It then started to scratch and claw and try to get itself through the fence and into the courts, where we were.  So we tried to scare it off, but still nothing.  Then it became aggressive and looking at us in a weird way that started to freak me out.  So now we are playing tennis with one eye on this raccoon.  Finally it went away…..for a little.

We were playing aggressive again and then all of a sudden this thing comes back out and starts joining us again and trying to get onto the court.  By this time I am ready to just quit and leave because I felt for sure this thing had rabies and was just looking for a nice little meal from my leg.  Now, here comes the fun part.  Not only am I playing tennis, trying to prevent an attack from a rabid raccoon, but now my blood sugar is going low, very low.  So I run over to test, I’m at 59, so I chug some Gatorade and wait a little and go back out to finish the game, which ultimately we won.

Burned a lot of calories in that match last night.  Well I hope you all have a great day!

We had a voucher for a free night in a hotel so we decided to just use it to get away for the night and relax from the hectic schedules we have been living.  I brought about 4-5 infusion sets with me just in case.  I started to sweat so much at the beach on Saturday that I could feel my infusion set falling out.  I tested and I was about 110 and I knew I wouldn’t be more than an hour or so longer at the beach without going to the room, so I decided to just take the site out. 

Well we decided to go to the pool after that and relax and read a little bit, but my blood sugar did not go crazy at all.  Once I finally went back to the room and tested again it was 185.  So I put another site in and it was off to Hooters to watch the Michigan St. game.

Now, I’m going to speak briefly about how great that game was before I talk about last night’s game.  Even though last night was a near massacre, it still feels good to have a team go to the National Championship when nobody thought that they could do it.  I had all the confidence in the world in them (that’s what happens when you watch every single one of their games), so I knew how well they could play.

After getting home from all that beach and fun on Sunday, it was time for another Panthers game, a big game in fact against the Penguins from that other sports city in Pennsylvania (I’m originally from Philly, so that’s why I mention it like that).  My blood sugar went a little low during the game, mainly because I wanted to body check the kid behind me!  It was great watching their best player, Sid the Kid (Sidney Crosby) get beat up by one of our players.  Tonight is another huge game againstthe Philadelphia Flyers, yes the team I liked when I was a little kid, but I grew out of hockey for about 10 years, that’s how I became a Panthers fan.

Well, about diabetes…. I received my script for my next A1C test, so I will have to schedule that sometime soon.

My eating habits are getting better, but I didn’t go to the gym last night because I didn’t get home from work until about 6:30, ate dinner, then the Panthers game was on at 7:30, so I was lazy.  This is the main problem right now is that when I get home from work, I am so exhausted that I don’t feel like going to the gym.  It’s a mental thing, mental toughness is the key, so I will just have to fight that laziness head on.

Well, you all have a wonderful day.  My posts are getting boring, I guess I need something exciting to happen in life!  But maybe that is a good thing, that I am not posting about these hospital visits, and bad doctor’s appointments, etc.

I can now run a little longer then I could a couple of weeks ago, but I still don’t think it is enough for me to go out and start trying to play basketball again.  Basketball is a different type of being in shape though.  You can run for miles but still get tired during basketball.  I wanted to go out and play some golf this weekend because football is finally over, sad sad sad, but the weather down here in Florida is getting too cold for me.  I came out this morning and it was 42 degrees, not why I moved to Florida.  However, I do like it to be right around 55-65, that’s perfect weather.

Well, before I leave, let me tell you about the frustrating thing that happened this morning.  As I was filling my reservoir with insulin this morning, it was almost full and the plunger decided to fall out and all the insulin fell out all over my floor and hands.  And insulin is not the best smelling stuff in the world.  But I was so pissed that I just lost 3 days of insulin.  And it reminded me to follow up with the insulin company to get my refill.

I had a lot of chips in front of me, but they disappeared pretty quickly once I saw the number 55 on the meter.  I also had a really low experience yesterday that just came out of nowhere.  I was in the middle of cleaning up my house when it happened, so I had no problem stopping what I was doing, test and then take the time to eat some Skittles to get my sugars back where they needed to be.  The only part I hated about the Skittles is that I am trying to lose weight, so when I eat them or drink some OJ, it has like 150 calories, 15 minutes in the gym just to recover from a low.

Today’s weigh in is 238.  I didn’t reach my goal, but this week’s dieting is going to be a lot more intense.  I didn’t hit the gym as much as I wanted to last week.  I played tennis 3 nights, but I wanted to go to the gym right after playing tennis, but I never made it.

One final thought, my roommate was making fun of me because of the Eagles tying and being in last place, and then I stopped for a second, and said…. hey, we’re still the World Series Champs though.  So I wanted to take a little time today to recognize and not forget the the Chase Utley led Philadelphia Phillies, World Series Champs, Philiadelphia Phillies that is.

I plan on cutting my calorie intake down to about 1,000, and burning about 200-300 per day from exercise.  Right now, I am intaking nearly 2,000 a day and that’s not working out so well.  The only part that is making me eat so much is the snacking at night that I am taking in almost 400-500 calories after dinner…. not a good idea when you are trying to lose weight.  If I cut out that snacking, I can lose 5-6 pounds a month just by that!

Today’s weight… the highest I have ever been is 242.  Every Monday I will put up a new weight and give a new goal, and we’ll see if I can meet it. My goal for next week is 237.  5 pounds in one week may sound like a lot, but it is just so much excessive fat that it will come right off with 1-2 games of tennis.

Also, A1C time is approaching fast.  I don’t remember exactly when the last one was, so I have to check up on it and see.

It was 113 when I went to sleep, but after I had coffee and breakfast this morning and took some insulin, I tested an hour later and I was 227.  I didnt have a meter handy right before I ate, so I kind of guestimated!  But I’m all good now.  I am going on a cruise this Friday, so I am getting prepared for that.  I know, I never told anybody about the cruise yet in here, but I don’t think many care anyway, ha!

I just received my new insurance card and everything today, so time for me to do some research on a new endo!

I am also concerned that I can’t seem to get to my next weight loss goal.  I have lost 10 pounds which I knew would be very easy to lose, but now it is coming off a lot slower.  I’m still exercising and eating health-ier.  Healthier is the key word there.  I am still not in a full blown diet, but I have cut down on my carb intake which should help a little.  I have also cut out the Dunkin Donuts sausage, egg, and cheese on an english muffin that I was having pretty much 4-5 times a week.  (Saving money on that too!)

My roommate is a gym freak and workout-aholic, so it is good to have him there to push me and to get me into the gym even on the days I don’t feel like going.  For those of you who are pump users, do you take your pump off when you exercise or do you keep it on?

When I am running or on the bike, I take it off because it is always flopping around and extremely annoying.  However, once I am done with that, I will put it back on when I am lifting.  I also take it off when I play tennis too.  It is so hard to figure out, sometimes my sugar goes up when I am exercising and sometimes it goes down.  It has to be something to do with what I am eating before I start working out, I don’t know.

 By the way, I just tested…. 255….. the morning highs, can’t seem to cure them!

So after explaining to him that I don’t carry fishing stuff in that bag, but my potential life saving supplies, we decided to just go back to the house and watch tv.  I watched the movie, “The Eye” last night and it was extremely scary.  I was so freaked out after watching it, I thought I was seeing grey shadows all night long.

This weekend I am going to the Brad Paisley concert featuring Jewel at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL.  These days scare me because the concert starts at like 7 I guess, but the tailgaiting starts at about noon-ish.  I’ll also be missing football all day long, but what are you going to do?  I will set a goal of testing 5 times while at the event, I need to start meeting these goals.

Monday – 1:00 p.m. Beautiful day outside, I can’t wait to go home and run.  5:00 p.m. Hmm it is going to storm really bad. 5:30 p.m. well no exercise because it is raining.

Tuesday – 1:00 p.m. Beautiful day outside, I can’t wait to go home and run.  5:00 p.m. Hmm it is going to storm really bad. 5:30 p.m. well no exercise because it is raining.

Wednesday – 1:00 p.m. Beautiful day outside, I can’t wait to go home and play tennis.  5:00 p.m. Hmm it is going to storm really bad. 5:30 p.m. well no tennis because it is raining.

Thursday 1:00 p.m. Beautiful day outside, I can’t wait to go home and run.  Is this starting to sound like the movie Groundhog’s Day or what?!!?  No exercise at all this week because of the rain so STOP RAINING!!  I have not been able to do any type of outdoor exercising at all, and it is making me mad.  As soon as I started to get into a little groove here, the weather takes me out of it.  I can see the clouds rolling in already.  There are only a certain amount of sit ups and push ups that I can do trapped inside.

Anyway, on a better note, I am going to look at a few houses this weekend so I can finally get out of the apartment I am living in right now.  End of August can not come fast enough.  But before that comes, my girlfriend’s 21st birthday is approaching fast, the end of this month, and I am just finalizing all my plans for it.  She doesn’t know what I am doing as a surprise, and I can’t really tell you all now either because she may be reading this, (I love you, if you are!), but I will tell you all later, not like you all care as much as she does .

Well have a great day everybody.  Today is a busy day in the Life of a Diabetic!