Where did I go? And what have I been doing all this time?

Hi everyone:
I just thought I would start over and introduce myself because I have been gone for over a year and haven't written anything.


What do you say to someone you haven't seen in more than a year?  Hi? How have things been?  What's new in your life?  Those are really great questions and how would you answer them?
Well: here goes:

Hi to you too.  Things have been pretty crazy.  I have been getting going on my sensor, my husband and I started a new business investing in Real Estate last October and I just signed on to be a product consultant at Doterra.  I even got a website for interested people.  It is doterragift dot com.

Personally, I am loving life right now and hating the diabetes end of it, but since I get to deal with it a while longer I decided to put the best spin that I can on it.  I am having more success than ever before controlling my blood sugars.

I have found out that I am intolerant to : Wheat, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, and Thanksgiving Turkey.  What this means is:  Wheat makes me skyrocket on my bloodsugars as do all the other ingredients I listed. 

gotta go now but I will be seeing you later.  Catch a Hug.

Happiness vs. Unhappiness

So let's talk about being happy for just a second. Am I happy about having Diabetes? Am I happy about all the work that goes into taking care of myself? Am I happy when I do a great job and my body responds the way I expect it to?

You could probably guess the answers to all of those questions--just by putting yourself in my shoes.

Now I am going to share a quote I just read for the second time from a book I am reading to my kids. They love Arthur and the Invisibles. We have never seen the movie but Luc Besson is a good writer for kids. The words are not too easy and the storyline is exceptional; especially when reading it out loud to your kids. The more emphasis you add the better they sit on the edge of their seats and gobble it up. I am not kidding and I mean all ages.

So I read the book first to make sure it was going to be ok for the kids if I read it to them and in the second book there is a page where the author is making a statement about life. It is in Chapter 8 of "Arthur and The Forbidden City". My book says: page 295 but yours may be different: I have both books combined.

The quote is this, think about it and then answer the questions above while you are in my shoes.

"It is often only when we are experiencing unhappiness that we realize how valuable little day-to-day things really are: a great stretch upon waking, a ray of sunlight on your face, someone you love smiling at you. IT'S AS IF UNHAPPINESS IS SIMPLY A WAY TO MEASURE HAPPINESS"

Both time I read this quote and was hit by a thunderbolt in the chest. Its very powerful the force of this quote.

Did you come up with different answers? I sure did when I applied that quote. I have a choice whether to choose unhappiness or happiness in my life and no matter what I choose, I attract that to my life.

So even though I don't love having Diabetes, I recognize the little happinesses it has brought into my life and has given me a measure for how great my life really is; and I have to say for myself: I have a great life in spite of the trial of having Diabetes and I can always find happiness in everything I experience and do.
Now Go Choose Your Consequences!
Chrystal

Running is GOOD for you so they say

Today I ran almost 5 miles in about an hour. That doesn't sound very fast and it really isn't by running standards but I am just ecstatic about the fact that I actually got up before the sun and ran--I even got home before the sun came up and that was really fun to do...

I thought I was going 7 miles today but then again I guess I can do that tomorrow but the whole reason I am writing this post is to say: my basal rate is right on during this time of the day.

So here is my example:
I woke up and my blood sugar was: 93--great for a fasting if I say so myself.
I went running and came back 1 hour later--I have been sweating and working my body not on flats but hills: up and down so I really worked.--anyway

my post exercise blood sugar was: 90---Yay! if I say so myself--of course I had to eat and drink water which I am due for again--brb--ok so I ate some green beans and a homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread--which I made last week--gotta make more of that--so good. and I forgot to take insulin for the sandwich -- which I shouldn't have done but I wasn't really thinking about: oh I need to take insulin--I was thinking: oh I need to eat something with protein to recover from that run...and I forgot my insulin

so when I checked about an hour later--maybe it was more my blood sugar was: 237--oops go take insulin---roller coaster notwithstanding--I liked my run so much I want to go do it again and it's a good thing as the Halloween Half is less than 3 weeks away---so my focus the next 3 weeks is rest and run, rest and run, rest and run--oh and check my blood sugars...don't forget that -- and take insulin--especially when eating-=-really don't forget that. :)

CGMS--Finally!

So last year I was getting a sensor and then the whole insurance company debacle and not being able to afford it---go back and read if you must.

We have pooled our money together and have decided that we are getting it--Today! I just have to do the following things:

1. Get a copy of the letter or medical necessity from the doctor for the IRS. Because they won't allow me to use FSA funds without that OH and

2. get a copy of the prescription from my doctor to back ourselves up to the IRS to spend our money for our medical bills (that is so depressing--but I don't want to get into any political or government biases in this blog)

3. Oh and let me not forget: get a copy of the receipt to avoid allegations of fraud...using FSA money for purposes other than medical necessities...

--BUT----

YAY: I get a sensor, I get a sensor, and need I say it one more time? I get a sensor!!!! Steph we can be new sensor buddies!!! YAY!

The Climb

Friends are great! I made a new friend just this last week who has her own challenges and she posted this song on her website to inspire those who are struggling along with her. If you want to check her out, here she is and you can listen to the song on hers or just stay here and listen on mine.

I think this song represents what is great about life and the battle we all face every day! I am glad I am alive, even with Diabetes and even if all of my worst fears come true. I am posting the words to the song too. I think the impact is greater!

Thanks for reading my friends!

THE CLIMB

I can almost see it

That dream I’m dreaming

But there’s a voice inside my head

that says you’ll never reach it.

Every step I’m taking

Every move I make feels

Lost with no direction

My faith is shaken but

I gotta keep trying

Gotta keep my head held high

Chorus

There’s always going to be another mountain

I’m gonna want to make it move

Always going to be an uphill battle

Sometimes I’m going to have to lose

Ain’t about how fast I get here

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb.

The struggles I’m facein’

The chances I’m taken

Sometimes they knock me down

But no I’m not breakin’

I may not know it

but these are the moments that

I’m going to remember most – yeah

Just gotta keep goin’ and

I gotta be strong, just keep pushing on

There’s always going to be another mountain

I’m gonna want to make it move

Always going to be an uphill battle

Sometimes I’m going to have to lose

Ain’t about how fast I get here

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb.