Foods on Friday

For Diabetes Blog Week's Foods on Friday I wanted to share, for comment, what a general week looks like in my life from a food and exercise 'Diabetes' point of view. Mainly because I don't really separate the three from each other - for me, these three elements in particular impact and cycle into each other. I also look at my overall managment in terms of a week, rather than a day. As I find that rarely does one single day only ever effect or be effected by that same single day! Thank you diabetes!

The following table is very much a generalization though as depending on the time of year, I often also work 1 -3 nights a week. And of course things completely change again when I'm in holiday mode!

Changes

Very tired after my first very sleepless night with the pump

Well as luck would have it, today actually marks 1 month in to a very big (and exciting) change in my life.

I'm now officially a PUMPER!

Moving on from MDIs for 20ish years, something shifted this year (can't quite pin point why, it just felt like time) and I made the jump.

The journey has been a bit bumpy so far though and I'm certainly no where near where I was hoping to be by this week. Things were looking great by two weeks in and then basically went to S@#$. BUT I'm still extremely hopeful and have been taking notes and pointers from a lot of you guys. I have faith it will even out soon! lol


A little of my journey so far...

Exciting times: unwrapping my pink pancreas

Having a rocky start with a bazillion lows

My first supplies order finally arrived 10 days after starting!

Discovering that sometimes my sites really despise a good sweaty workout
and keeping them in can be rather challenging! Especially when one can't even find
any proper tape and runs out of band-aids!

Spot the tubing!
Dressing for the pump is taking some practice.
There's been a lot of huffing and clothes throwing of late.
But I think I'm getting better... or maybe I've just been wearing the same things over and over.

On top of the general bumpiness, this week I've started developing rashes where the adhesive was when I take the sites off. I have just been using coconut oil or paw paw ointment but the last site is worse than the one before... Really hoping this is just a phase...

Also I need to connect with low carb, active pumpers. Its starting to get complicated, well more complicated than usual! Please comment below if that sounds like you so I can check out your blog or hound you for some tips!


Pumpin Jess x

This Post was written as part of Diabetes Blog Week 2015

Click for the Changes - Thursday 5/14 Link List.
Today let's talk about changes, in one of two ways.  Either tell us what you'd most like to see change about diabetes, in any way.  This can be management tools, devices, medications, people's perceptions, your own feelings – anything at all that you feel could use changing.  OR reflect back on some changes you or your loved one has seen or been through since being diagnosed with diabetes.  Were they expected or did they surprise you?

New Year, New Beginnings

I feel like I'm always saying it - but wow time flies! A few exciting things have popped up over the last two months and I'm in full Honeymoon prep mode! Very excited!

The biggest news in the diabetes corner of my world is that I have officially signed up to do the big switch! The date is set - after twenty years of injections I am booked in to get HOOKED UP April 14th. (I wanted to be wireless and not stressing about new stuff on my honeymoon, hence the two month wait). Medtronic MiniMed 640G here I come!!!

Second to that, I have teamed up with a lovely local mother of a newly diagnosed type 1 young lady to organise the 2015 JDRF Walk in our area. So if any one would like to impart some hot tips I am all ears!