new tattoo

so I totally got a medic alert tattoo 2 weeks ago after losing my 20th med brace. It is sweet no more losing it.  It has already helpped me! but I didn't do this without my docs approval of course which took some butt kicking but he agreed. I also started a new infusion set for my pump and since my pump is pink I went with the pimp mio infusion set.On other frunts the A!C was 6.2 which in my book I did the happy dance!! yet another battle in the fight against diabetes. also got asked about my CGMS since it was visible on my arm by a 4 yr old she asked if it was a boo boo I said no I have diabetes and it helps me control it. my dog some how caught a low blood sugar of mine before my CGMS did and I was so lucky!! he is the purfect dog. work is good no ambulance rides till my knee heals from the knee surgery I had about 2 weeks ago but I still get to go up and hang out with the brothers.

life in the last week

So first of I was not to happy about my BG's. I know that usually I am so anal about it but this week has been rodiclous!! The week started out with a nice pretty black line of great bg"s I mean like right around thee 100's but that my friend was slow to last. I went from lows at night in the 30's and highs up to 400 during the day. now before you say that comes with T 1 Diabetes let me tell you it should never get that high if you are taking cae of yourselfs now don't get me wrong when you are sick this happens but I am not sick and have no underlying cause for the highs. Now I am so blessed that I have a great insurance who neither denied my pump ( the coolest pink one from mini med with skins to go with it.) nor my sensors. I have never had major problems or complications associated with the diabetes thank goodness but I have the most great team of doctors and not to mention mini meds great 24 hr service. But this week has throwin me for a loop and every my doc so we have spend the better part of the week trying to figure out the underlying cause. nothing yet but I will get back to if changes happens. As for life I had the blessed chance to see my family and go hiking and runnig with my sis (God knows she needs the rest she has a 16 month old at home) great news is I just found out my insurance will pay for the strips for my mini med meter so I was excited till I caught the dog carrying my  used might I add test strip and when he put it down cat would swat it around like a toy! I have it on video so I can post it latter. biggest leason I learned today while being bored I came a cross saying that diabetes is not a death sentence but instead life is we are all closer to death (thank you diabetesrockstar.com) As long as we take care of our self and move on through the day we will do fine with minor complications unless you are special.anyways with in the last 4 days BG's have been way off the chart like highest was to hi for my meter to real all it said was HI which I though was funny thinking ohh so my meter has a sense of humor! ha ha ha! then lowest was 29. why this is happening I have no clue but sent my carelink reports to my doc for him to see trends and spikes and lows ( for those of you who are not familar with care link it is a soft wear made to download pump readings and bolus's so he can make the right changes it is for care this sofewear is made but mini med and only compadable with care link soft wear whis is almost wait i mean better then meters not a replacement but a better tool. I emailed it to him since I am out of town ( which BTW packing requires more diabetes supplies and in case stuff then clothes I am most postive) ( I checked weight )and don't let me even get started with airport patrol. they are relentless. so doc and I are working on basals and corrections to get better control. Then I learned first hand whem Iprick my finger it can sqirk across my room. lol. As EMS goes all is normal the granny totes and MVA's and cardiac attacks nothinign thee really to mention.
Good bye

Gotta love the care link for my CGM

So I moved to NY in oct. of this yr and now will be heading back to NC again in A month or two and so I knew this and keep my oh so great doctor in NC for my healthcare since I have yet to find a doc around here who knows how to deal with a type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump. My doctor is wonderful and anyone will tell you when you find a great doctor who knows this disease and how to deal with a pump you have to keep them. so me being far away stinks and so right now we deal with it by me sending monthly reports via Email from uploading them from my pump so we decide how to adjust my Basal rates and bolus's. Also an time I need a script like insulin or EMLA cream he calls them in and if for any reason I have to be hospitalized he talks to the doctors to explains my medical history and what not so they know how to treat me properly heck the doc dx'ed my appendicitis over the phone based off of symptoms before I ever got the cat scan. Now that is cool or at least to me. So lately I have been dealing with lows during the day and highs at night so we have talked daily over the phone to get this under control. then work is so hectic lately with MVA's and traumas and cardiac issues so that is really adding to the stress. And when I am off I am spending the whole day with a two yr old and she is really hitting those terrible two's and also not eating enough. beyond that school is really getting busy and so yeah a busy life right now until I move then back to my normal everyday life. so sorry for the rant but it is what it is.

lots of work lately and becoming a pt

So in EMS we don't get the oppurtunity to work the holidays much like most medical people. so I had to work Christmas and new yrs. of course most of my calls were umm well people doing stupid stuff. on Christmas I had three yes I said three different pt's with injuries due to jumping on the new trampoline all were adults and broke various bones. one guy broke ribs which caused a collapsed lung. then on to all the after Christmas dinner chest pain which most were due to indigestion but as we all know we must take chest pain seriously until proven otherwise. Then there was the sad calls grandma died at dinner due to massive MI. I usually deal with these well but the whole family was there and her husband of 52 yrs was so shocked he had an MI. so then not one but two pt's had to call for back up. Then I have been dealing with highs and lows from the diabetes and my pump decided to warn me of my low sugar and I ignored it to deal with the code I was working from a MVA. by the time we got to the hospital I had all the signs of low sugar and was getting really lethargic my EMT partner did not notice but doc mad all the time at me because I am a well a smart butt noticed and made me become a pt. That sucked because it took our bus out of commission for a quick min. so IV d50 the D5 because it was still dropping and the doc decided he wanted me admitted and I of course was not happy so he calls my doc and they talk and he said yes to the admit too. I hate being a pt. well then my stomach started hurting beyond bad so on to CT and blood work again and now I have 
Pancreatitis. I am surprised the pt I was taking to the hospital didn't die and I was able to treat and start an IV not to mention give the right drug doses. mad the doc would not let me handle the sugars myself. oh well.
  which should have knocked my sugars through the roof but no it decided to play the bounce back and forth game so pain medicine and OMG Dilaudid sucks BTW I have no drug tolerance and they had me on 2 mg's every 4 hr's prn I lasted every 8 hrs which the nurse was surprised and scared because it made me sleep like all day so they were in the room non stop checking BG's after a total of 5 amp's of d50 and the d5 drip I was doing a lot better and asked for Toradol because it is amazing for kidney stones so I figured it would help with the pain but no doc decided narcotics were better. then Zofran oh how great is that drug it works wonders!! well they decided since I do not feel low sugars until they are like 20 it was best to put me in the ICU because I don't show signs majority of the time instead I just fall asleep and don't wake up. so BG checks every 2 hrs unless CGM beeps and then check again. then the IV went out and they could not get a iv back in I have tiny spider veins so the doc decided on a central line uggh that sucked more painful then I expected. BG's went back and forth from 26 to 400's so crappy I felt all day and was stuck in the hospital for a week just in time for my shift on NY's day. feeling better and back to the crazy drunks and od's and MVA's gotta love EMS sugars back to normal and my dad who is a ER doc finally stopped calling me to ask about my sugars and WBC. I am really pissed at my pancreas and trying to figure out why the lab team always comes in at like 4 am bg sticks I don't wake up for parents would always do them in the middle of the night so I am so used to it but blood work is another story till the nurse would just come in and draw the blood from the central line thank you Cindy!!! what a week!! I swear my life revolves around a number on A meter. goes to show diabetes does not take a day off or sleep for once. can we get a cure already!! 

busy busy busy

So yes a little slow on the posting I know but I have good reason. The holiday's really keep us medics in service.  One day I will learn to say no to picking up an extra shift and I also had to work Christmas ( Always a hard shift to pull not so much due to not being with family but more to seeing people sick or hurt on the day that is meant to be joyous ) My sugars are getting better back under the 180's which I can deal with. tonight we were out waiting for an EMS call and decided to stop and eat and well taco bell was golden in our minds so we stopped and ate and from behind us in line I heard this little boy say to his mom she has a pump mom does that mean she is allergic to sugar too?? I turned around and his mom promptly apolgized I said no need and said hi to the little guy he was so cute 6 yrs old and he showed me his pump he said his was blue cause he liked the blue transformers I said mine is pink cause I like pink flowers he looked at me and said but you are in blue clothes mine goes better with your clothes ( ohh geeze fashion advice from a 6 yr old ) My partner had a good laugh and as we all were heading out he asked us if that was our ambulance I said yes and showed him around and he got to play with the lights it made his day. Before he left he said whats your number? I said  911 he said no silly and put his pump up and I said ohh umm let me look. I am 167 he said I beat you I am 146. He looked at me said good bye and his mom thanked us and he said to me stay low but not to low with the cutest smile on his face and I nodded. I thought about it for a moment how innocent he is and for him to deal with diabetes but with such a brave face kids are so amazing and now anytime I get mad over a little thing like a bad sensor or putting in the extra time to count my carbs I just think of him and remember if he can do it then what am I whining about? well back to work more calls to come till i get off at 8 am happy new yrs all and please be safe

ramdom

I spent all night in the ER with my God daugther she won't eat anything won't drink anything and crys all the time and he poo isn't looking good either 4 dipers of poo in 5 hrs ='s bad. they gave us zofran and we are hoping this passes soon they said bring her back if she keeps don't this path in the next couple of days so we are just trying to keep her happy. other notes work was good. My blood sugars were in tn 300's not good I know but due to her being sick and working I just have to play with my basal.It is freezing up here in NY snow and ice I spun out  2 times yesterday on my way to the ER with herno damage and didn't hit anything but still scary none the less. I am coming to the conclusion that sleep is over rated and I still have much to do. I swear if I get one more ambulance call for someone whos doc office is at the hospital I will scream might as well have a taxi sign on my rig. A ambulance is for emergency only people!!

starting of my blog

A little about me....... I'm carey but you can call me sunshine ( thats what everyone calls me ) I live in NY with my husband of almost 2 yrs. I am a paramedic and I also have type 1 diabetes. Diabetes does not describe me but it does describe how strong I am having lived with this disease for so long. no it is not horrible but it is a huge part of my life. My whole day schedule and whatnot revolves around a number on a glucose meter.I wear an insulin pump the minimed 722 with a CGMS. I love my pump it is pink and it helpped change my health for the better.  I love working towards finding a cure rather it be charity walks or writing the goverment or educating others on the disease I will do it. In my house you find my dog walking around with a used test strip or old infusion set. You will see snow and lots of movies and music. As a medic I love my job. It makes me feel good to help others when they need it. I am going back to college to work on my nursing and then on to practicioner. I am prob. the most clumsy person on earth I have a talent of falling up the stairs or ripping an infusion site out because it gets stucks on door handles. I love the fast pased life and love learning more about medical aspects of my job not to mention the rush you get from working a call plus I love the scirens. so heres the start of a blog that will keep me sane or so I hope.