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limonero — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:01:17 -0400

you know what’s awesome working at a summer camp for kids with special health needs you know...

limonero — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:39:50 -0400

you know what’s awesome

working at a summer camp for kids with special health needs

you know what’s also awesome

when one of your co-counselors has the ‘betes and KNOWS ABOUT FYEAHDIABETICCAT

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to quote an earlier post—lazy betes management not...

limonero — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:01:28 -0400

to quote an earlier post—lazy betes management not recommended.

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limonero — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:01:02 -0400

diatips #1

limonero — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:01:24 -0400

So you know when you go out to eat, and the food shows up so you’re trying to take your insulin? And everyone you’re with starts eating their food? And the waiter comes by and asks you how it is before you’ve even touched it? And you get PISSED OFF?

Maybe, maybe not. But if you do, here’s a tip I devised with my nurse practitioner:

When you get to the restaurant, check your blood sugar right away. Go ahead and calculate and take your correction insulin, as well as enough to cover an arbitrary amount of carbs you know for certain you will eat. For me, this number is around 30 grams, possibly more if I know I’m ordering something carb heavy like pasta.

That way, your fast acting insulin can work into your system before you eat. Novolog and Humalog start working in 15 minutes and peak in 45-90. By taking it early you reduce that after meal spike, and you can go ahead and chow down when the food shows up.

Then after you’ve seen and calculated how many carbs you end up actually eating, you subtract the first amount you used and cover for the difference.

I know I used to have the fear of going low—but it helps to remember fast-acting doesn’t mean immediate. And if by some off chance the restaurant is really really busy and you do end up going low—juice and coke, baby, juice and coke.

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limonero — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:29:46 -0400

sometimes I feel like blind jabbing is the way to go.

limonero — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:01:22 -0400

sometimes I feel like blind jabbing is the way to go.

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limonero — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:01:07 -0400

(those. fuckers.)

pyrrhicvictini — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:01:10 -0400

(those. fuckers.)

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limonero — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:01:32 -0400

Diabetic Cat:

they said ‘get a facebook’ we listened to the masses

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limonero — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:01:06 -0400

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limonero — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:01:06 -0400

attention all diabetic cats and humans

limonero — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:42:39 -0400

so guys

anonymous message from a while back said I should create a facebook page

what do you guys think? good idea, bad idea?

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whatsupfckers — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:01:07 -0400

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whatsupfckers — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:01:14 -0400

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whatsupfckers — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:01:17 -0400

Bro your blog is amazingly funny and I can't stop laughing!!!!!

limonero — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:49:00 -0400

when you get low bs, do you find it hard not to eat ALL THE FOOD because i do :(

limonero — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:48:00 -0400

I call it vampirism

‘shit my sugars high went a little too vampire last night’

So I just love the cheesy action movie Con Air (1997, Nick Cage,...

kelliehogben — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:01:03 -0500

So I just love the cheesy action movie Con Air (1997, Nick Cage, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi) but it pisses me off every time when that diabetic character starts freaking out because his ‘shot’ was a couple of hours late. DUDE, YOU HAVEN’T EVEN EATEN ANYTHING. And why isn’t he desperate for a piss?

I actually did like the shepherd’s pie. Not so much the 4...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:01:16 -0500

I actually did like the shepherd’s pie. Not so much the 4 separate IV drips, though. DKA - don’t go there!