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Keith A. Johnson
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- Sun City, CA
- United States
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Cut A1C in HALF!
Replied Nov 7
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- So. California
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- August 5, 2008
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6.8
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Accu-Chek Aviva
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Learning and talking to people
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Google, diabetes type 1
- What do you do for a living?
- unemployed
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My 1st anniversary. Chapter 2 "The Endocrinologist has DX'ed you type 1"
The Doctor pulls back that curtain and says "The Endocrinologist has DX'ed you type 1". OK Dr. What does that mean? Well they use to call it juvenile diabetes and you'll be using insulin to control it. We don't know what causes it, we think it may be triggered by a virus. A virus? Yes, because it's an autoimmune disease. Will I get better? Let's say it's possible but highly improbable.
OK, up to this point in my life my knowledge of diabete… Continue
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:16pm — 1 Comment
My 1st anniversary
Eating has to be near the top of the list of changes. Of course I had to change the way ate as I got older, just had to eat less. Now whole different story, carbohydrates I loved them (notice the pas… Continue
Posted on August 6, 2009 at 12:18am — 14 Comments
How meters work.Fungus and Prussian blue
This is my 1st blog, so here goes. I am a very curious person I like to know how things work. I was wondering how bs meters work so I googled it. Wow, I thought this is really cool. If I am understanding right it goes like this.
1st there is a fungus, Aspergillus niger, from the fungus we get Glucose oxidase. This chemical is strongly specific for
beta-D-glucose (the type of glucose in blood). Glucose oxidase reacts with the glucose in our blood to form gluconic acid. Now the gluconic ac… Continue
Posted on August 2, 2009 at 12:40pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (14 comments)
- At 8:06pm on September 30, 2009,
Manny Hernandez said…
- Looking forward to meeting you at TCOYD San Diego!
- At 9:02am on August 20, 2009,
Robyn said…
- Just dropping in to say hello and hope all is well with you. :)
Robyn
- At 2:38am on August 14, 2009,
Saya said… - well,my nombers aren't good at all
a1c first Dx 15
after 3 months comes the miracle and i am 7.1!
then it starts going up on account of vacation and all
8,6>10 :(
hope i could be like you :)
- At 2:35am on August 14, 2009,
Saya said…
- i assure you ,i would read it :)
i mean comparisons like that are interesting
- At 9:43pm on August 6, 2009,
Robyn said…
- Yup...friends are a good thing for sure! Galt is between Sacramento and Stockton....I was born and raised in California as well.
Sun City, I know where that is. Hot area right? We are very hot in the summer. Congrats on the wedding and grandbaby...life is good. :)
- At 7:42pm on August 6, 2009,
Saya said…
- they look nice together
good luck for them
- At 11:09am on August 6, 2009,
Louisa said… - Hi there, loved your anniversary blog
Lou x
- At 10:48am on July 1, 2009,
Josephine said… - Keith I will take you out to my local and teach you some Irish dancing, you'll be speaking Irish by the end of the night.
- At 1:14pm on June 30, 2009,
Josephine said…
- Well Keith, isn't it good that you're still here with us. That was one high bld glucose you had there.Tell me more about your Irish friends.
- At 4:21am on June 30, 2009,
Josephine said…
- Blood sugars. You will no doubt learn all the jargon, seeing as though you are new to the whole thing. Ever experience DKA Keith, I suppose it's something you need to go through in order to understand it. Chat soon I hope. You knw that Lord Byron fella, he had millions of Angels in his garden, apparently now they are tormenting him.
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