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July 7, 2008 at 9pm – DTF chat room
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What type are you? Or you can write that you have a friend or relative with diabetes.: Type 1

What is your age? This will help the DTF categorize our sections properly.: 32

What is your blood sugar right now?: 64

What was your funniest low moment? If you never had a low, tell us something funny that happend to you.: I haven't had a funny one yet.

We love networking at DTF put your website address here.: http://diabetestalkfest.com

What is your favorite snack to treat a low?: Everything and anything I can get my hands on haha

What kind of treatment are you on?: Pump

How did you find us?: www.diabetestalkfest.com

All About Gina...

Here is the scoop on me.

Well I was diagnosed with Type 1 on November 25, 2000 and I was 25. It is a hard struggle every day but, I am trying to get through with the support of family, friends and people like YOU!

I love meeting new people and finding out what makes them tick. I can talk in instant messages for hours with my partner Jon about anything. He is my online BFF (best friend forever).

Other random things about me are that I love to draw & paint. I went to school for Fine Arts and my minor was computer graphics. I work in Manhattan for a publishing company where I am the art director for one of the magazines. Which means that I layout the pages and do all the art work and front pages. It is a lot of fun and can at times be very stressful (not good for blood sugar). But the cool part is we always get it done! And it is very rewarding when the magazine comes out and it looks great because you sit back realizing how hard you and your team worked on it. Such a great feeling.

Oh yea the best random rant of all is that next year I am getting married to the best guy ever and I wish the wedding was tomorrow. He helps me so much with all this diabetes crap. Really I don't know how he puts up with my mood swings and lows and just being a woman in general ahaha. Patience of a saint I guess. haha

Anyway, that is a little glimpse of what I am about. What ABOUT YOU.

xoxox

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Help!!! Exercise Fanatics Inquire within

I need advice. What do you all do to prevent a low at the gym. I know I keep harping on this subject but I seem to really be struggling. Last night I turned my pump to a 50% basal an hour before working out. I checked my blood it was at 115 before going into the class, so I took some sips of Gatorade and turned my pump to a basal of 0% for the remainder of the time I would be working out just like the diabetes team told me to do. Halfway through the class I am in, I am sweating. Not your usual… Continue

Posted on May 29th, 2008 at 12:26pm — 3 Comments (Add)

New Husband, New Gym, New Lows

Now that I am a married woman my new “husband” (so weird to say that) and I go to the gym to pump some iron together. Its really fun, he became my trainer by default, and the best part… I don’t have to pay him! Well, not with money anyway (haha). Rewind to Monday night. We got to the gym and I really wanted to do cardio since I haven’t really done any aerobic type workout in almost three weeks. Big M went to the weights and I hopped on an elliptical. Before I left the house my BS was 137 and I… Continue

Posted on May 8th, 2008 at 3:12pm — 4 Comments (Add)

Another Gym Fiasco

Sunday morning I woke up to go to my training session at the gym. She had me doing a new routine of strength training/cardio combo. After twenty minutes I started getting so tired, I could hardly lift my tired body. Then all of a sudden, I start feeling really nauseated. Which is not an odd thing for me because sometimes I feel like that during a gym workout. So, because of how tired and weird I started to feel I checked my blood. 221. Then, my mouth starts to water. You know the feeling, right… Continue

Posted on March 10th, 2008 at 11:45am — 3 Comments (Add)

We are in the JDRF newsletter

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Posted on February 21st, 2008 at 7:44pm — No Comments (Add)

Pain and No Gain!

Working out is hard I tell ya. You go on the machines, you pump some iron, you take cardio classes. You lose 4 inches on your waist! Hold on before you get happy for me, there is more.

I actually didn’t believe them when the told me today at the gym when I got measured. She said You lost 4 inches and I said oh really?

Why am I not excited? Well that is because I have been working out since umm September and I lost a total of ummm 2 pounds!

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Posted on February 8th, 2008 at 9:07pm — 2 Comments (Add)

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At 3:48pm on June 30th, 2008, Ryan the new guy said…: hi gina how are you

At 3:40pm on June 30th, 2008, челсі said…: hi gina can you come check this guy out in the teen room he 22 and he is geting anoying he saide he from iran

At 5:25pm on June 25th, 2008, Jenny said…: Hi Gina,

I think you have an awesome network! Keep up the great work!

Cheers,
Jenny

At 2:37pm on June 23rd, 2008, Chelsea :) said…: i just sent you a private message hpoefully that made sense..
:)
thanks

At 6:53pm on June 21st, 2008, Chelsea :) said…: hey i gots a question about something? and how to change the personal info..
thanks..

At 3:31pm on June 21st, 2008, BentleyG said…: Hi Gina,

Thanks for the welcome. I'm definately going to try to make the Wed. Chat.

Regards,

Ben

At 1:29am on June 21st, 2008, Ryan the new guy said…: i will sent u a friend request

At 1:27am on June 21st, 2008, Ryan the new guy said…: hi gina it is Ryanheroboy well now it Ryan the new guy
becauuse it was wasnt working any more