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- What is your name? Darlene, but most people call me Kristy<br />- How old are you? 39<br />- Are you male or female?female<br />- Which country are you from? US<br />- Which city/area do you live in? Dallas, Texas<br />- Are you religious? Somewhat<br />- Pick three words to describe your...

Diabetic exchange diet is the old way of counting carbs. What they taught 20 years ago when I was learning. Very imprecise sometimes. a serving of carbs is 1 point. You get x points a day. My dad used to give me pay money and I'd give up one fake dollar for each exchange I ate. I learned quick...

I only change lancet once a day. I've occasionally had says that I test enough that the lancet gets dull and then I'll change it an extra time. I use an old candy tin for my sharps and strips and dispose of them at the doctors office

I'm pretty lazy about keeping track of anything expect carbs. I do use a plate method and a divider plate to sometimes build the right kind of meal. I basically get 2 carbs exchanges, 4oz meat, and lots of non carb veggies per meal, 5 small meals a day when I'm doing it right. I'm really trying...

Basically, servings of carbs. Each 15g is one exchange. Since food is packaged weird and not by carbs or even real serving size, you end up with rounding a lot. Like a snack could be 41g of carbs. Almost 3 exchanges. The only advantage I've seen is the ease of remembering I've had 3 exchanges...

Jazz alerting to a high sugar level. He's such a good boy!

Settling into a new home. I have 18 new job referrals to follow up on this week. Living in a home my service dog is allowed in. Things are looking up quickly! Still off on the numbers, but not for as long due to jazz helping me. Feeling the stress go as we finalize our battle plan. Thank you for...

I started years ago exchanges. Easy for a pre teen. Then I got preggers and needed more precise control and switched to counting carbs. Stayed with that for years. Recently, I've gone back to exchanges. Life was too crazy for exact counting. Debating with myself if I should return to counting...

7 minimum. Then before I drive, if I feel yucky, if the dog alerts, if I feel grouchy, ext ext

Stress, pain, and mood are the biggest curve balls I get in my diabetes management.

I've noticed mine doing it too. Thought it was bug bites or my imagination lol

Mysugr logbook does well for me

I was diagnosed at age 11 after a severe bout of pneumonia that nearly killed me. I don't think it caused it, but the stress made it more obvious. I had been having minor symptoms before it.

So my sugar levels are fantastic unless...I get stressed. Thus this week has been...interesting. I'm a caregiver and one of my clients passed, the other responded to her broken heart physically and declined enough we had to hospitalize her. My place to live is dependant on my work, so I'm...

I started with charts online. I use the mysugr app to keep track new instead of a logbook . It's helped a bit. And is always on me because I already carry my phone and I used to set down and forget my logbook a lot

8.9 this morning. 14.2 tonight. Been a stressful day, though. Tomorrow will be better.

I found a pediatric diabetic sure that suggests several lancet devices for kids. bought one of them. It helps since I have thin skin and my meter takes barely any blood.