tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post2542292080820400759..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: D Blog Week: Diagnosis M.C.A.F.Merihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-46255287442943221022012-05-31T01:14:18.457-07:002012-05-31T01:14:18.457-07:00I do not really understand exactly what the situat...I do not really understand exactly what the situation is, but I had an issue back in high school where I would turn off my alarm in my sleep and not wake up in time for school. When I talked with one of my youth leaders at church about it, he told me he used to have the same problem, but he found a solution. He sets two separate alarms to wake him up. One of the alarms he places on the far side of his room across from the bed so that he has to wake up to turn it off (making sure the power cord is not in sleep grabbing range, otherwise it can end up unplugged). The next one, he sets inside the bathroom, causing him to have to walk even further to turn it off. By the time he's in the bathroom he realizes he needs to use it, and by the time he urinates and washes his hands, he's usually awake enough to function mentally.<br /><br />Again, I do not know your situation, but that was what worked for him. His advice helped me, though I did not use the double alarm system since I did not have a bathroom within my bedroom. I just set an alarm on the other side of my room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-60556026135774347722012-05-19T10:57:14.248-07:002012-05-19T10:57:14.248-07:00I also have MCAF. I will set alarms specifically t...I also have MCAF. I will set alarms specifically to do basal testing and then sleep through about half of them. And the Dexcom alarms... forget about it!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834565473474357037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-5818530090143690202012-05-17T18:41:13.498-07:002012-05-17T18:41:13.498-07:00I too suffer from M.C.A.F.! Mine lasts for quite ...I too suffer from M.C.A.F.! Mine lasts for quite a stretch from 11pm-6am. Thankfully my husband is a night owl who manages a check at 12am and 2am. I take the 4am one, which turns into a 5:30 check when I wake up in a panic because it's an hour and a half later than it was suppose to be. Wish none of us had to be in this club but at least we are all in good company.Barlowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415673147144292577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-12881489143633080782012-05-17T00:19:34.644-07:002012-05-17T00:19:34.644-07:00LOVE THIS!!! You are the cutest Garfield Starlet ...LOVE THIS!!! You are the cutest Garfield Starlet EVER!!! <br /><br />I snooze the alarms. I hear them, and acknowledge them by blatantly ignoring them. It takes 2 or 20 snooze sessions before my brain makes the connection that it's going off for a reason.<br /><br />I'd like to be the fundraising coordinator, please. Our club needs some revenue so we can have real life playdates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704298016041843194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-55738650266552076932012-05-16T20:34:23.031-07:002012-05-16T20:34:23.031-07:00My husband suffers from this disorder. And it suck...My husband suffers from this disorder. And it sucks because that means all night-time goings-on fall on me. And I have the opposite affliction, the "I hear every bump in the night so I might as well not even try to sleep and instead just lay here and watch the number on the MySentry change every 5 minutes" disorder. I am only 3 months in to the harrowing new world of getting up all night long to stab my child though, so I very well could develop this affliction as time goes on. With so many eager to join, it looks like there might be a wait list so just go ahead and put me on it, since apparently this is going to happen to me too!WifeMomPancreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786396680460898140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-90213345271535244772012-05-16T19:37:29.060-07:002012-05-16T19:37:29.060-07:00Well weren't you just the cutest thing in your...Well weren't you just the cutest thing in your Garfield shirt! I think I had the same shirt!! Wait...are you trying to distract me?? Uh, I forgot my real comment...Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818861980843167968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-57750262009622846022012-05-16T19:04:44.001-07:002012-05-16T19:04:44.001-07:00honestly i put forward my nomination to be secreta...honestly i put forward my nomination to be secretary of your esteemed organisation. i always prefer to stay up (watching americas next top model and other such awesome shows to kill time). i never seem to wake to an alarm. i guess i also get into such a deep sleep, either i miss the alarm or i turn it off while asleep! i go to bed about midnight, and hubby gets up at 5. we seem to be able to catch hypos this way.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199571808950027287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-5965613572909688152012-05-16T18:36:09.390-07:002012-05-16T18:36:09.390-07:00last night i switched from "robot" (wall...last night i switched from "robot" (walla-walla-rrrm-walla-walla) to a really annoying guitar riff. i hated it! 2AM. i heard it. but i still didn't get up. i pushed my husband out of the bed with my feet and told him to do the check. he was confused and thought he was just up to pee. when he came back to bed, i asked what the # was. he was just like "hhwah?" back out of bed. beep. prick. beep. 150. OK.katyhttp://bigfootchildhavediabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-71547261128721681502012-05-16T16:36:24.975-07:002012-05-16T16:36:24.975-07:00PSSSTTTT...another shameful member here. I swear ...PSSSTTTT...another shameful member here. I swear there is NO alarm that could ring between 1-4 am that will wake me, EVER! That is why I don't go to bed until midnight, then TJ checks at 4, I check at 6 and then it's wake up time. I'm glad there is a club in the wings for me to join :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210820513382353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-31062177606051544182012-05-16T16:31:10.510-07:002012-05-16T16:31:10.510-07:00I'm so glad there's a club for this (and a...I'm so glad there's a club for this (and an acronym.) MM-caf. Could be a yummy drink.<br /><br />I wonder what the other Starlets are sleeping through these days!katyhttp://bigfootchildhavediabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-42341527289853015472012-05-16T12:08:58.521-07:002012-05-16T12:08:58.521-07:00I'm in! Someone/thing turns my 2am alarm off...I'm in! Someone/thing turns my 2am alarm off everynight (yeah, it's me) and I wake up in a cold sweat, heart pounding around 4:30am and tear up the stairs with glucometer in hand. Oh yeah, I'm all about this club! Seriously, when I read your blog, it's like you are writing all my thoughts. Scary!:)Kelly Studleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654010488756429046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-60043847738259519412012-05-16T12:02:32.911-07:002012-05-16T12:02:32.911-07:00Sign me up. I am amazed by you. I know how I strug...Sign me up. I am amazed by you. I know how I struggle taking care of myself and 1 type 1 child. Three? I would be asleep at work everyday!Brian from "D-Dad - Living with "D" on so many levels"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12627627540203835496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-64038932221097565672012-05-16T10:55:44.661-07:002012-05-16T10:55:44.661-07:00OMG!! This just happened to me AGAIN last night. I...OMG!! This just happened to me AGAIN last night. I KNOW I set that damn alarm for 2:30. I have proof. I can see it there on the phone. During the day I can hear that alarm from my room all the way into the living room, so there is no way I don't hear it during the night. I don't put it close to the bed anymore. I put it where I have to get up out of bed to turn it off. So I had to have gotten up and turned it off and gotten back into bed. And yet I have absolutely NO memory of any of that. Now my 5:30 alarm, I DO remember. A whole conversation with myself where I reasoned that I could text my husband who was awake and have him do the check. And even though I heard his phone beep IN THE BEDROOM while he was out in the kitchen, I reasoned with myself that he would come get his phone soon and do the check. All this while semi-conscious. And of course, yes, I do realize how important these checks are. Normally I spring up and do them no problem. But some nights my brain, ears, and body just work against me and won't let me get up. And that really scares me. Because when are those two roulette wheels gonna hit red on the same night? Maybe we could invent an alarm that administers electric shocks? Sign me up for the club. I'll take a life-time membership.WendyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472290024781009112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-56454141837594348902012-05-16T09:29:15.047-07:002012-05-16T09:29:15.047-07:00OH. MY. GOD. i can't get over that photo of th...OH. MY. GOD. i can't get over that photo of the starlets! i mean, there are clearly many stories to be told from that one image alone. the combination of the clothing and houses behind you make it look like you guys were neighbors to the brady bunch. why didn't sherwood schwartz write you in to an episode or ten? OMG!shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895190983814591749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-15054294939293972422012-05-16T08:59:50.050-07:002012-05-16T08:59:50.050-07:00I'm in. I have a case of potty nodding. (Nodd...I'm in. I have a case of potty nodding. (Nodded off while on the potty.)laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660924378036523017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-5661699868957955722012-05-16T07:26:38.837-07:002012-05-16T07:26:38.837-07:00Ha! This post had me LOL, Meri!! LOVED it! ;)Ha! This post had me LOL, Meri!! LOVED it! ;)kristinaproffitt@one-happy-mama.comhttp://www.one-happy-mama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-90145114912389657132012-05-16T07:14:06.774-07:002012-05-16T07:14:06.774-07:00I'm in! I went through a spell (well, several ...I'm in! I went through a spell (well, several over the years!) back in February/March/April where I wasnt hearing any alarms till around 4am..YIKES! Talk about a higher A1c! I now move the alarm (my phone) around the room to different places and change the ringtone every few days. -Sigh- Our swelly brains REALLY need a break I guess!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009502794324247532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-18057977224323089802012-05-16T06:32:01.910-07:002012-05-16T06:32:01.910-07:00You're one of the coolest moms EVER.You're one of the coolest moms EVER.Sysyhttp://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-69810679241694389112012-05-16T06:24:26.108-07:002012-05-16T06:24:26.108-07:00Ha!!! CLUBS R' Fun!!! I want in.Ha!!! CLUBS R' Fun!!! I want in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895126112651188056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-10013899736240014942012-05-16T04:22:48.986-07:002012-05-16T04:22:48.986-07:00If you are allowing crazy adult PWDs, I would like...If you are allowing crazy adult PWDs, I would like to join the M.C.A.F. club also. I have a conspiracy theory though that something silences alarms between 11 PM and 5 AM in my house because I never hear them go off during those times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-47931332199641042072012-05-16T02:43:01.420-07:002012-05-16T02:43:01.420-07:00This is AWESOME... but really, really - should I b...This is AWESOME... but really, really - should I be surprised? Absolutely not. Great post, Meri (as always)! I'd love to join your club, if you'd allow crazy adult PWDs who may also suffer from said M.C.A.F. I must warn you, though, I apparently have a more advanced stage since mine usually prevents me from hearing the alarms in the 3 a.m. hour. So what's that called? M.C.A.F., Stage 3? Huh. I don't know. Anyhow, I'd love to be a part of your club. We just shouldn't stay out late, since that's apparently not our prime times to be checking on anything.Mike Hoskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.com