life on a learning curve

I did a set change this morning. The stream or words that escaped my mouth as the needle shot into place, right by a nerve, went something like this:
Motherfructosewalnutnephronkinaseoesophaguseggmanmitosisketoacidosiswalrus!!
I was trying really hard not to swear. also, this may make more sense if you know that i had an amazing biology teacher in high school who would introduce new terms to us as suitable substitutions for swear words. I think she would have been proud of...

This post is a little overdue (by 6 months), but whatever- my stories, my schedule. Or something... The thoughts and emotions remain valid..
So in one of my previous posts i mentioned that my last bunch of lab tests were... Interesting. Everytime i get blood drawn for an appointment with my doctor, she tests my HbA1C, my lipid profile, and my TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Once...

I'm still here. I'm around, I promise...
I finished my thesis/dissertation/monster... Submitted end of August.. Phew!
Since then, i took a too short but much needed holiday in durban, visiting two of my favourite peoples, my brother and TUE (I would insert some photos from the trip. Except this is unnecessarily complicated to do from my iPad, and I'm lazy. I admit it...

Huh, would you look at that- according to my blog post history, turns out that today, one year ago, i started using an insulin pump...
i *knew* there was legitimate reason for me to be craving a cupcake this afternoon! Darn, should've gone with my gut (pun?)....