Favorite Diabetes Things

A few of my favorite (diabetes) things:
There are many products on the market targeted specifically for people with diabetes.
Below are some of my favorite items I've come across over the years and use on a regular basis.  

AccuCheck FastClixNever in a million years would I have expected myself to list a lancing device as one of my favorite diabetes related things, but I do love it!  The FastClix features a drum containing 6 pre-loaded lancets, making it easy and hassle free to change lancet after each use.  Sharp lancet = less pain, less callouses. 

Gold Bond Ultimate Diabetics Dry Skin Relief

"Diabetics are prone to dry skin"  I'm not sure if that's medically accurate but I tried this product a few weeks ago and love it.  It absorbs quickly, isn't greasy and lasts for a few hours.  All things I want in hand lotion!

SpiBelt

I use my Diabetic SpiBlet for all of my workouts at the gym. Zumba, weight training, and everything in between.  With my insulin pump in the SpiBelt I don't worry about it falling and getting damaged.  It's also easy to move the belt around during my workout if I need to move it based on what I'm doing.  

PumpPeelz

PumpPeelz are decorations for your insulin pump, CGM and blood glucose meter, or as they say "Decorating Diabetes."  I have them on my meter, and my insulin pump.  Pictured here are my Medtronic Diabetes 630G insulin pump and Counter 2.4 meter, both wearing Pump Peelz. 

GlucoLift 

Glucose tables are another one of those things I never thought I'd add to a list of favorite things, but these are better than any others I've tired. - and I've tried a lot including those orange white tabs from BD back in the 90s.These are all natural, and not as chalky as others on the market, and when you open the bottle there's no puff of powder!  

My favorite are the wild berry.  

*I purchased all of these items on my own, there is no sponsorship involved with this post.  

I Wasn't Low Last Night - it was the cat

I love my tabby cat, Shelby. But she thinks night time is play time.

Shelby jumps on and off me all night.  She knocks things off the night table, and she also rubs the corner of the night table.  All.  Night.  But I wouldn't have it any other way even though I'm tired most days.

My husband is on juice box duty over night.  Not that I can't get them myself, but I feel better nudging him and asking for one, so he has an awareness that I'm low.

Last night Shelby was extra active in her pursuit of knocking everything over.  At one point I said, a bit too loudly, "Shelby, stop!!"  and within seconds my husband gave me a juice box.  Or rather, placed it on my back.  At some point I realized it was there and put it aside.

This morning he asked if I was ok, after the overnight low (sometimes my blood sugar is higher in the morning after an overnight low), and I said I wasn't low.
C: "Didn't  I give you a juice box?"
Me: "Yes, but I wasn't low. I was yelling at Shelby."
C: "Oh, that is why you didn't immediately take it."
C:  "Maybe "Shelby stop" sounds a lot like "I need a juice box?"

  Did I mentioned this was a WhatsApp chat, which made it even funnier, at least to us.