Today is Halloween! Happy Halloween to all the people who are over eleven and still are dressing up, congrats! Your officially a Halloweenor!
So anyway... me and my mom were thinking at the hospital (since it was so close to the Halloween time) about how since my blood was coated with sugar, that I would be a vampire's favorite treat on Halloween! We were also thinking about blog names for this blog and if you've ever heard about the Vampire Diaries, then we were thinking Vampire Diabetes, but then we thought not everybody would get it, so we just put how we weren't creative enough to come up with a cool blog name, thus becoming the Uncreative Blog Name...
And for all the people without diabetes, this is how a diabetic Halloween feels like... it "sucks!" That was cheezy, but this is my blog, so I can be cheezy!
Anyway, just a short blog today about nothing in paticular!
Annie
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The First Few Days
The first few days at home were... I'm not sure actually. I guess they went okay, certainly not bad, but diabetes couldn't be considered good either.
When we got home, we had to stay up, that way my dad and my aunt could get the insulin. I went to bed at around eleven o' clock and was woken by my mom at 2 and 6 to check my blood-sugar.
In the morning I had a very closely watched breakfast and slept till it was time to go to church. At church, we did the normal, and I met a couple people I hadn't before. They all were trying to help and I really appreciated it. I slept some more after lunch and didn't get up till we went shopping.
(Some things a diabetic always needs! 1) Whether's candy Carmel things! I don't think that's what their called, but they don't have any carbs and they are really yummy! 2) Beef Jerky, good for munching on! 3) Sugar-Free Jello! I consumed almost the entire hospital's worth of Jello when I was there!)
I was a little grumpy from walking everywhere, but as soon as we got back in the car, checked my blood-sugar, everything was fine.
The next day I started school again. My mom came with to settle all the things with the school nurse, and came back at lunch time.
My blood-sugar was in the mid-hundreds, which my body freaked out about since I haven't been that low in who knows how long. So I had a snack and I think I fell asleep too, but I'm not exactly sure. (My life is becoming a blur.)
Life certainly has changed, but it seems to be working out so far. And even though some day's are tough, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to handle it.
Annie
When we got home, we had to stay up, that way my dad and my aunt could get the insulin. I went to bed at around eleven o' clock and was woken by my mom at 2 and 6 to check my blood-sugar.
In the morning I had a very closely watched breakfast and slept till it was time to go to church. At church, we did the normal, and I met a couple people I hadn't before. They all were trying to help and I really appreciated it. I slept some more after lunch and didn't get up till we went shopping.
(Some things a diabetic always needs! 1) Whether's candy Carmel things! I don't think that's what their called, but they don't have any carbs and they are really yummy! 2) Beef Jerky, good for munching on! 3) Sugar-Free Jello! I consumed almost the entire hospital's worth of Jello when I was there!)
I was a little grumpy from walking everywhere, but as soon as we got back in the car, checked my blood-sugar, everything was fine.
The next day I started school again. My mom came with to settle all the things with the school nurse, and came back at lunch time.
My blood-sugar was in the mid-hundreds, which my body freaked out about since I haven't been that low in who knows how long. So I had a snack and I think I fell asleep too, but I'm not exactly sure. (My life is becoming a blur.)
Life certainly has changed, but it seems to be working out so far. And even though some day's are tough, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to handle it.
Annie
Monday, October 26, 2009
Welcome to The Uncreative Blog Name for a Diabetic Story
Hi, my name is Annie. I am a teenager that was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes exactly 1 week ago. This blog is my story, and I welcome you to join it and hopefully it gives you inspiration, or maybe even comfort.
1 week ago my mom noticed diabetic signs. 1) I was drinking lots of water. 2) I lost 10-15 pounds within about 2 months. At first we thought this was because I played tennis, but even after tennis, I was still losing weight. On Oct. 19 I asked for a drink of her Diet Cherry Pepsi because I was really thirsty, and she wanted to check my blood-sugar. (She is Type 2 diabetic, though it doesn't relate to my case at all.) We went upstairs and when we checked my blood-sugar, it was above 600 and a normal person's is around lower 100's. We checked her's and my dad's blood-sugar, and it was normal, and we checked mine. Same results.
The next day, Oct. 20, we went to the docter, where they confirmed my Diabetes. They sent me to the hospital to regulate my blood-sugar. We went to Target and got some pj's, socks, and a bag, then sentenced ourselves to the hospital. There, they gave me 2 I.V.'s, one for fluids and one for blood draw. That night, I had my first insulin shot.
We stayed in the hospital for 5 days, though we were supposed to get out on the 3rd day. On Oct. 25, we got out at 9:00pm. I went to church the next day, and we went shopping for low carb foods. And then, today was my first day back at school.
I give myself my own shots, and test my own blood-sugar. I won't let anyone else do it now. It's been a hard week, and I know exactly how it feels to feel like life doesn't matter, and that I can't get over a fear, but now I know better. I know that if I have to do it, I can do it.
Thanks from your Blogger,
Annie
1 week ago my mom noticed diabetic signs. 1) I was drinking lots of water. 2) I lost 10-15 pounds within about 2 months. At first we thought this was because I played tennis, but even after tennis, I was still losing weight. On Oct. 19 I asked for a drink of her Diet Cherry Pepsi because I was really thirsty, and she wanted to check my blood-sugar. (She is Type 2 diabetic, though it doesn't relate to my case at all.) We went upstairs and when we checked my blood-sugar, it was above 600 and a normal person's is around lower 100's. We checked her's and my dad's blood-sugar, and it was normal, and we checked mine. Same results.
The next day, Oct. 20, we went to the docter, where they confirmed my Diabetes. They sent me to the hospital to regulate my blood-sugar. We went to Target and got some pj's, socks, and a bag, then sentenced ourselves to the hospital. There, they gave me 2 I.V.'s, one for fluids and one for blood draw. That night, I had my first insulin shot.
We stayed in the hospital for 5 days, though we were supposed to get out on the 3rd day. On Oct. 25, we got out at 9:00pm. I went to church the next day, and we went shopping for low carb foods. And then, today was my first day back at school.
I give myself my own shots, and test my own blood-sugar. I won't let anyone else do it now. It's been a hard week, and I know exactly how it feels to feel like life doesn't matter, and that I can't get over a fear, but now I know better. I know that if I have to do it, I can do it.
Thanks from your Blogger,
Annie
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