“What’s YOUR sleep number?”
A couple weeks ago after basketball at the YMCA, a bunch of the guys were in the locker room talking it up. We were talking about a lot of stuff, but the conversation found its way to my diabetes. That…
A couple weeks ago after basketball at the YMCA, a bunch of the guys were in the locker room talking it up. We were talking about a lot of stuff, but the conversation found its way to my diabetes. That…
Does it have to be “diabetes stuff”? But then I reconsidered, wondering if I just might find it convenient later in life…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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. 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…
I think I’m set for a while… Thanks for the heads up Scott Strumello!
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…
A buddy I work with found these in a vending machine at a bowling alley. He just HAD to buy them for me. No, I haven’t tried them yet… If they were Cheesy Tots in a bag I’d be…
I recently found a picture I took late last summer with my craptacular camera phone. In this picture you can’t make out what I was seeing with my eyes, but let me tell you, it sent a shiver of fear…
Have you ever been excited about something and dreading it at the same time? I recently had my endo appointment. A1C is up, which caught me off guard. But considering we’ve just made it through the holiday season and all…
Are any of you familiar with “Where’s George” ? Maybe you’ve gotten a one dollar bill with that website stamped on it? It is basically a fun website where people can go to see where their paper currency has been.…
I have another bad habit that I would like to share with you all. I often grab handfuls of food here and there. Most often after I eat an unbalanced meal that leaves me craving something more, and most often…
My family and I were recently at one of the YMCA’s in the area. My wife and I were walking around the track. It’s up on the second level and goes around both the basketball gym on one half and…
Did all of you read G-Money’s post from yesterday? The one titled “Times .10“? I had to chuckle to myself as I read this part: Until I woke up kicking the blankets off of myself. Covered in sweat I grab…
I work in a typical cube farm. It’s a big workspace with probably a few hundred people, all separated into little “cubes”. One awesome lady has a dry erase board on the outside wall of her cube. She will put…