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My fight is all mental. If I can be in a good place psychologically, I can manage my diabetes. I have been slowly working my way through “The Physician Within” by Catherine Feste. Cathy Feste is a type 1 diabetic…

The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes for my area was held Saturday at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN (very near Minneapolis). Thanks to many generous friends and family I was able to raise a grand total of $1,175…

…or a gun for that matter. It’s just a figure of speech. I mentioned a little bit about how I planned on doing some better logging to help me with my therapy overhaul. I went out and found a daily…

I think that the “diabetes blogosphere” (aka the O.C.) has really taken off, and is growing every day. It’s great. I can’t tell you all how much I enjoy reading all that people share, and there is a connection with…

When coming to a point where I realize my management needs a complete overhaul, where do I start? Just with logging things as they are today? I haven’t done any logging for a long time, and a pattern has to…

I controlled that rebound like Dennis Rodman! Dennis Rodman was perhaps the best rebounder in the NBA while he played (mid-late eighties and most of the nineties). That was his specialty! He was such a good rebounder that he was…

What is it about Cap’n Crunch cereal that totally destroys the roof of your mouth? I love cereal, but I don’t eat it too often. This is mostly because I have a heck of a time with portion control and…

I agree the 15/15 rule makes logical sense, but I would like to sit down and have a heart to heart talk with whomever “invented” this concept. The 15/15 rule is this: When experiencing a low blood sugar (aka reaction, insulin shock…

So how long does your insulin really affect your blood sugar? It should be pretty easy to test right? In theory all it requires is a fasting bg a bit higher than target, some time, a correction bolus, a bg…

I had my annual diabetic eye exam recently. It went great. Nothing to report. After 25+ years of diabetes, and questionable control, “nothing to report” is music to my ears. I partially feel like I’ve dodged a bullet – my…

Have you ever felt a little low, only to check your blood sugar, and it is Ok? I have always thought that this was due to a rapid drop in blood sugar levels. But that started me thinking – exactly…

We deliver insulin into our subcutaneous tissue, where it absorbs into our bloodstream, the speed of absorption is determined by the type of insulin being used. I’ve been thinking about this a little bit lately, and it stems from an…

My wife & I took the first week of January off for a little rest & relaxation and time with the kids while our son was out of school. We took the kids to the local Grand Rios water park…

I can personally vouch for the whole “yo-yo diet” statement. You diet to lose a bunch of weight, but when you stop dieting and go back to your old ways, guess what happens? That’s why they recommend lifestyle changes. These…

I have a problem with going to extremes. On one end is the Obsessive Compulsive record everything (stress, caffeine, amount of sleep, exercise, water intake, calories, carbs, BG’s, insulin, phase of the moon, menstrual cycle (er, my wife’s of course…

I really don’t mean for all of my posts to be downers. Really. I’m (mostly) a very positive, upbeat, “cup half full”, “silver lining” type of guy. Really. With that in mind it would seem that I should be posting…

You ever run across those little gems of information that strike a cord in you somewhere? They seem to stick with you forever – mine tend to come in the form of quotes, music, mother nature (even in the city…

Wil over at LifeAfterDx has “tagged” me! The deal is that after reading five random facts from many other folks around the “blogosphere” (which have all been very interesting reads by the way), I, being tagged, am to post five…

I had one of those “Why am I awake” moments last night. Yep, a low blood sugar. Sometimes I wake up and can tell right away that I’m low. Other times, it’s a little weird. Those weird ones are the…

I’m having a rough morning, and I’d like nothing better than to crawl into a corner somewhere and close my eyes for a few minutes. My blood sugar is REALLY high right now. My blood feels as thick as molasses…