I guess SOMETHING has to go there…
Does it have to be “diabetes stuff”? But then I reconsidered, wondering if I just might find it convenient later in life…
Month March 2008
It’s All Relative ( A Tale of The Perfect Blood Sugar )
It was a perfect blood sugar. Absolutely perfect. 104 mg Yet, as the meter beeped and the number showed on the screen, a muttered “mother fuck” escaped my lips. The irony of it all struck me, and I would have…
Pumping Symlin (part 4)
Q & A time! Q) A question about your Symlin pump–do you use some basal Symlin as well as boluses at meals, or is that pump’s basal rate set to zero? A) On my Symlin pump I run a tiny basal…
Pumping Symlin (part 3)
With Symlin having some real potential to help me on two very important fronts (better blood sugar control and weight loss), I needed to find a way for me to use it more consistently. I mentally evaluated my options, which…
Six Words
I should have known I was in for a tough one when Beth tagged me, and her title was (literally) “hardest meme ever“. I was also tagged by Araby62/Kathy, and then Brett. The Rules: 1. Write your own six word…
Pumping Symlin (part 2)
With my new SymlinPen in hand and some practical experiences that both Bernard and the folks at TuDiabetes put together, I was off and running. Well, maybe a slow and cautious speed walk is more like it. Even early on it…
It seems almost magical
I had a pretty interesting Symlin experience this morning. I was running late. I played basketball last night, was still tired, and slept in a bit longer than I should have. Once I woke up, I was moving really slowly. …
Pumping Symlin (part 1)
I recently posted about my experiences so far with Symlin, and how I’m using a second pump for it. That post generated a lot of questions, along with a request to elaborate on using a second pump for Symlin. I’ll start with a little…
It feels like THE MISSING LINK
Symlin. I can’t express how beneficial this medication has been for me so far. Where has it been all these years? How have I made it so far without it? It’s been somewhere around three weeks so far, maybe a…
SMART(ies)
I think I’m set for a while… Thanks for the heads up Scott Strumello!
Symlin So Far
It has been almost two weeks since I started experimenting with Symlin. While it has been pretty scary adding another variable into the mix, the benefits I’ve experienced show that this tool has some real potential to help me. To…