I don’t talk a lot about glucose testing here. It’s not fun. It hurts. And it’s a chore even if you don’t mind the prick of your finger as many as five times–or more– every day. But there’s reason to talk about it now–to look at some of the very clear ways exercise helps me […]

I’m not a slave to numbers, even if I look at them regularly. When I found out I was diabetic, however, I had to learn what a lot of numbers meant–things like a fasting glucose, a random glucose, hemoglobin a1c, cholesterol, blood pressure. For a diabetic, the numbers that probably mean the most–because they’re monitored […]

Testing. If you’re a diabetic, chances are you have a glucometer of some kind. What’s a glucometer? It’s a (usually pretty small and portable) medical device that allows you to test your blood sugar. Usually you have a test strip that is inserted partially into the glucometer, a lancet with which you prick your finger […]

While I’m not a copious journal keeper, I have, for years, written down every penny I spent (see my personal finance blog if you want to know why). When I started my diabetes journey, I started doing something similar. I would write down everything I would eat. I was also hoping to manage my diabetes […]