Tag Archives: Sam Talbot

06Jun / 2012

Bigfoot Read Book

Thank you for recommending this book!

Start read Pumping Insulin. This book explain pump, make future Bigfoot champion nuanced dosing moves. Also many graph, many acronym–glaze Bigfoot sheen obscure expertise like Trigonometry Teacher or Environmental Policy Wonk.

Commit spend 30 minutes/day read this book.

Notes so far:

  • what is our DIA? look in pump manual
  • check IOB at bedtime–to consider this factor in overnight lows
  • sexy diabetic women clip the pump to a garter belt
  • if 2 unexplained highs in a row, correct with a syringe + change site
  • whenever we change the site we should test 2 hrs. post
  • very high protein meals can cause high BG 4-12 hours later (protein slowly converts to sugar)
  • 28g in an ounce
  • if you eat 2000 calories a day, 1000-1200 of them should be carbs. That’s 250-300 carbs a day. 

What Bigfoot learn so far for apply to life:

Bubs probably eat at least 1000 calories/day? So 125-150 carbs. That good news. Bigfoot always feel shitty if Bubs have over 100g/day, not sure how settle on that number, probably part of Sam Talbot perfection/Bigfoot depression era. Even 150 normal.

It not so big deal change site. Not need consider tools precious. Not need give site second, third chance start work. Infusion set not like retainer. Not even like toothbrush, more like tampon. Not get attached.

IOB at bedtime = possibly big deal

Syringes still belong part of regular kit

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21May / 2012

Kinky + High

Dogleg to the left. Pardon my manicure.

Does that tinge around the cannula seem excessive?

Diabetes Blog Week so interesting, fun but really get in way of Bigfoot complain. Barely keep eyes open for tiredness rant. This most recent showcase of exhaustion:

12AM 313 (correction)

1AM 337 (correction)

2:30AM 224 (correction)

4AM 212 (correction)

7AM 112

Why correction not work? Bigfoot Spouse change site 2:30AM. Leave old site in buns. Bigfoot just now remove. This cannula look OK? Little bit bloody. Dogleg bend normal or insulin-choking kink?

Visit swimming pool in afternoon. Pre-swim Bubs 311, but I feel low so Bigfoot not dare correct before swim–think maybe dropping? And maybe swimming accelerate drop? Run into Very Nice Friend, catch up on sideline bench/watch kids swim. Friend notice Bubs plug pump back in after swim.

VERY NICE FRIEND: Hey! Cool! What’s that?

BUBS: …

BIGFOOT: It’s an insulin pump

VNF: Oh, you’re so lucky! So you don’t have to prick your finger to check your blood sugar! That’s awesome. Wouldn’t you hate to have to get all bloody from a needle?

BUBS: …

BFOOT: He does have to check his blood sugar with a finger pricker. This just delivers the medicine. Because his body can’t make insulin, and he needs insulin to live. But he can still take it off while he swims

VNF: I love it. So that checks your blood sugar and does the insulin. That’s awesome!

I am enthusiastic about paper tape.

Initially, Bigfoot wish this a less nice person so could be delicious nail-spit mad when describe scene spouse later. But srsly, this person so nice. Even if VNF launch into adamant home remedy, probably not annoy Bigfoot. It the cheerful enthusiasm. Also, 2009 this VNF coincidentally in adjacent dressing room Savers when Bigfoot find exact copy of favorite pink Banana Republic corduroy pants (2003 edition?); VNF barely know Bigfoot but Bigfoot pretty sure VNF exit changing room stall for embrace + maybe VNF also lift Bigfoot off feet for twirl around celebrate pants.

Enthusiasm + empathy + ignorance = not annoying. (Corollary: enthusiasm + amazed by self’s own genius + ignorance  = annoying.)

On Chowhound there’s a brilliant description of the Whole Foods rotisserie chicken: “what a giant unsweetened Peeps would taste like”

After swim, 200-something. Give correction. After drive home, 117. Dinner, Bigfoot try trick Bubs into eat entire rotisserie chicken plus one carrot. After chicken legs/carrot want frozen yogurt. Then Bigfoot worry swim cause delayed drop, agree frozen yogurt. Then Jack exhume leftover eggplant grinder from fridge, agree let Bubs have part. Dinner = 46g carbs. That too much for Sam Talbot lifestyle, but rather small amount Bubs.

Whatever Bigfoot do, feel sure it wrong. This not low self-esteem. This Bigfoot way gently break it to diabetes. Relationship not working. Not want go steady anymore.

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09Mar / 2012

Not Go

Still from the 4-minute Turkish animated film Don't Go.

Bigfoot attend school lunch. Morning Bubs say, I would like to eat with you, even if you don’t have time to go to Five Guys. I just like spending time with you. Very nice! Of course Bigfoot comply. Not able bring special delivery—only apple, little knife, cutting board. Sit with Bubs + bubbly Chinese classmate, literally bounce peanut butter sandwich on table between bite. Conversation around custom Lego minifigure. Fun. Not relevant friend Chinese, Bigfoot kind of provincial.

After lunch, visit Dream Nurse. 50 carbs. Dream Nurse have Bubs calculate dose, Bigfoot experience vague sensation persons gathering outside doorway during injection. It true. Tiny boy in sun yellow wheelchair there, aide beside. Vomit cover lap, Dream Nurse so compose, tell Bigfoot I guess we should make a plan for you to show me the pump next week, but I need to deal with this situation now. Tiny boy face same expression Bubs face: know something wrong, but not worry. Know adult handle it OK.

Little they know, adult so messed up: bury face in dog neck, call dog my little Irish gentleman!/ make repeated smooch noise; give insulin correction (300+ at dinner)/cause tank in night (55), force awake sing Yaz “Don’t Go,” (inspire by PCFF film class film)–try force drink orange juice/eat candy corn, then force brush teeth–let sleep fifteen minute, test again (64), make up let’s see if it goes up more in ten minutes instead of wake up/force eat (85), decide ten more minutes? Sure; research slack lines/poplin shirt/LL Bean Signature/feel bad about eat too much mini eggs at Arts Night; did ten minutes go by yet?/I don’t know/Check the meter!/three minutes/Is it time yet?(73)/Should I give him more candy? Seven? Seven candy corn? They’re only two each? Hear spouse say, “Sweet pea? I have to wake you up now. You have to eat more candy.” Hear Bubs cry in sleep, then, “It’s only five days until my birthday!”

Bigfoot have second thoughts $20,000 hypoglycemia dog. Even dog make mistake—New Yorker article re face transplant mention drunk woman wake up, find golden retriever ate lips/nose while passed out. Bigfoot not sure what dog think, but sure dog good intention while eat owner face. Hypoglycemia dog maybe just one more being Bigfoot second guess, get in line behind self, spouse, endocrinologist, Animas representative, cousin-in-law push fish oil, Drs. Weil/Oz, Sam Talbot (egg white blueberry thing), et al.

For good news: chocolate So Delicious coconut milk now in little lunch box size: 9g carbs.

For shocking news: one month supply test strips: $435.

11:15PM blood sugar 107. Formulate plan: let’s check again after some Daily Shows and as long as it’s not going back down, let’s say we’re in the clear/Okay?/Okay/Yeah. I just want to to be over/Yeah.

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02Mar / 2012

Seizure-y

What lengths will you go to for an extra one of these?

Bubs’s Lantus dose 9u now. 7u before. Coro Center nurse advise test 2AM one or two times, make sure not go too low in night. Tell Bigfoot not need worry, Bubs “is just a normal, growing boy with diabetes.”

As imagine, Bigfoot not 100% keen on 2AM finger prick. Therefore agree camp out by fire, try make mild homestyle adventure. Bubs in sleeping bag, Bigfoot on sofa. Two new New Yorker magazine arrive while Bigfoot in Bahamas, eager read article with Darwin/altruism/vampire bat regurgitate blood into mouth of starving fellow vampire bat.

Settle in by fire. Bigfoot have magazine open, sheepskin spread over sofa, big duvet all to self. Alarm set 2AM. Bubs in sleeping bag, rosy cheeks, hair damp from shower.

BUBS: I feel like I can’t fall asleep

BFOOT: Maybe you’re too hot

BUBS: Yeah

BFOOT: Let’s skooch you away from the fire

BUBS: OK (sets sleeping bag and pillow up a few feet further away from the fire)

BFOOT: (goes back to reading vampire bat article)

BUBS: Or maybe I can’t fall asleep because I just feel so low

BFOOT: You do? (Hops up to get finger pricker. Bubs handles the pricker and runs the test)

BUBS: 39

BFOOT: Thirty-nine? Really? (Runs into kitchen to get candy corn)

BUBS: I’m sorry

BFOOT: It’s not your fault! Are you eating those?

BUBS: It is my fault. I should have told you sooner

BFOOT: Did you eat all seven?

BUBS: Yeah

BFOOT: Did you feel low and not say something?

BUBS: No

BFOOT: It’s not your fault! Honey, you know it’s not your fault at all

BUBS: My legs feel weird. They feel all…seizure-y

BFOOT: They do? (Starts rubbing his legs)

BUBS: Yeah, it’s like I can control them and make them stay still but it’s really really hard to

Sam Fuld is not Sam Talbot

Now at 99. Bigfoot pause. Think. What different? Switch cow milk for sugarfree coconut milk, unsweet almond milk. Also Girl Scout cookies arrive. Also, swim YMCA minnow no guppy (rigorous.) But what if LANTUS whopper dose the problem—low come back again, again, again? Really need hypoglycemia awareness dog. Ask spouse check again: 137.

Sam Talbot eats sauteed broccoli rabe for a snack

Meanwhile, for happy thing, Sam Talbot cookbook arrive. Bigfoot recommend. Sam Talbot so handsome, so healthy, Type 1 since age 12, professional chef, surfer, book of recipe also have practical advice for how carry syringe in pocket, how organize supplies in home, how bring all need in waterproof box for surf. Still huge hassle but gorgeous book make feel better this topic. Wee bit. Bigfoot family decide make pilgrimage Montauk, find Sam Talbot restaurant. Book feature photo Sam Talbot test blood sugar–same blue meter as Bubs, but Sam Talbot meter all scratched up (sandy lifestyle).

Lemon ricotta pancake. Sam Talbot say eat only one time in year because splurge. Sam Talbot limit carbs under 90/day (20-30/meal.) Bigfoot so far away this goal.

One Samoa cookie: 10g carbs. Seems like should be more.

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