I decided to blog about my challenges with controlling my blood sugar through peri-menopause in the hope that my struggle will help someone else. I also do it with the hope and belief that further down this road I can look back and see how far I've come.

Before starting this peri rollercoaster, I was on MDI for 25 years and my last A1c was 6.5 so while not perfect, still decent. Then about a year and a half ago, I started skipping periods, having horrible symptoms such as heart…