Upcoming Posts for this Week #5

I have ideas for this week

I can not believe how quick this year has gone and it gets worse as you get older, I am already thinking about what posts to do for Christmas week.

Lets focus on the posts for this week, For Thursday the post will be on How to Survive the Work Christmas Party, I find every year my blood glucose levels go through the roof after the Christmas Party so I need a game plan for this year. 

The Post for Sunday will be Housekeeping, I will be doing a post on the schedule for posts during Christmas week. I am not concerned about New Years Eve, the Sunday post for NYE will go up as normal.

Keep an eye out for these posts, I hope everyone is having a great week so far.

Until next time

Jenna

The Book I am Currently Reading & Sensor News

Hello

Today is a two for one post, I thought it is silly to do a short post so I am incorporating some good news. I don't plan on making this a habit I just thought it would best to incorporate two topics into the one post instead of just doing a really short post.

So I will start with the book I am currently reading and it is The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer. This book is funny and entertaining, I am only two chapters in I admit and I hope to try and finish this book soon. In this book Amy shares her stories about her childhood, adulthood, career and just about everything in between.

 If you are a fan of Amy Schumer I recommend you look into her book, I am sorry this post is short tonight I am useless when it comes to reading a book so I am setting myself a goal to finish this book by January. 

Now for my Sensor news, I am so happy to be starting on the Dexcom G5 system very soon, Dexcom announced a offer on Monday 23rd November that for the Transmitter and a box of four Sensors for $810. I do intend on purchasing the receiver but it is nice to know that I don't need it right away.

My hypo awareness is not great anymore so the Dexcom G5 will be a good fit for me I am hoping. 

This is not a great post tonight and it is short but I had to get something up tonight, my posts will be better through the week I promise.

Until next time

Jenna

My Health Goals

I Need to Make Some Changes

Lately I have been noticing that my clothes are feeling tight, my tops fit me fine but my shorts, skirts and pants are feeling tight on me. I have been so sick this year it made it impossible for me to exercise. 

Now that I am at the end of all my sickness, I have started to exercise again but I will admit it has been difficult to go for a walk of late because of the extremely hot days we have been having. Saying all of this I feel the need to set my self some health goals to help me be healthier and stay on track with my eating habits and exercise routine.

Health Goals

1. Lose Weight, I have been told that I should lose two-three Kilograms and I intend to lose the weight it will benefit my health in the long run.
2. Exercise Everyday, it is harder in hot weather to go for my walk however there is no reason why I can't go for a walk in the evening when it is cooler.
3. Avoid Low Blood Glucose Levels, Low levels can happen anytime anywhere and you eat just about everything in sight. If I can avoid low levels I won't consume so much junk food and sugar.
4. Focus on My Health, I need to remain focused when it comes to my health and I feel I am doing well so far.

In regards to Health Goal number four I am already focused on being healthier and I feel in control with my Diabetes. My Hba1c was done yesterday at my Specialist appointment and it is down to 7.1% I am so happy with this result, last year my result was 8.5% so I am on the right track.

It ultimately feels good to set these goals and know that when I complete these goals I will feel better within myself. I feel at my age and the problems I have it is highly important to look after myself more than what I do. I am ecstatic that I will be starting on the Dexcom G5 very soon and I know this will help me control my Diabetes a lot better and my Hba1c should come down even more.

I will document my progress on the blog and possibly on the Facebook Page and the Instagram account, It would be silly to set these goals and not document the process so I will do a blog post in a couple of weeks documenting my progress.

I hope you enjoy this post and don't forget about the Facebook Page Type One Diabetes & Life and Instagram t1djenna11.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Until next time

Jenna

Upcoming Posts for this Week #4

A New Week

Which means new blog posts and a slight change for Thursday, I have my Endocrinologist Appointment on Thursday afternoon and I don't think I will have a post ready for you so the post for Thursday will go up on Friday instead.

The post I have planned for Friday will be on My Health Goals, I have talked about healthy snacks in previous posts but I feel I need to set some goals for example and this is personal, I want/need to lose at least two-three kilograms. So my goal is to lose a little bit of weight and try to keep it off. I do have other health goals but I will save them for the post.

The post for Sunday will be on the book The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer, now I admit I have not finished reading this book but a few posts ago I think I was going to do a post on this book but I was not ready to do it. This post maybe a short one, it maybe a short review on what I have read so far.

I hope you all have a great week and keep an eye out for the upcoming posts,

Until next time

Jenna

How to Handle a Rough Day

I've been in a mood

I felt like nothing could lift my mood, I try my best to put on a brave face but sometimes it is really hard to be brave and happy all the time. I have Type One Diabetes, Hashimoto's Disease with my Thyroid plus Anxiety and Depression. I deal with quite a lot every single day.

I have bad days where it's all too much and I just don't want to deal with anything but I can't take that attitude. I take a deep breath, put a smile on my face even though I don't feel like smiling and I get on with my day. I make sure I am happy and positive around my clients and try to be in a positive frame of mind through out the day.

We all deal with so much and I wanted to do this post so I can tell you what I am going through and try to offer some tips to help everyone not just me. So saying all of this here are some activities that I like to do when I am having a rough day;

• Remember to breath, Take a moment and just take a breath it might help when everything is just becoming too much.
• Exercise, I love to get out and get my walk in. When I'm in a mood I find going for a walk and listening to my favourite songs helps me feel better.
• Talk, I talk to my Mum all the time, she has the power to lift my mood and help me feel better again. I encourage you to talk to someone whether it be your Parents or your Best Friend just talk to them they're there to help you.
• Do an activity that you enjoy, you might like to cook, play a game, watch a movie. Whatever you like to do go do it, I'm sure that when you do an activity you enjoy you probably feel better after wards.

We deal with so much every day and sometimes get into a funk, I was certainly in a funk this week but now I do feel better. I do things that make me happy for example yesterday I had my Facial and Eyebrow Wax, done some shopping and I bought myself some great new clothes and a pair of heels. I like having a Facial I find it very relaxing and it's not often I buy myself clothes or a pair of heels so I felt good and I wasn't feeling down or in a bad mood.

If you're having a rough time right now please know that you are not alone and please remember to talk to someone whether it be Family or a Doctor there is always someone willing to help. Don't forget to do an activity that you enjoy, you know you will feel better for it.

I hope everyone has a great week,

Until next time

Jenna 

The Dexcom G5 Mobile

Here's Hoping

I was emailing my Specialist in regards to the Freestyle Libre when it was suggested to me that I look at the Dexcom G5 Mobile Sensor. I did not give this Sensor a second thought to be honest with you but now I have looked at it and done my research I am ready to try this Sensor out. Here are some quick facts about the Dexcom that I am looking at;

With the Dexcom G5 Mobile you can connect the Sensor to your iPhone and the Receiver via Bluetooth. The Sensor is made up of three components; 

1. The Sensor
2. The Transmitter 
3. The Receiver or iPhone

The Sensor sits just underneath the skin and takes your blood glucose levels and the transmitter collects the information and sends it all to the receiver. It all seems really simple and judging from the videos I have seen on Instagram the insertion of the Sensor seems okay, I don't feel intimidated by the insertion which is a very good thing.

Two good things I consider is the Sensor lasts seven days and you can share your data with family and/or your Diabetes Team. You can share the data with up to five people through the app, the app will alert your chosen five people when you blood glucose level is low or if blood glucose level is high.

I have spoken with a representative from Animas about this Sensor and I am really excited to save my money and get started on this amazing Sensor. This Sensor has some great benefits and with the problems I have I would really benefit from this Sensor.

I know I could talk more about this but I am coming up short tonight, I wanted to give you some facts about this Sensor and my thoughts on it and i am sure I have covered all of that. I did go to www.dexcom.com/en-AU for my research.

I realise this is a short post tonight but it was important to me to get this post up, I did not want to let anyone down. 

Please note that all my words in this post are my own and if you are looking into going on a Sensor always consult your Endocrinologist to ensure it is the right thing for you.

I hope you are all having a great week,

Until next time

Jenna

Upcoming Posts for this Week #3

I've Done it Again

I should've had this post up last night, I intend on creating a schedule so this weekly post goes live on Tuesday and every Tuesday.

The post for tomorrow will be on My Thoughts on the Dexcom G5, I have done my research and I am certain I will be on this Sensor next year. I just need to save the money for it. The post for Sunday will be on How to Handle a Rough Day, I have had a bit of a rough day today, felt a bit down and just not in the best mood, however I do feel better after going for a walk and listening to my favourite songs.

There will be a upcoming post regarding the schedule of my posts, I feel Thursdays and Sundays work really well. The Upcoming Posts for this Week # will be on Tuesdays, I am also starting to think about the schedule for Christmas. Keep an eye out for a post on The Current & Upcoming Schedule.

I hope everyone is having a great week so far and I will have a new post for you tomorrow.

Until then

Jenna