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Hi Danny
I am a Dr Bernstein follower and when I do it completely ,I can get 3 to 4 days in those ranges. My problem lately has been adherence( not perfect). And yes I am a real type 1 for 43 years and the only time I have been able to sustain tho...
Type 1, Start P90 X on Monday 10/19/09. Have been exercising for years and am in pretty good shape. Trying P90x due to heavy weights irritating shoulder, elbow joints. Body Fat around 15%, weight 164, height 6'. I think I will try the nutrition ad...
I have had D for 43 years, many struggling to control my numbers.What has worked for me now is Dr Bs low carb. It is true once you start limiting your carbs you stop craving them , perfect, no but when i do stick to it my sugars are 80- 115 steady...
Happy D day congrats. Great place to celebrate no matter what you call the day 43 years here
Take care
Great to hear. Thanks for sharing this update.
I was invited to a presentation at UCSB hosted by the JDRF, Sansum Diabetes Research Center of Santa Barbara and UCSB . They are in a joint venture to create a closed loop system using a Insulin pump and CGM.called "The JDRF Artificial Pancreas Pr...
I kind of feel that this place is ours ,those with D and family members of those with D. I know that each of these companys have support on their websites which is great. My fear is that we run a risk of interjecting a company opinion rather than ...
Thanks for the update
This is great, I have been following this study for a while. I was accepted into an Islet cell transplant program about 2 years age at city of Hope which uses the immunosuppressive drugs. Well the side effects of the drugs ou...
Right on Danny. Talking to someone who does research, yhey said 5 years is the magic number for finding ,10 years is too long sponsers are lkess likly to give money for something so far off and 2 years ,people would expect results too soon. 5 just...
Very happy to hear the projected release is only five years away, but, given the reliability of current cgms, (ours is not accurate at night if she is sleeping or lying on the sensor -- and of course at night you may be lying on the sensor -- and ...
Joe thank you for sharing the news in regards to the presentation you attended. I found your information very informative.
As always, I am very excited to hear the projected date is only 5 years away. :). Lets look at the bright side, they could ...
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Burbank, CA
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- March 8, 1966
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6.5
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- onetouch
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- Shots, Diet and Exercise
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Artificial Pancreas (closed loop system)
I was invited to a presentation at UCSB hosted by the JDRF, Sansum Diabetes Research Center of Santa Barbara and UCSB . They are in a joint venture to create a closed loop system using a Insulin pump and CGM.called "The JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project". They have assembled quite a talented group including, Dr. Lois Jovanovic M.D ,FACE http://www.sansum.org/scientific_physic.php, Dale E Seaborg Ph.D. Chemical Engineer, Dr. Eyal Dassau, Ph.D.resaearch Engineer, and others. I believe the spokesper… Continue
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 5:53pm — 4 Comments
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- At 8:14am on September 15, 2009,
Cash Reynolds said… - Hey Joe, good to meet you. I **thought** I was doing low-carb since about Jan-February 2008. And I suppose I was. My numbers got better, my insulin use was down, which is a HUGE benefit that is not widely appreciated.
Just last month, a bunch of people I know through work -- which is intense fitness training -- were all doing a 30-day "Paleo" diet challenge. I actually started the challenge very late, on August 18th. I cut out milk, which I used to consume A LOT of, and I cut out legumes. But for the last several months I'd been a little complacent and had started eating ice cream, occasional toast, occasional cereal, and dropping chocolate chips in peanut butter and eating by the spoonful!
I suffered pretty badly the first 1-2 weeks. It's gotten better, but I still suffer from craving carbs. I know this is made a lot worse in my case from depression -- I think my brain craves the sugar as a serotonin placebo.
My wife helps me a lot and we work hard to find interesting recipes. She tries to make cookies and cakes and waffles using nut powder, which appeal to her but I don't really care that much for them. I eat a lot of meat. The only supplement I ever take is fish oil, which I believe is extremely helpful.
Anyway, my results are absolutely amazing. My blood sugars are down, but most importantly, my standard deviation is way down, and my insulin usage is way down --- all the way to an average of 29.6 units per day. If you'd like I can share a link which shows my online BG log. It shows my BG every time I check it, and then it shows the averages, standard deviations, and total amount of insulin I use each day. Let me know.
How long have you been trying to shift to low carb? What motivated you to try it?
- At 9:02pm on September 12, 2009,
Danny said…
- Hey Joe, thank you for the comment on my blog and tattoo. I like old Hawaii stuff (Tiki etc) a lot. It sounds like your Rattan furniture would be right up my alley.
Hope you are having a great weekend.
Danny
- At 7:41pm on September 9, 2009,
Kelly Geer said… - Thanks Joe - that's very kind!
- At 10:01am on September 6, 2009,
Brigitte said… - hi Joe. I hope you're well. I read your low carb diet. I try to follow Dr Bernstein'low carbs and now I ate 40 or 45 g of carbs by day but not easy. Did you take a basal insulin? thank you. Have a nice day.
- At 6:35pm on August 25, 2009,
Joe said…
- hey Joe, thank you! You have some nice shots of the ocean there yourself!
Cheers
- At 4:18pm on August 23, 2009,
Rebecca M. Rodick said… - Hi, Joe,
Your pics are great!! I used to live near the beach, but have lived in Burbank for the last 11 and half years!! Funny, it seems like we traded places! LOL! Maybe you can join our meet-up group sometime. Look for it on the Events page. Rebecca T1 since August 29, 1970.
- At 6:31pm on August 1, 2009,
Joanne said… - Thank you for you kind thoughts. It's been a really rough week and today was so difficult. We buried her in the garden amidst the flowers where she liked to sit.
- At 7:14am on July 29, 2009,
Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said… - Hi Joe - just noticed your comment on Linda's page - about us "old timers". I'm trying to type out something here to you - but those beautiful pics of the seaside are taking my thoughts away from what I want to say to you. Where abouts were those shots taken in California? Anyway, will say au revoir for now - just wanted to pop in and say "bonjour" to someone close to the time I was diagnosed.
Anna from Montreal aka FatCatAnna http://www.diabetes1.org/blogs/Annas_Blog
- At 6:19pm on July 26, 2009,
Nicole said… - Hi, Joe - Thank you for your comments about my blog and for the birthday wishes. Hope you're well. :) - Nicole
- At 12:59pm on July 20, 2009,
Lacy said… - great beach photos
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