Archive for January, 2011
If only every day was like this…
I like to document things that don’t happen often. If you have diabetes, you know it’s rare to go a full day without some sort of blood sugar excursion interrupting. So when I get 24 hours of blood sugars completely in range, and still holding steady at a rocking 110mg/dL, I like to take photos. [...]
Just fine, thanks.
“How long have you had diabetes?” the woman asks me. “18 years, since I was 10 years old,” I answer. I’m sitting in the lunch room of a medical office, waiting for one of my customers to come in. One of his staff members had seen me checking my blood sugar, and struck up a [...]
Use your Noodle!
I think every person with diabetes has a food that they just love, but is quite simply no good for their blood sugar. Some people love cookies, some love chips, but for me, nothing beats a big, steamy, hefty bowl of pasta. I absolutely love noodles, but with 44grams of carb per serving, they’re hardly [...]
Will you accept this…glucose tablet?
Monday nights can be a little…tough. After a long day back on the grind following the relaxation of a weekend, the first day of the work week can be a bit of a rude awakening. That’s why when I come home after a grueling Monday, I like to kick my feet up and read about 1,000 pages worth [...]
Bean me up!
So simple, I can’t believe I missed it. Last week I blogged about the need for a better way to treat lows. Folks, meet my new best friend (who turned out to be an old friend anyways): jelly beans! Ok, okl, hold on. I know several of you out there cautioned against fixing lows with [...]
6.0% Pressure.
It’s that time again. I’m due for an A1c check next week, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. My last A1c was the best I’ve ever had in my 18 years with diabetes - a rockin’ all-time low of just 6.0%. How the heck am I supposed to follow that one [...]
Results may vary.
Take a look at the blood glucose history below. Note, in particular, the three blood sugar samples I took in rapid succession over the course of about a minute and a half. Anything seem strange to you? Maybe the fact that, I dunno, THEY’RE ALL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT? Really. I mean really? Look, I know that [...]
I actually have not heard that one before…
I found myself in a familiar setting the other day, hearing an all-too-familiar question. I was in a customer’s office, and an employee of his who specializes in Eastern and natural healing practices (think acupuncture and vitamins), saw me pull out my testing kit. (And as a disclaimer, please know that I am a huge [...]
‘Betes Centric
I’m in and out of quite a few doctor’s offices for my work, and I can’t help but notice that every office seems to be SLAMMED this time of year. Seriously, every place I roll into is ca-razy busy. Office staff seems to blame it on lots of winter colds, people scheduling various annual exams, and Medicare [...]
The Low Down.
One things that seems to drive most people with diabetes nuts is when you get caught on the blood sugar swing. You know what I mean - you get low, eat too much to bring it back up, end up high, aggressively dose to bring it down, rinse, repeat. Before you know it, your blood [...]
