I dusted off my BG record-keeping sheets today, determined to write down some numbers for a whole week and stay on top of basal rates, carb ratios, correction factors etc. That’s the thing with pumping – if only you could put in the hard work at the very beginning then sit with those ratios for all time – not so! I always knew I’d probably slacken off a bit after about 16 months of hard yakka and conscientious monitoring and record-keeping over my pregnancy and beforehand. Heck, I reckon I deserved the break. But, it’s now 12 weeks after my baby was born and I’m determined to put some systems in place to make sure I keep up a good level of control. One of those systems is going to be to monitor and record blood sugars for seven days in a row of every month (this might need to increase when my menstrual cycle returns as that normally throws everything out for at least a week).

I write about this because I’m constantly impressed at how much effort people put into their diabetes control. I had a really distinct goal (a healthy baby) last year, but this year it’s back to the usual, i.e. feel good and healthy and keep the possibility of long-term complications to a minimum. However I find both of these a bit more ‘waffly’ and easier to cheat on. Would love to hear from the rest of you as to how you keep yourselves motivated, and if you find your control motivation has distinct peaks and troughs.

On another note, I just got back from a couple of days in Waihi Beach yesterday (see pic). You’ve just got to love the Kiwi summer – ahhhhh! All went pretty ok on the BGs front despite a shift in activity levels etc. I also have a new ‘tankini’ so that covered up the place where my cannula sits on my tummy. I know Aaron’s doing a post on this so won’t go on any more about it. Totally unrelated to diabetes, but when we were down at Waihi, we saw this proposal take place. Ain’t love grand? (if a little cheesy).