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September 25, 2008 Life as a Type1DiabeticSingleMomofaVerySmallChild Student 
1. Life as a Student: -Get Up -Discover significant leak in kitchen sink -Call superintendent -Go to school -Eat -Come home -Study -Exercise -Socialize -Sleep ~~~~~ 2. Life as a Single Mom Student -Get Up -Get dressed -Get child up -Get child ready for school -Discover significant leak in kitchen sink. -Call superintendent while trying to prevent child from playing in new lake. -Take child to school -Go to school -Eat -Take car in for servicing. Gasp at bill -Come home -Study -Exercise -Pick child up from school -Make dinner for child and self -Get child to bed -Clean up child's messes - -Sleep ~~~~~ 3. Life as a Single Mom of a Very Small Child Student -Get Up -Get dressed -Get child up -Get child ready for school -Discover significant leak in kitchen sink -Assist child with toileting/dressing/etc. functions that child cannot manage due to size -Call superintended while trying to prevent child from playing in new lake. -Take child to school -Go to school -Eat -Take car in for servicing. Gasp at bill. -Come home -Study -Exercise -Pick child up from school -Fetch drinks and snacks for child because child is too small to manage fridge, counter, cabinets, etc. -Make dinner for child and self -Assist child with toileting/undressing functions that child cannot manage due to size. -Get child to bed -Clean up child's messes - -Sleep ~~~~~ 4. Life as a Type 1 Diabetic Single Mom to a Very Small Child Student -Get Up. Test blood sugar. Give yourself a small correction bolus. -Get dressed -Get child up -Discover significant leak in kitchen sink -Get child ready for school. Postpone your breakfast while waiting for correction bolus to take effect. -Call superintendent while trying to prevent child from playing in new lake -Assist child with toileting/dressing/etc. functions that child cannot manage due to size -Take child to school -Go to school -Realize you forgot to refill your insulin pump cartridge and you will run out of insulin well before you get home if you eat. - -Get yourself a diet pop to fool your stomach into thinking it's full without raising your blood sugar. -Take car in for servicing. Gasp at bill. -Come home -Refill insulin pump. -Eat. Eat more. Eat again. You're pretty hungry by this point. - - -Pick child up from school -Fetch drinks and snacks for child because child is too small to manage fridge, counter, cabinets, etc. -Make dinner for child and self -Test blood sugar -Assist child with toileting/undressing functions that child cannot manage due to size. -Get child to bed -Fill out health insurance claim form. -Clean up child's messes -Study -Exercise -Test blood sugar - - Posted by Andrea at September 25, 2008 8:28 AM under The Supposedly Mature Student EMAIL this entry (comments fields are below this section) Comments (Did that help?) Every time I think that having Gestational Diabetes is hard, I try to remember that I'll (hopefully) get a reprieve as soon as the baby is born. I am reminded that Diabetics really get no respect. Posted by: amy at September 25, 2008 9:13 AM
I tried, but alas, Andrea, you're on your own to close the tag. Posted by: amy at September 25, 2008 9:14 AM
Lol, everything has a slash through it. I guess my comment won't count since you're so exhausted doing all the above, when would you have time to read it?! I'm exhausted reading about your day!! Posted by: LauraJ at September 25, 2008 9:48 AM
Well said. (And, btw, on bloglines the strikethrough ends where it should.) Posted by: Madeleine at September 25, 2008 11:39 AM
I thought the rampant strikethrough was appropriate. Like, if you don't get to eat as needed, everything gets all effed up. Or maybe that's just for me. Posted by: Superlagirl at September 25, 2008 1:10 PM
(sigh) do you see what I mean? No time even to spellcheck my freaking posts. It should be fixed now. Thanks all for pointing it out. Posted by: Andrea
*hugs* Posted by: Miche at September 25, 2008 3:27 PM
Sadly, I find this hilarious. I think it might mean that I'm a bad friend. Hmmm... I'm sorry. Posted by: Kia at September 25, 2008 7:51 PM
Just to clarify, I don't REALLY find it hilarious. I guess I just mean that the way you wrote about it was hilarious. Not the actual material. I'm sorry. :( Posted by: Kia at September 25, 2008 7:52 PM
It's ok--I know what you mean. It was supposed to be funny. Posted by: Andrea
You crack me up. Posted by: Liz at September 25, 2008 11:21 PM
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