. Small feet, red hair, 5 feet 5 inches, and I consider myself a happy person.

Now, as to the title of my blog, Carb Crush, allow me to expand upon that.
I am a Type 1 Diabetic, have been since 7th grade. I'm totally done, feeling sorry for myself, but I do have my moments. Back to Carb Crush ( does any one else think that is corny, I was more than a bit stumped when it asked me to title my blog, I should have seen it coming though), Carb=Carbohydrates. Crush=Me, loving carbs.

I'm not going to go over BS levels, or run my ratios through. I just want to get some input, give some, and hopefully through this, I'll find a release, and not have those moments where I just feel like sobbing.

This is a blog about me, but aimed at my diabetic side of life.
I'm Megan.


I can't help but to ask you,
Is anyone listening?