tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19085638155863782562008-08-19T21:17:43.607-04:00Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-92013000047201910812008-08-14T15:02:00.004-04:002008-08-14T16:39:21.939-04:00

Or at least that's what my doctor thinks. I had an endo appointment this morning, and everything seems to be looking good. A1c is holding steady at 6.9%. My meter averages look okay, although they could be a bit better. I've lost 3 pounds. I'm cutting back late night/early morning basal rates to avoid overnight lows and borderline wake up numbers like the pesky 78mg/dL that has greeted me almost

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-13013087112868037242008-08-05T10:38:00.003-04:002008-08-05T11:38:54.605-04:00

Yesterday, I took my first solo trip into DC to view Quilt for Life and meet a few OC bloggers. The quilts were beautiful. As I wandered through the display a few of the quilts even made me a little emotional. Seeing diagnosis dates and birthdays only a few years apart was difficult. Looking at the faces who had known this disease longer than I have wasn't easier either. We need a cure, pure and

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-81327170359957024492008-07-29T12:19:00.003-04:002008-07-29T12:30:48.784-04:00

It's safe to say that my blogging has been infrequent. I apologize! I should have written about the trip I took to Kings Dominion without my insulin pump, but I didn't. I should have talked about the horrible day of blood sugars I had while attending Warped Tour a few weeks ago, but I let that one slide too. I could tell you about the beach road trip my friends want to plan, and the fact that I

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-88297078532110684512008-07-09T10:31:00.004-04:002008-07-09T17:48:40.251-04:00

It has been way too long! I wish I could say I’ve been off on crazy summer adventures, but I really haven’t. Of course I’ve been spending as much time with friends as possible, relaxing by the pool, and working on my tan, but I haven’t really been up to anything so spectacular that I couldn’t spare a few minutes to check in with the OC. I’ve mentioned before that diabetes as writing topic just

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-25709555555105005192008-06-11T08:38:00.005-04:002008-06-11T10:34:44.339-04:00

Well it's been over a week...there are things I could write about, but I don't have enough time to get my thoughts together. You see my friends got out of school this past Friday. Since then it's kind of been non stop socializing and you know how that goes. So for now I've only got a few bullet points to keep you up to date. I'm over my pump slump. Took the SATs on June 7th. In an attempt to

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Eight months ago I was more than ready. I was sick of high blood sugars, waking up at three AM in the hopes of staving off morning highs, correcting all day, lows that I could not predict, and A1c’s that had never been anything lower than 8. I was a little nervous. What if I couldn’t deal with site changes? Bleeders? What would it be like to have such a huge part of this disease in my pocket,

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-70893941525152729882008-05-30T12:04:00.009-04:002008-05-30T14:04:19.190-04:00

I don't think it's much of a secret that I love music. My taste is varied, from country to alt rock, folk to R&B. I will listen to anything at least once. I'm always recommending songs to friends or picking what song will be the next big radio hit in advance. A job in the music industry has always been a dream, no matter how small the role. Very few people show up to a concert solely for the

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-48776969195965215032008-05-29T11:28:00.004-04:002008-05-29T11:56:03.043-04:00

Sorry it took me so long! It's not exactly straight. I had to record it with my camera because I don't have the equipment to transfer straight from DVR to PC. Anyway here it is. (In the first few seconds she was talking about not sleeping with Elvis, in case you were wondering.) Sorry for the long absence. I have something fun to talk about, but I'll save them for tomorrow.

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-52697605666088508912008-05-21T13:57:00.005-04:002008-05-21T14:22:55.989-04:00

Okay I know most people think that Perez Hilton (his real name is Mario Lavandeira Jr.) is a horrible person who likes to spread celebrity rumors. His site is a bit much for some, but in my opinion he is funny, insightful, and honest. I'll admit I am one of the millions who check in every day for a little bit of celebrity dirty laundry. Recently he started dedicating posts to any cause he feels

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-51585121161772880742008-05-19T16:09:00.005-04:002008-05-19T16:15:59.477-04:00

I'm watching it now! Guess what Oprah asked her about?!! TYPE 1 DIABETES!!!! Can you tell I'm excited? Well I am. Mary did a wonderful job explaining a bit about how Type 1 has changed her life. It wasn't alot, but it was enough to get the word out. Apparently she has written a book about "growing up again" after her Type 1 diagnosis. She even plugged the JDRF! Yay Oprah has finally won my

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-66899774543638071952008-05-15T19:08:00.003-04:002008-05-15T20:06:27.956-04:00

Well, I've been tagged by Ashley and Cara so I thought I should get this done before someone else tags me too! They have called me funny, honest, and fun so I hope I don't disappoint. Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random, facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 6 people to be tagged, list their names & why you tagged them. Don’t forget

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-25182367261513740472008-05-14T20:28:00.002-04:002008-05-14T23:06:12.965-04:00

Well, I totally under estimated my doctor. But really what else is new? I am so quick to make things worse than they are. He was actually really pleased with my averages, and even called them beautiful. Under my breath I muttered, “No they look like crap.” My A1c went from 6.8 to 6.9, and he said he was extremely happy with that as well. We discussed that exercise was really my only missing link,

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-36939580274245513552008-05-13T18:00:00.002-04:002008-05-13T18:05:25.687-04:00

First of all, Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day every mom! Being a mom is one of the hardest jobs on the planet, and you deserve more than just a single day of recognition. My thoughts have been extremely tangled lately. School work has been the main priority, and that of course causes me to think about my future. When I think about my future there are three things that always come to mind. The

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-7929081535335510372008-05-09T13:26:00.005-04:002008-05-09T13:49:42.509-04:00

I’m a day early, but I’m going out of town for Mother’s Day so I have to post this today. It's time for a blogiversary! (I looked back and the first post you will see is dated May 11, 2007, but the real first post was May 10, 2007. It's safe to say the first post was completely terrible, at some point along the way I decided to delete it. Sorry! Don't bother reading this blog from the

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A review of my first ever JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes! Just like a kid on Christmas morning I woke up way too early for the long day ahead. In the extra time I had I cleaned my room and organized all the junk I planned on taking with me to the walk. At 8 the first of my friends arrived, and we decided to lounge around in the family room to wait for the others. By 8:30 everyone had arrived. We had

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-50129797530075554352008-05-04T16:23:00.004-04:002008-05-04T16:47:45.747-04:00

I'm home and very tired. The walk was a lot of fun. I have a new hobby, pump spotting! I exceeded my 500 dollar goal! I met Naomi! It's time for a nap, but I'll have way more to say tomorrow. Until then a picture of my team and a video that explains why I love these girls so much!

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-18319189401689003792008-05-01T18:19:00.008-04:002008-05-01T20:53:15.387-04:00

When I got an email from Albert last week about testing out the WaveSense Keynote, I’ll admit I kind of laughed to myself. I have always wondered why he was blogging about Diabetes with little more than an outsiders view. I don't doubt that is he really is interested in what it means to live with either type of Diabetes, but this email just made it all click for me. Anyway I jumped at the chance

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-91415990200220801522008-04-28T14:10:00.003-04:002008-04-28T14:28:09.470-04:00

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I know I did. It was tiring and slightly stressful, but I made it through. I spent all of Friday evening working on the front of 12 t-shirts for my JDRF walk team members. Procrastination is one of my terrible habits. I was up until 1AM working on them, and I'm still paying for that lack of sleep. I woke up early Saturday to clean the kitchen floor, vacuum,

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-11984403883711907372008-04-25T19:57:00.006-04:002008-04-25T20:24:52.818-04:00

I'm hooked. On the Diabetes OC! I spent the entire day away from my computer and I missed you guys! You see it's very unusual for me to miss reading everyone's blogs. My school program is web-based, so I'm always online and I happen to pop by Diabetes Daily frequently to check out the blogs. But I decided to take the day off and accompany my sister around town. Unfortunately I'll be bowing out

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-60738390278248423472008-04-22T22:32:00.005-04:002008-04-23T09:09:01.293-04:00

Well if you did, I’m incredibly sorry. I left you hanging out there in cyberspace reading about all of my loves. I get away with disappearing for days at a time way too often. So I figure I owe you guys some highlights. I’ll start with Friday. Spent the day doing school work, and waiting for my friend Kelly to come home from her ring sister ceremony (it’s some crap they do at her school

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-21778802678115989552008-04-17T20:01:00.003-04:002008-04-17T20:05:14.922-04:00

From Allison The rules: Make a list of your loves. The only catch? You can’t include a single person you know on your list. No “I love the way my husband laughs” or “I love hearing my little girl call for me.” It’ll be tough, I know. But this particular little exercise is about stripping away everyone who defines you and figuring out what you (not his partner; not their mother/daughter/sister/

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-38815127485668349842008-04-15T14:21:00.003-04:002008-04-15T14:30:20.237-04:00

I think we can all agree that yesterday was very successful. I know that I laughed, cried, and most of all felt like I would never be alone with this disease. I could hear our chorus of voices, and I hope that many others out there did as well. Thank you all! For stopping by to read what I had to say. For the wonderful comments and compliment. For standing up and raising your voice. The D-OC is

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-78447394289569380712008-04-14T09:32:00.007-04:002008-04-14T10:28:12.059-04:00

Today is Raise Your Voice for Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Day First some facts: Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. There is absolutely no way to prevent it. There are no bad habits or lifestyle choices to blame. No one knows exactly why each case is caused. There can be families full of Type 1 Diabetics or families like mine where I stand alone. No special diets, miracle pills, or

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-6215863475305817702008-04-11T20:48:00.003-04:002008-04-11T21:12:53.816-04:00

Before I get to the meme that I found via Penny a quick update. I was pretty successful with the school work goals I mentioned Monday. I was able to consistently work every day except for Thursday when I spent the day out of the house at a doctor's appoint and roaming around town. Wednesday site change slip up set me back a bit, with wacky blood sugars and the icky bloody stuff I hate so much. I

Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908563815586378256.post-8912127396742344952008-04-09T14:34:00.005-04:002008-04-09T15:08:58.413-04:00

Before I went to sleep last night I filled a pump insulin cartridge for the site change I knew I would have to do as soon as I woke up this morning. Well I woke up and found this: A knot in my tubing. Accompanied by a 240mg/dL bloodsugar. After snapping that picture I started my site change routine: Put the cartridge in the pump. While the rod was pulling the cartridge back, I IV prepped my new

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