Symlin Scare
I hate that title, because it implies that I dislike Symlin. That’s not true. I like it a lot. Most of the time. The few times I don’t like it are memorable. Take this experience from about a month ago.…
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Symlin Stuff (part 1)
Based on the comments I’ve received on using Symlin, there are a lot of questions and interest in it. I’ll post a bit about it periodically, just hoping to keep the posts somewhat short and digestible. I’ve done a few posts…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Weight Loss & Symlin for the Non-Diabetic Crowd?
I stumbled on an interesting article by Rigel Gregg over at Thatsfit.com this weekend which highlighted an article on WebMD.com; “Fullness Hormone May Boost Weight Loss”. This article talks about a study published online in the American Journal of Physiology…
Ginger Vieira – Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes
I had the pleasure of speaking with Ginger Vieira, an incredible individual living with type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, and fibromyalgia. We discussed her new book, Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes, and the challenges people with diabetes face when exercising. Ginger's ability to break down complex topics into digestible information is truly a gift. Her book provides practical strategies for managing blood sugar levels during exercise. With Ginger's guidance, you can learn to exercise more confidently with diabetes.
What’s my insulin to emotion factor?
I’ve always been aware of emotions and stress affecting blood sugars. I’ve always thought to watch for it and try to “do something”, but it’s always been a very vague thing. Vague things are hard to deal with on an…
Thanks to Scott Strange & G. Baumgartel
Disclaimer #1: The fact that we even have to talk about this is another reminder of how crude our therapy is. Don’t get me wrong – I’m thankful for every bit of therapy we have (a century ago we’d all…
Carbohydratatarian
From Karen: “Thursday 5/13 – To carb or not to carb. Today let’s blog about what we eat. And perhaps what we don’t eat. Some believe a low carb diet is important in diabetes management, while others believe carbs are…
A Typical Day?
My friend Karen, over at Bitter Sweet Diabetes Blog, kicked off an idea to post on a certain aspect of diabetes on specific days, posting each day of this week. I love the idea, and so have a lot of…
Screw It! I’ll Just Eat The Rest…
A while back I wrote about a fight I had with a can of tomato soup (which I lost…). Tonight I had a similar experience with my dinner. I took a shot of symlin then put together my meal. I…
Food Issues & Type 1 Diabetes
My latest “Viewpoints” article is up over at dLife. This month I’m talking about something that I bet many of us struggle with. I know that it is a real battle for me, and it is starting to make sense…
That Is Not Pocketable
Chapstick is pocketable. A small swiss-army knife is pocketable. A mini-flashlight is pocketable. Insulin pens are not pocketable. I have been using an insulin pump for a long time. Before I started pumping, they did not have these giant portable…
Set Change Struggles
I am all for pumping. It allows me to deal with my dawn phenomenon, where at 3:00 AM my body needs 50% more insulin than normal. It allows me to be very precise with my insulin doses, does all the…
It Wasn’t The Insulin… Literally
I figured out what put me in the hospital. I actually figured it out a few days ago, but I was so embarrassed that I didn’t want to talk about it. After a short talk with one of my board…
I continue to be amazed…
I am still using Symlin, and most of the time I am absolutely amazed at how well it works for me. It can be quite complicated, and sometimes downright scary, but when all of the circumstances line up such that…
The Donut Decision
Thursday of last week was awesome. It was those dominoes again, each little diabetes decision affecting the balance of the day (and sometimes even the next – isn’t that scary?). I have developed a routine on the days I play…