Welcome to Joyful Diabetic
Joyful Diabetic? OK so we’ve got this disease that isn’t going away. In the best case, we poke our fingers several times a day and we pop pills or give ourselves regular injections. In the worse case,...
View ArticleI really missed my pump!
Why is it that we take wonderful things for granted? I knew how important my insulin pump was to me, but now I have far more appreciation. Last Saturday, I had an MRI to evaluate a dizzy spell I had...
View ArticleDiabetes Self-care—Experimental
Like many of you I spent the last few years working on developing a process for managing my diabetes. I’ve learned many things about managing blood sugar and one of the most important lessons was the...
View ArticleWe’re all insulin dependent
Insulin is a hormone that enables our cells to absorb glucose from our blood stream. Without sufficient insulin, our blood glucose levels increase and of course that’s not a good thing for us...
View ArticleProblem diagnosis
Little did I know that I need to be a super sleuth in managing my blood sugar. Symptom: After changing my set last Saturday my BG went way up and stayed there; however, a couple of readings were 100...
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