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Otherwise known as “Faking the Funk”. Conceptually I “get it”. I know what I need to focus on. I know what most of my problem areas are. At least I think I do. I’ve talked about many of those things…

One (more) thing I can’t seem to do very well is to time my meal bolus to be a few minutes ahead of the actual meal. I think in the ideal situation I would like to get my meal bolus…

The rebound. There are a number of things that happen when you experience a low blood sugar. These are things that your body does to defend itself from the low. This includes dumping a couple fast acting hormones (glucagon and…

Interruption. I don’t care what it is you are doing, but if you have to stop to deal with a low blood sugar, you have been interrupted. Even if I’m happily doing nothing, and get interrupted, it bothers me. What…

The stubborn low. For whatever reason (insulin on board, delayed digestion, etc.) you treat a low that just keeps going lower. You know how you feel when you’re low, and you treat it, then wait a bit. But waitasecond –…

“Hi, my name is Scott and I’m a compulsive overtreater” This is where you say, “Hi, Scott, welcome”… This topic has been darn near beat to death over the course of my lifetime, but I still have trouble with it.…

No, I’m not the lucky one with this – but I wish I was! Take a look at www.insulinfactor.com for Matt’s blog on using the Dexcom STS continuous sensor. Very interesting and very informative.

So here’s the scenario. You’ve had a decent breakfast, and a somewhat healthy mid-morning snack. But, you have failed (again) to plan for lunch. What do you do? There are all the “regular” fast food places within reach, as well…

Being charged with managing diabetes is a double edged sword. On one hand it’s very fortunate that we are able to take measures into our own hands rather than being completely at the mercy of a doctor or clinic. But…

I wanted to let everyone know what the actual prizes were for our contest winners. Our lucky winners were Caro from Diabetes Wise, and Kerri from Six Until Me. Getting a prize to Caro was interesting, because she’s overseas. I…

Ahhh, the snow has melted, the temperatures are creeping up, we’ve had some rainstorms, I heard someone mowing their lawn already. Yes, spring is here. You’ll never guess what I found near the side door of my house the other…

I tried another new thing at lunch today! When I get the thought in my head to try a new food, it’s always a pretty risky maneuver. I mean, what if I buy this thing, and don’t like it, and…

I actually tried hummus the other day. And yes folks, better sit down. I actually liked it. Here’s another shocker. I had some real fruit for breakfast yesterday. I made a smoothie in the blender, with a real live banana,…

I had my first appointment with a nutrition specialist on Friday of last week. It was wonderful! She is a very neat lady who did not make me feel strange about the way I have been eating. She was very…

Oh man. I’ve been dealing with a cold type of thing over the weekend, and I took some medicine for it this morning. I feel soooooooooooo disconnected. Like I can’t get my brain and mouth/fingers to operate together. It’s awful!…

What gets you going? Positive feedback or the nay sayers? Are you the type that gets serious motivation to do something just because someone says you can’t? Or do you get going when you get some positive recognition? I am…

I am stronger than you Diabetes. You will not break me. Through whatever frustrations, confusions, inconveniences, angers or worries that you throw at me, I will prevail. I will outlast you. I will beat you. I will win the fight.…

What a fun time I had with the test strip contest! I’m glad that we had some fun with my untidy testing habits!! And we also had a bit of fun with the general (lack of) quality of picture that my…