{"id":990,"date":"2014-05-28T09:16:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T13:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2014-05-28T11:42:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T15:42:19","slug":"new-rates-and-some-other-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=990","title":{"rendered":"New Rates And Some Other Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endo appointment yesterday. \u00a0Didn&#8217;t have high hopes (high, ha) as I have been running way TOO\u00a0high lately, especially overnight. \u00a0A1c is a higher than it has been in 3 years. \u00a0Disappointing but not surprising (up .3 BUT that takes me to the next whole number and that I seriously dislike). \u00a0Also gained a chunk of weight. \u00a0More than I thought, but not upsetting as I missed having a butt. \u00a0Baby Got Back can&#8217;t be my favorite song without some junk in the trunk right?<\/p>\n<p>Adjusted some basal rates with my doctor as the last adjustments did zilch.<\/p>\n<p>New basals worked way TOO well overnight. Ooof. \u00a0This morning&#8217;s headache plus allergies was like being b*tched slapped by my pump and then a bag of freshly cut grass&#8230; over and over again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140528-081253.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140528-081253.jpg\" alt=\"20140528-081253.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, I found a whole bunch of hearts this morning. And TONS\u00a0the last few days. \u00a0Timing. <a href=\"http:\/\/spacegirlw.tumblr.com\/\">Found: hearts<\/a>\u00a0. I still have a lot to add. \u00a0I find myself walking routes where I know I will see hearts that I&#8217;ve already met. \u00a0If nothing else, it&#8217;s a good breathing exercise. \u00a0See a heart, take a HUGE deep breath.<\/p>\n<p>According to FitBit, I&#8217;m averaging just shy of 40 miles a week. \u00a0How the H-E-double-hockey-sticks is that possible?!? \u00a0Amazing. \u00a0That&#8217;s all walking! \u00a0Cray.<\/p>\n<p>There appears to be another\u00a0shot (shots, ha) at my getting into an artificial pancreas trial. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want to think too much about it and set myself up for disappointment but the\u00a0idea\u00a0of this old body being used for diabetes progress is deliriously exciting. \u00a0Stop thinking about it. \u00a0Easier to say than do.<\/p>\n<p>My 35th diaversary is approaching next month. \u00a0My feelings on this are a tangled web. \u00a0I should write about that, as maybe I&#8217;m not the only one? \u00a035 years of this fear and giving myself incessant mental pep talks is a really long time.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, my eye is FINALLY healing (and an allergy puff ball).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eyeheal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-992 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eyeheal-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"eyeheal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, I said goodbye to two of the very <strong>biggest<\/strong> Alecia&#8217;s Stem Cells supporters. \u00a0They were with me from the very beginning of founding ASC. \u00a0Saturday would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. \u00a0Now they are back together. \u00a0Also, being on a moving dock with ashes is a possible recipe for disaster. \u00a0Life is short. \u00a0Never lose sight of the wonderful experiences you&#8217;ve had along the way. \u00a0The people who believe in you&#8230; hug them, love them, appreciate them. \u00a0Sappy-McSappster moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GBK1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-994 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GBK1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"GBK\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GBK1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GBK1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/GBK1.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few other random thoughts and observations: \u00a050 Cent should stick to rap, I need to try pump sites in my lower back, Maya Angelou was one hell of a woman, and I may have seen Apollo Creed at a train station in Jersey on memorial day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-995\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"apollo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/apollo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endo appointment yesterday. \u00a0Didn&#8217;t have high hopes (high, ha) as I have been running way TOO\u00a0high lately, especially overnight. \u00a0A1c is a higher than it has been in 3 years. \u00a0Disappointing but not surprising (up .3 BUT that takes me &hellip; 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