tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post1103382642063967551..comments2024-03-11T05:40:04.695-06:00Comments on Scott's Diabetes Blog: Short Term Memory?Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-39283677403200287352007-09-22T09:45:00.000-06:002007-09-22T09:45:00.000-06:00Have a diet cherry pepsi. That always makes me ab...Have a diet cherry pepsi. That always makes me able to concentrate more. Promise. It's the stimulants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-12958884721163910732007-09-18T18:33:00.000-06:002007-09-18T18:33:00.000-06:00Yep. Have done that often. Thank goodness for mete...Yep. Have done that often. Thank goodness for meter memory.Lyrehcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731508321420598343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-57863517246257954372007-09-15T19:50:00.000-06:002007-09-15T19:50:00.000-06:00i do not have diabetes bu i do forget stuff most o...i do not have diabetes bu i do forget stuff most of the time. yeah i guess it is "old age".<BR/><BR/>by the way i put you in my blog roll at daily-diabetic.comgtqReading Barrio Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996380514118901162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-74980432414503789192007-09-14T09:13:00.000-06:002007-09-14T09:13:00.000-06:00I do this with my insulin. I test. Count the carbs...I do this with my insulin. I test. Count the carbs. Divide by 7. Write the number in my log book. At this point, I've spent so much time thinking about bolusing that I forget to do it.mollyjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824304845582652321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-74525079500720640772007-09-13T10:33:00.000-06:002007-09-13T10:33:00.000-06:00I hate it even more when I can't remember if I bol...I hate it even more when I can't remember if I bolused or not - much easier to figure out now that I'm on the pump but I used to sweat bullets for 2 hours (until my next test) when on shots and couldn't recall if I stabbed myself some 30 seconds before I ate!Wingmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867789638868481704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-61834529988757053582007-09-11T03:45:00.000-06:002007-09-11T03:45:00.000-06:00Scott, that happen ALL THE TIME for me. I think th...Scott, that happen ALL THE TIME for me. I think there is a very simple explanation. We do test so often that we don't think. Wr do think, yes I have to do a test and then we do it and that is just like turning on a light switch which you know is to the right of the door! We don't think at all about turning on the light switch. Haven't you gone into rooms and done the light switch thing for other Chrissie in Belgiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556806942193998413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-76839090721324133352007-09-10T15:41:00.000-06:002007-09-10T15:41:00.000-06:00It happens to me all the time. Glad I'm not alone ...It happens to me all the time. Glad I'm not alone in this or it might worry me more. Thanks for bringing it up so we could all relate. LOL!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072030400404976772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-6755988621919332002007-09-10T15:08:00.000-06:002007-09-10T15:08:00.000-06:00LOL dude, I just did that. I thought I would tell ...LOL dude, I just did that. I thought I would tell you. LOLGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508213573891885604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-54414414997254966762007-09-10T14:36:00.000-06:002007-09-10T14:36:00.000-06:00Thanks for writing this.Phew, I thought it was me ...Thanks for writing this.<BR/>Phew, I thought it was me just getting old... :-)<BR/>Been there, done that.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563743917551672283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-87794319317120009542007-09-10T11:18:00.000-06:002007-09-10T11:18:00.000-06:00ScottI've done worse. Like turn around and complet...Scott<BR/><BR/>I've done worse. Like turn around and completely forget that I've tested. Turn back hours later to see the dried strip still in the meter and I don't remember if I was meant to bolus or not.<BR/><BR/>Ah old age, it's just a wonderful thing.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-29197105550704724132007-09-10T07:08:00.000-06:002007-09-10T07:08:00.000-06:00Hilarious.That happens to me more often than I car...Hilarious.<BR/>That happens to me more often than I care to admit. Glad I'm not the only one getting old around here!<BR/><BR/>Drop the hash pipe -- that should help.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896184498657223994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-81499734874066953662007-09-09T23:34:00.000-06:002007-09-09T23:34:00.000-06:00Yeah, I'm with the last guy. Sometimes I'm on the...Yeah, I'm with the last guy. Sometimes I'm on the computer, do a test, not have the patience to watch the screen until there's a result, then just leave the meter on the table. Then I'll come back to it in a few hours and see the strip in the meter, and not know whether it had been used or not. hmm. maybe i should get myself checked out.Travis https://www.blogger.com/profile/16498350716149264393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-46255701447337969102007-09-09T22:36:00.000-06:002007-09-09T22:36:00.000-06:00Sometimes on routine checks, I put the blood on th...Sometimes on routine checks, I put the blood on the strip and then forget to look at the result!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-24448419097808504792007-09-09T22:27:00.000-06:002007-09-09T22:27:00.000-06:00done it and do it often. You (like myself) need a ...done it and do it often. You (like myself) need a bigger hard drive.<BR/><BR/>If only it was that easy.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508213573891885604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-84156265087385981742007-09-09T20:50:00.000-06:002007-09-09T20:50:00.000-06:00I've done that before too. I've also thrown the m...I've done that before too. I've also thrown the meter in the garbage and put the strip back in the case before.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564731989568599206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-46131677407306585732007-09-09T19:40:00.000-06:002007-09-09T19:40:00.000-06:00Yeah, I can relate. (Especially the past few week...Yeah, I can relate. (Especially the past few weeks.)If not a mother...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16439565019650943028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-45808269833988228372007-09-09T19:29:00.000-06:002007-09-09T19:29:00.000-06:00hah...all part of being human. I do that sometimes...hah...all part of being human. I do that sometimes. I'm thinking to myself, what was my blood sugar? How much insulin should I take? Being with my twin this week who is also type 1 brought it to my mind as she asks me sometimes, "Kins, what was my bloodsugar again?" A 3 year old and a 1 year old can do that to ya! I think being a mom with two kids at home and taking good care of yourself and typeamyliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476420072784830899noreply@blogger.com