Category Archives: Daily Prompt
Premature is happening
I am sitting at an intersection and waiting for the longest red light in the world to change to green, while someone is urging me to make a premature left turn before the change takes place. How I ended up … Continue reading
5.9 is my lucky number
I am talking about my last A1C number that slowly but surely is getting better. From 6.5 back in 2014 to 5.9 now. I didn’t do half of what is advised all over the web. I was physically active, well … Continue reading
Guess who’s calling
Guess who’s calling. My car registration, that’s who. A bit of history. Last year I have traded my old car for the snap orange VW Bug. Now that the Bug plate stickers are up to expire next month, the time … Continue reading
Who Discovered Insulin
It was back in the day in 1921 that Frederick Banting and Charles H Best discovered insulin. Banting and Best injected the hormone into a diabetic dog and found that it effectively lowered high blood glucose levels to normal. So … Continue reading
The Daily Prompt – Loyal
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Of course, this was way before personal computers and eReaders “I love dogs. They live in the moment and don’t care about anything except affection and food. They’re … Continue reading
Foggy
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. ~ E. L. Doctorow So true. At least writing has been this way … Continue reading
How to sail my ship
I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship. ~ Louisa May Alcott ~ The Daily Prompt: ADRIFT
Feeling tired? Check your blood sugar
First off, a bit of introduction. Admittedly, I have taken a break from the blogging, mostly for the reason that I didn’t know what to blog about. But decided to come back, and here goes. Feel tired? I can relate. … Continue reading
Flying with type 2 diabetes
This involves some advance planning. While traveling by car allows for more flexibility with food, it is not so should you choose to fly. The airline food is not necessarily the healthiest. BuzzFeed website provides information of airline meals for … Continue reading
Label everything?
Do we really need to label everything? Here’s what Tyra Banks has to say: I don’t like the label ‘plus-size’ — I call it ‘fiercely real.’ On ‘Top Model,’ we call it fiercely real. I don’t want to use the … Continue reading