Another #DayOfDiabetes, Twitter-Style.

For World Diabetes Day yesterday, I attempted to participate in another round of #dayofdiabetes, using Twitter to log the different nuances of a day with type 1 diabetes.  It was a tougher day than normal, Internet-wise, because I spent the morning in the plane and the rest of the afternoon with very limited access to Wifi, but it was World Diabetes Day, damn it, so I wanted to try.

My #dayofdiabetes started early … like 2.10 am kind of early, with a low blood sugar and a buzzing Dexcom:

#dayofdiabetes No. pic.twitter.com/lhjpfNYnyB

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

But thankfully, glucose tabs handy on the bedside table made fixing this number easier:

#dayofdiabetes Yes. #diabetes #lowbloodsugar pic.twitter.com/2v78xDZHqY

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

Glucose tabs help keep me from over-treating, because they are carefully portioned out and not appealing enough to have an urge to eat sixty of them.   It feels like a win, not over-treating a nasty middle-of-the-night low.  I was relieved to check in the morning and see that I wasn’t off the charts.

First things first. #dayofdiabetes pic.twitter.com/s2jwJ79tYi

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

#dayofdiabetes Matchy-matchy for #wdd Thankful I didn't rebound after last night's low. pic.twitter.com/q5PVajPzbL

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

And then I was off to the races … or more specifically, the airport, to travel to Mississauga for the Peel Chapter JDRF Research Symposium.

#bgnow 79 mg/dL. Do I eat breakfast before boarding the plane or wait b/c I know flight anxiety makes my blood sugar go up? #dayofdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

The low from the night before still hung around in the form of exhaustion, though.

Tired. Last night's low blood sugar sucked and I'm dragging this morning. Eff you, diabetes. I need a nap. #dayofdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

And airport food offerings weren’t substantial enough to fix what ailed me.

Crappy Starbucks snack that tastes weird and is not filling. 9 grams of carb. #crapsnack #dayofdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

Landed in Toronto. #bgnow lifted off with the plane – 231 mg/dL. #dayofdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

Later in the evening, it was time to dress/device juggle:

Time to get dressed and decide how to artfully involve insulin pump, Dexcom, and hopefully shoes. #dayofdiabetes #dressingwithdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

Never a simple task, especially with disco boobs:

Perils of bolusing while hiding an insulin pump in your bra. Oh the disco boobs. #dayofdiabetes pic.twitter.com/2VxqReIZMI

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

The night at the World Diabetes Day event was lovely, but I did miss participating in the discussions online, particularly the World Diabetes Day 24 hour chat that took place all day yesterday.  Community and peer-to-peer connections keep me as healthy as my insulin does, some days.

No cell service + travel makes participating in #wddchat13 challenging. Missing my DOC friends. #dayofdiabetes

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 14, 2013

And this morning it all starts again, with a blood glucose check on my meter and that instant yearning for a cup of coffee.

Hotel room coffee: kind of great, when it's the only option. #goodmorning

— Kerri / Diabetes (@sixuntilme) November 15, 2013

Every day is a #dayofdiabetes in my life, wifi or not.  It was amazing, catching up on the Twitter feeds of others who were participating yesterday.  I learn so much about how individualized everyone’s diabetes truly is through this project.

Here is some info, if you’d like to participate in a #dayofdiabetes, and a primer on Twitter and the diabetes community.