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1. about 17 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   =snork=

2. about 17 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   One of my college roommates grew up as a missionary kid in DR Congo (then Zaire). She said the kids liked to catch termites & eat them. She didn’t like them straight out of the mound, but they weren’t bad roasted – crunchy & with a nutty flavor. All righty then, I said I’d take her word for it…

3. about 17 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Wowzerz, you started at 13 too?

   I got my A1c down to 8.2 on oral meds (glyburide) & a stricter carb-limited diet than I’m on now. My endo put me on Toujeo & I was able to get off the glyburide at 40 units/day. On Trulicity, I’ve cut my insulin to 20 units/day & taken some weight off, & I’ve got a little bit of wiggle room on the carbs now. A1c is holding steady at ~6, so I’m not arguing with what works…

   I agree with waiting the couple of months to see your endo F2F to decide what to do next. Good luck with whatever you decide!

4. about 22 hours ago on Bound and Gagged

   I think I always knew he was a boy – never saw the movie, but I did read the Disney book.

5. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Wow, that’s a lot of stuff to be on without insulin. (I’m on 3mg Trulicity. That stuff stings going in, but it’s worth it!) My mom takes glimiperide & it works well for her.

   I think you should be OK with long-acting insulin if you pay attention to your CGM & keep the emergency carbs handy. Good luck!

6. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   My mom grew up on the NorCal coast & LOVES fish & other seafood (don’t stand between her & a plate of crab legs, LOL!). I think the only really fresh fish I’ve ever had was a fresh-caught brook trout when I went on a hike with friends. One of them went out early & caught fish for everyone, then cleaned them, rolled them in cornmeal. & fried them up for breakfast. It wasn’t bad, actually – but I was still super-picky to make sure I didn’t eat any bones…

7. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   The doggos would eat anything that didn’t eat them first! 8-D

8. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   (cont.) As for shooting insulin, it was a little scary at first, but it only took me about a week to get used to it. The needles are so fine these days that 99% of the time I don’t even feel it.

   Good luck!

9. about 22 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   I’ve been using Toujeo long-acting insulin for 6 years & Trulicity for 5. In combination with a high-protein, low-carb*, let-the-fat-fall-where-it-may way of eating (don’t call it a “diet”!), they’ve kept my A1c in the ~6 range. (Not bad for having started out at 13.2 & totally unsuspecting.) Insulin can cause weight gain for some people, but Trulicity slows digestion & acts as an appetite suppressant, & I lost almost 30 lbs. before COVID hit & I started stress eating & gained 10 back.

   (*Not keto – it’s too fussy, too expensive, & too much work. I try to limit carbs to ~30g/meal as opposed to the way-too-high ADA recommendation of 45. If I eat 45g of carbs, my sugar can hit 200 easily!)

   The CGM is an essential tool in your diabetes toolbox! I hated having to in effect manage my diabetes thru a porthole before I got my FreeStyle Libre 2. (Medicare won’t pay for it; I get my sensors via a GoodRx discount, & it’s worth every cent!) One of the best bits of advice I ever got was to “eat to the meter” – take frequent readings to keep track of how it reacts to what you’re eating, & adjust your meals & snacks accordingly. You might be surprised at what does/doesn’t send your sugar into the stratosphere, in particular how protein & fat can interact/interfere with the carbs.

   Hypoglycemia happens a lot less with long-acting insulin than with the traditional short-acting stuff. Get that GCM & take a reading any time you’re in doubt (or any other time), have some glucose tabs, juice, or other quick-acting carbs on hand just in case, & you should be fine. (I have to be careful because I’m “hypo-unaware”; I don’t feel it when my sugar drops. PJ (RIP) used to see “sunspots” at 70, & my mom gets shaky & sweaty, but me? Nope; I’ve gone as low as 47 without feeling it. I watch the meter & keep “emergency chocolate” around just in case. Which reminds me, I’ve had a couple of overnight lows this week, so I need to set my low sugar alarm tonight.) (cont.)

10. about 24 hours ago on Bound and Gagged

    I was still a young kid when I learned about that lemming fakeout. I was so mad I couldn’t see straight – & people wondered why I didn’t trust “authority”…