Archive for June, 2012
Examining the stats.
Working for a diabetes pharmaceutical company has it’s distinct advantages for me. My disease, something that I live with every day, is THE relevant topic of interest at my workplace. It’s all we talk about and study. My company has entire research teams to stay on top of diabetes trends and the diabetes marketplace (yes, [...]
Summer fruits…
…mean some bolus finagling. I don’t eat a lot of fruit. It’s not because I don’t like it, it’s simply because I don’t eat that many carbs in general. We eat a ton of veggies in our house, so I do feel like I’m getting an adequate nutritional spread. But when summer rolls around and [...]
Splenda? Or Splend-don’t?
If you’re a regular user of Splenda, Equal, or Sweet N’ Low, then it’s likely you’ve also been the recipient of some harsh accusations. Being a long time Splenda user myself, I’ve had the following statements said directly to me, all because I tore open one of those little yellow packets: “That will kill you.” [...]
Bridal ‘betes.
I was cleaning up in the guest room the other day, which doubles as our office, and noticed this funny combination on the side table: A bridal magazine (the first I’ve ever flipped through with intention), sat quietly next to a new meter my endo had given me [...]
Things that drive me crazy…
…include but are not limited to the following: Ordering an iced coffee with NO sweetener, putting in a Splenda and some creamer, getting back in the car on a hot-as-H - E - Double Hockey Sticks day (on which you also got up at 5:30am to go running and it’s now 2pm and you need [...]
PWD…in print!
I came home from work yesterday to find a giant envelope stuffed with offers for a free subscription (and cookbook! Wowza!) from a magazine called Diabetic Living. I’ve seen it at the check stand in the grocery store before, but I’ve never flipped through a copy. And I have to say that reading the letter [...]
The Basal Finagle.
There was a time when my “basal rates” consisted of a split-dose injection of Lantus: 12 units in the morning, 15 in the evening. That was it. 27 units of Lantus. I’d use my Humalog to bolus for meals and take correction doses, but there were no changes to my background insulin. My how times [...]
The Right Stuff.
I was up in the Bay Area visiting family this weekend, and as many of you might know, San Francisco is a walking city. I’d packed quickly though, and brought my everyday purse along for the trip instead of a more comfortable travel tote. It’s a cool bag, but it only has one short shoulder [...]
Artwork.
Diabetes is many things. It’s a disease. It’s a pain in the ass. It’s sometimes a great excuse for eating healthy. It’s a lifestyle and a sometimes a burden and sometimes a blessing in disguise. And every once in a while, it’s an art form. Like on Friday night when I woke up at 3am, [...]
Everyday heroes.
I had seriously overshot my dinner time bolus. I was at a work dinner, and usually the carbs are abounding at such events so I think I bolused heavy out of habit. Whatever the reason for my error, I’d just finished a huge plate of low carb food and I knew I was dropping like [...]
