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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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Blue Light Eye Opener
The reason I’m saying this is because I am the last person on earth to have learned about the mere existence of a blue light. My (now former) eye doctor didn’t utter a word about it, either for lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Blue light, cataract, How to buy eyeglasses, Uncategorized
Tagged blindness, Blue light, blue light blockers, cataract, macular degeneration, melatonin, postaweek
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My CAT
No am I not talking about a kitty cat. In this post I want to cover cataracts. I really don’t like this word; sounds like something creepy straight out from Halloween walking around… can’t even describe. I would much rather … Continue reading
Posted in cataract, diabetes, Uncategorized
Tagged 3 types, cataract, cloudy lens, congenital cataract, diabetes, eye lens, genetics, nucleus, postaweek, side effect of meds, sun exposure
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I saw a hand surgeon today
First off, my hands are crooked, especially the right one, thanks to Rheumatoid Arthritis. So I secured a referral from my PCP doctor and went to see a Hand Surgeon today. I went in with the high hopes as I … Continue reading
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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