Blood Spots
I hear that doctors that review logbooks actually don’t mind seeing little bloodspots on the pages. It lets them know that the person is really testing their blood sugars and logging them. I was leaking like crazy, and didn’t…
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Test Strips
A recent post by Penny over at my son has diabetes mentioned test strips and how they are everywhere. Even somehow following her husband to work! She’s right – these things are everywhere!! It made me think of a couple…
The Simple Act of Logging
I have logged pretty consistently lately. I’m using the “Smart Charts” or “My Other CheckBook”. The upper part of the page is a line graph, where you can plot your BG’s for each hour, and there are spots for basal…
Special Delivery!
I got my delivery of Girl Scout Cookies today!! And for the record, one sleeve of Thin Mints is 90 grams of carbs and 700 calories. I’ve been trying to give them away all day, but I must admit that…
PIIP – Part ‘n’ – Payoffs Vs. Deprivation
Another thing that the therapist and I talked about was looking at the payoffs rather than the deprivation that is commonly associated with changing habits. For example, take my good nights rest vs. PDA/smartphone action plan. What are the payoffs…
To Be Proud Of
You would all be proud of me. I tried something new for breakfast the other day. I had a serving of scrambled “Egg Beaters” (basically egg whites), with one slice of american cheese (the heavily processed variety), in a whole…
Putting It Into Practice – Part ‘n’
Putting It Into Practice – hereby known as PIIP. This, and all future PIIP posts will be known as “Part ‘n’”, because I don’t want to keep track of which number I left off on… Lazy? Maybe. But I like…
100 Days (tribute to Johnboy & Keith!)
Here’s to Keith over at dead islets. He has just published a post titled “100 Days”. The title of his post is no doubt respectfully borrowed from our mutual friend and O.C. blogger Johnboy of Infusion of thought, when he…
To the 5? To the 10? Exact?
How exact do you get when entering carbs into your calculations? Looking back on the last few weeks of my pump history, all of my carb values are rounded numbers, either on the 10 mark, or the 5 mark. I think…
Excellent Article by Amy Tenderich!
Our very own Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com recently crafted an absolutely excellent article on her column over at dlife.com. The article is titled: Leadership 101a: Managing Your Care Team This article goes into whether you appointments with your care team…
Sometimes It Really Is Us Doing Something Wrong…
I have an older Accu-Chek Compact meter that I use at work. This meter uses a “drum” of 17 test strips. There are a few reasons that I don’t really like it, but I don’t hate it either. It’s a…
I Hate Set Change Days…
I am very regular about changing my infusion sets. Every three days, usually in the morning – unless some emergency dictates otherwise. I believe that it is important for me to not leave my infusion set in too long. I…
Because Packaged Food Is Easy To Bolus For
Is it just laziness? Lack of planning – causing runs to the vending machines through the day? Unpolished and unpracticed carb counting by eyeball? Falling victim to the clever marketing schemes that have me addicted to things like Diet Coke…
The Card Says "Nutrition Counseling Services"…
I think for many of us, we know the truth, but may not be willing to face the truth. I think this is certainly the case for me in looking at my (lack of) “Nutritional Habits”. I talked to my…
For Wil “PrintCrafter”!
I got a great laugh out of a recent comment from Wil regarding my Aircraft Carrier Post. He said: Scott, I love this post, but it was chickensh** of you not to post a graph with your BG on it.…
Re-Tagged
Caro ‘cross the water over there at www.diabetes-wise.net has tagged me! I’m honored! I was tagged before, many moons ago by Wil, but it was a bit different than this round – or … maybe this is the same round…
Evidence of a Lab Draw…
I went in to the lab last Friday to have my labs drawn for my upcoming endo appointment. It went pretty good, nothing like one of my previous visits where nothing went as well as it should have.I went first…
Diabetic Feet – Filament Test/Tuning Fork Test?
How often do you guys & gals have your feet examined? I’m just thinking back, and it’s been years for me. I think that most endo’s would make it part of the routine for someone like me (approaching 26 years…
Putting It Into Practice
I think there are plenty of great ideas out there. Coming from so many sources – books I read (or listen to), blog entries and comments, medical professionals or just plain intuition and luck. The challenge comes in putting those…
It’s Like Landing on an Aircraft Carrier…
That is what the “target” BG range is like – landing on an aircraft carrier… in a storm… at night! The “target” BG range is so narrow, compared to falling short (and crashing right into the aircraft carrier, sinking the…