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Category Archives: diabetes management
Brown fat, cold weather and diabetes
About a week ago my morning fasting BG was a whopping 118; I couldn’t believe it. Thinking that it must have been a bad strip or a glitch of sorts, I rechecked and it was about the same. Ditto for … Continue reading
Posted in blood glucose, diabetes, diabetes management
Tagged A1C, adaptation to cold, diabetes, postaweek
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What happened to my morning fasting BG
Lately it’s been around 100, give or take. I however found out that the variations have to do with sleeping or not for the full 8 hours at night. Yesterday someone texted me at 4 am which woke me up, … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, diabetes management, Uncategorized
Tagged BG, diabetes, diabetes management, morning fasting BG, postaweek
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The Journey of a Test Strip — where to buy them.
Where do you buy your strips? This is the question of the day. Actually not exactly a question but I was at a loss how else to word it. Am still recovering from a shock at hearing local drugstore prices. … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, diabetes management, Prices, test strips, Uncategorized
Tagged BG, blood sugar, diabetes, postaweek, shopping around, test strips, type 2
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The Journey of a Test Strip
I am of course talking about diabetic test strips that I use on a daily basis. First off, a bit of history. Test strips and meters likewise are an important part of managing diabetes at home. Nowadays we take them … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, diabetes management, test strips
Tagged BG, diabetes, diabetes management, expiration date, postaweek, test strips, testing at home, type 2 diabetes
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Diabetes is unforgiving
It won’t allow a single misstep. No simple carbs means just that which I found out the hard way when enjoying regular Mountain Dew last month. With it being a lemon-lime flavor, it didn’t even taste like an old Mountain Dew … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, diabetes management, Uncategorized
Tagged BG, carbs, diabetes, morning fasting BG, postaweek, type 2
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Relapse
Confession time, I have relapsed. Of course I’m talking about my diabetes. Remember when I bragged about snapping out of it? Well, well. Not so fast. By the way, you know how easy it is to admit your own mistake, more … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, diabetes management, Mountain Dew, Uncategorized
Tagged BG, carbs, diabetes, morning fasting BG, postaweek, type 2
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What happened when I went off my meds
Remember the day when the meds prices skyrocketed? I called Walgreens for a refill and was shocked to hear the price of a tube of psoriasis ointment, as far as I remember it was well over $100. At the time … Continue reading
Posted in complications, diabetes management, Short story, Uncategorized
Tagged A1C, diabetes, diabetes management, medications, medications prices, neuropathy, postaweek, side effects, type 2
The faces of neuropathy
Turned out, there are plenty with the new ones emerging every now and then. Remember when I blogged about my first day on the job about a week ago? The neuropathy hit shortly afterwards and left me wondering why. No really. … Continue reading
Posted in complications, diabetes, diabetes management, neuropathy, Uncategorized
Tagged A1C, diabetes, diabetes management, nerve damage, neuropathy, postaweek
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