My BG has been very stable for the last few days, so I guess someone felt the need to remind me just how unpredictable this disease can be. I'm sure you've all been there.



I wake up with a slight 'uh oh' feeling and sure enough my BG is 2,9 (52). Since it came down slowly during the night (time to lower my Lantus a bit) I didn't feel as bad as I normally do and the bit of milk I put in my morning tea immediately fixed that. I'm very carb sensitive and very rarely need more than 5g of… Continue

I went to see my new endo today and my new A1c is 6,3! I'm surprised it's this good, because I saw some pretty ugly numbers during Christmas (not because of the food, but because of all the sitting around and doing nothing) and my recent cold. But that means there is still some room for improvement and I might manage something below 6,0 the next time.



And I noticed something really neat at the endo's office. She has a huge chart on the wall that shows the monthly average of all her… Continue

I had a conversation with a friend yesterday that made me think. We haven't talked in a while, so I never got around to tell her about my diagnosis, but I was pretty sure she already knew through mutual friends. People talk and that is fine by me, I don't keep my diabetes a secret. Any attempt would be futile at best, because it's such an integral part of my everyday life.



Anyway, the conversation went something like this: 'I don't know if you've heard...' 'Yes, could it be you're… Continue