Poked Out

This post is by Katie – read her bio here!

On Wednesday I was totally poked out.  A ridiculous number of pokes for one gal’s body in just one day.  It was one of those days that had me staring at my lancet device before I tested my BG in the evening dreading that familiar prick, but at the same time saying to myself, “how can this one more poke be such a big deal?” The poke that broke the diabetic’s back…

or something like that.

While to the outside world my day was no different and I was looking young and healthy, my time was not divided by hours but by needles.

Wednesday’s Schedule*:

Wake up: Humalog injection to cover for breakfast carbs

Before class: Levemir injection for morning basal dose

After class: Humalog injection to cover for lunch carbs

Before endocrinologist appointment: Flu shot (because the flu isn’t just the flu for PWDs!)

After endocrinologist appointment: Needle in vein to draw blood – still waiting for the big A1c results…On bus between hospitals: Humalog injection to correct for high blood sugar

Arrive at rheumatologist’s office: Steroid injection for plica syndrome in knee (now that was a BIG needle!)

Home at last: Humalog injection to cover for dinner carbs

Bedtime: Levemir injection for evening basal dose

*pokes for the purpose of blood glucose monitoring were omitted to spare you 8 more of these

While this Nine Needle Day wasn’t my normal schedule, it wasn’t that different from most days of a type 1 on MDI’s.  I’m with you Gen – how couldn’t we burn out from time to time with schedules like this that are merely side jobs to our fulltime jobs, yet count for so much more?!