Why do we feel the need to come up with smart & creatively witty titles for our new entries? I’ve decided I am not going to do that for this post.

I’m frustrated.

I’m frustrated with the task of keeping track of everything that affects my diabetes. Many of the technical solutions (software, either [...]

I feel pretty good about the latest upload of my data. It shows that I’ve been in target slightly more than 50%, with a pretty even distribution of highs (makes sense, when I’m high I test more often, so there are more numbers to measure), and a very comfortably low number of lows [...]

I had my endo appointment on Friday of last week.

As many of you are aware, I’ve been pretty frustrated lately with my control (or lack of). My A1C accurately reflected that, coming in at 9.0. My last one was 9.3, so I guess it’s good that it’s coming down a little.

My thyroid levels [...]

I’ve got my quarterly appointment with my endo near the end of this week. Along with that comes the need to get labs drawn and get them done in time enough for the results to be at the office when I go in for my appointment.

There are a couple of logistical challenges that come [...]

Am I too young to be concerned about heart problems?

With long term diabetes it is said that you are at higher risk for heart problems. I think the statistics are somewhere around 6 to 10 times higher risk than a non-diabetic person. Add in my excellent (NOT!) dietary habits and the fact that I’m [...]