The Low Down(er)
**Foul language alert** I’ve had some shitty lows lately. Some no good, bottom out, ass-kicking, still-reeling-later lows. Like on Saturday morning, for example. I felt a little extra groggy when I woke up, but took a shower anyways. By the time I got out and realized this wasn’t just lack of sleep, I was 39mg/dL. Or [...]
Twice now, but still just as confused.
This post will be short and sweet, partly because I truly don’t know what to think about what happened yesterday and partly because I’m still recovering from it. Let me give you the cold, hard, facts and see if any of you out there can figure this one out. 10:00am - blood sugar is 157mg/dL, [...]
C-G-M(aniacal)
This might be the most annoying trend line to encounter on your CGM. It’s just high enough to make you think you’re crazy, because you know you’ve bolused enough to get below 180…but you never seem to get there. And because you’re bouncing between 165 and 200mg/dL all day, you’re alarm buzzes every time you [...]
2011 ADA Scientific Sessions - the In Crowd.
On Sunday, I had the great pleasure of volunteering at the American DiabetesAssociation’s 71st Annual Scientific Sessions at the San Diego Convention Center. The Sci Sessions, as it’s called, is THE annual international diabetes event where anyone who’s anyone in diabetes attends to learn the latest and greatest about our super-awesome disease. There are poster [...]
You better watch it.
Dear Diabetes, You make no friggin sense. On Thursday, I woke up as low as can be - 49mg/dL! I had 12 grams of carbohydrates - I measured the tablespoon of frosting in a real tablespoon, so I know it was right. Just an hour later though, you were already up to 188, so I took two [...]
Viva Chalazion! Actually, scratch that.
I blogged a few weeks ago about my upcoming plans to have PRK laser surgery (similar to LASIK) on my eyes to correct the horrendous vision that’s had me wearing contacts since the fourth grade, and it’s right around the corner. Next week I have to start wearing my glasses full time instead of contacts because [...]
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 [...]
False Claims.
As a diabetes blogger, I often get requests to review products on my site. Some of them are for great products, but more often than not, they’re for gimmicky crap that isn’t really helpful to people with diabetes. With those requests, I usually tell the solicitor that I will not be reviewing their product at [...]
Well that was fun.
Do you guys want to play a game? It’s called how many diabetes misconceptions can the tipsy/chatty airhead in the seat next to you on the plane make in one inebriated mouthful!?? It’s so fun! Ready? Here we go. Yeeeaaaah soooo my step dad like totally has diabetes and he wears one of those little [...]
No excuse for that one.
Look, I know I can sometimes come across as a little…judgey in terms of what people say about diabetes. I’m talking about people like this or like this who make uneducated comments about diabetes. But let it be known that I truly do understand that these comments come from a place of simply not knowing [...]
