OUCH!

First blog post of 2012!!! Happy New Year everyone!! 

I’ve been having trouble inserting my pump site in my lower back lately…it seems like every time i try, I keep getting that wonderful alert, “NO DELIVERY” that i love oh so much. :\   So I had my sister, Jackie insert it for me…she hasn’t used the mio set for a while since I’ve been doing it, so I reminded her how to insert the Mio set like  I blogged about here. 

She inserts it and goes to take the needle out and the pink part with the handle totally comes off! OUCH!!! I felt the needle go out and back in. Weird feeling. VERY uncomfortable. 

Of course, there was no delivery and it hurt so bad!!!! I took the site out and found the cannula to be bent…..

Eek!!!! Now I’m left with this big red dotted bruise and using Arnica Gel to heal everything around it! Back to the sites in my leg again…my lower back needs a break! 

Yay Diabetes.  

CNN/HLN Honors MJ2 as Breakthrough Women - Segment to Air 10/13-10/16

mj2twins:

We just want to follow up on the special segment filmed by CNN/HLN honoring MJ2 (aka…Mollie and Jackie and Mollie and Jackie) as, “Breakthrough Women!”

As some of you know, CNN recently filmed MJ2 for HLN’s series, ‘Breakthrough Women,’ which will air for four days this week, beginning Thursday October 13th, through Sunday, October 16th, exclusively on HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade. This segment will can also be seen on the Internet at: http://mxp.blogs.cnn.com/category/breakthrough-women/ and on MJ2’s website, www.mj2twins.com.

CNN is recognizing MJ2 for their advocacy and fundraising efforts on behalf of diabetes research, as well as, for their music, in particular MJ2 ‘s Celebrity Single, “You Can’t Say Love Enough” featuring Dolly Parton, Lee Greenwood, Wayne Newton and many more artists. This song is currently available on iTunes and all of the net proceeds, from the sale of the Celebrity Single, are being donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, on behalf of MJ2’s organization the Diabetic Angels and MJ2’s producer, Dennis Money and his record label Sweetsong Nashville.

This segment, although short, is a powerful tribute to MJ2 for their contributions to the diabetes community and the music industry.

“Breakthrough Women” dates and air times are as follows: (air times are EST)
Thursday, October 13, 2011 Times: between 8:30-9:00 AM & 2:30-3PM (EST)
Friday, October 14, 2011 Times: between 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Times: between 1:30-2PM (EST)
Sunday, October 16, 2011 Times: between 10:30-11:00 AM & 1:30-12PM (EST)

*Please note the air times are listed in Eastern Time!!*

My 18th Diabetic Anniversary and CNN!

Hi everyone! So as I’m typing this, a CNN camera crew is standing right in front of me videotaping Jackie and I blogging and working on the Diabetic Angels website right now! The four of us, MJ2, are being featured on CNN/HLN’s special segment called “Breakthrough Women” and they have been interviewing us about our music and advocacy throughout the years and talking about how we founded the Diabetic Angels. Today has been amazing so far and we will keep you updated!  

[updated on september 8, 2011]

Wow.

This is really cool! 

So, the reason why I am CELEBRATING the anniversary of having diabetes for 18 years is because I am grateful that I am healthy and complication free, and it’s a “normal” way to reward myself, only I get to do it once a year! :)
As you can see, we are enjoying the World Famous Pazookie Trio that Jackie said I had to have and has been researching for quite some time now…she had my dessert extravaganza all planned out! :) That was so sweet of her and it SO worth the insulin! We both thoroughly enjoyed it!

By the way, incase you were wondering what a Pazookie is, [I also had no idea before Jackie discovered this] but Jackie says it’s “an abnormally large cookie with vanilla “bean” ice cream trio with three little baby samples…chocolate, peanut butter, and oatmeal cookies.” :] 

It was SO gooood. :) We had heard from a few friends on Facebook how good the Pazookie was, and they were right! :) 

Thank you everyone for all of the thoughtful Facebook comments on my 18th Diabetic Anniversary. I love reading them, and am so happy that this day was memorable in so many ways, right down to CNN documenting it! :-)

“Mollie’s Low! Lets Have a Snack!”

We went to the gym this morning and did some cardio on the elliptical machine and the bikes together. What a way to drop my blood sugars!

So pretty much all day, I was in the 80’s. Very happy about that. But I felt like I was drinking Apple and Orange Juice and nothing was really happening to my numbers and I felt like my blood sugar was dropping too much. 

We were in rehearsal, and during a song that we were practicing on guitar, I tested my blood sugar and was 57. 20 minutes before that I was 80. Grr!!! 

Mom brought me some MORE apple juice and then we all went to the kitchen and they all started snacking…on crackers, and apples with peanut butter. All of a sudden, Mom, Aunt Mama, and Jackie looked at me and they were like, “Mollie’s Low! Let’s have a snack!” 

It’s kind of like when I tell my blood sugar number to Jackie, she keeps saying, “lets have some yogurt!” :) Thank you Jackie, but I can’t eat anymore yogurt today! :) haha

It was really funny that we were ALL snacking together, and thankfully, my blood sugar finally came up to 119! :) Yay for snacks!