Reusing Lancets Reusing Lancets – Insights from the Net Reusing Syringes Reusing Syringes – Insights from the Net Reusing Syringes & Lancets – My View As promised, here is the second post of the series where I show what others say they are doing when it comes to reusing lancets.  (Note: what works for one [...]

I am dedicating this week, five posts, to exploring the idea about reusing lancets and syringes.  You will hear what some credible sources say, what people with diabetes say and my thoughts on the subject. Here are the five posts for this week. Reusing Lancets Reusing Lancets – Insights from the Net Reusing Syringes Reusing [...]

Just yesterday I received an email from Medtronic asking for my help to make life-changing technology available to more people that could truly benefit from constant glucose monitoring (CGM). The JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is leading a campaign to encourage health insurance plans to cover constant glucose monitoring devices.  There is a link below [...]

My new motto is, "when in doubt, change it out" when it comes to my infusion site.  Just recently, I was getting a lot of high glucose levels (200-300) and it was driving me nuts because I seemed to be taking the right amount of insulin compared to my carbohydrate intake.  As I write this [...]

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if applicable, kept your glucose level under control.  I woke up at 85, hit 125 before my early afternoon meal, went up to 175 by dinnertime and finished at bedtime at 155.  These numbers are good for any day, and made me ecstatic for a holiday meal [...]