[Source] The A1C Most people with diabetes or those that have a friend or family member with diabetes probably already knows that the A1C percentage is a measure of the average blood glucose over the last 2-3 months.  In the diabetes world, an A1c is the most prevalent measure of blood sugar control that most [...]

Magic Kingdom If you’ve never been to Disney’s Magic Kingdom, I highly recommend it.  Don’t have any children.  I STILL recommend it.  Children are all grown up and it’s been decades since you brought them there.  You guessed it, I still recommend going back.  I can honestly say it is truly a magical place.  Not [...]

What goes up….usually comes DOWN [read on...] Baltimore Airport Last week was my first air travel since all the new security measure were put into place as the family and I went to Disney for a week.  As I went through security with my 5 year old and 2 year old the only thing they [...]

Complications The longer my tenure with diabetes goes, the more I think about the point when it’s all going to catch up to me.  Besides the finger pricks, highs/lows, Endo visits and pump/syringes, I’ve led a pretty normal last 13 years or so with diabetes.  I haven’t let this disease take away anything that I’ve [...]

IV Prep Recall Back in March, I relayed important information about the IV Prep recall by Smith & Nephew.  I had been using the pads for the last 5 years since being on an insulin pump without issue.  I really liked them because not only did they disinfect the skin, but they also added tackiness/adhesive [...]

Happy Cinco De Mayo! P90x Update Recommended pre reading: Blogging Diabetes P90x Right around the New Year, I created a separate page here for P90x, which you can see by clicking here.  I started the extreme home fitness program about a week before Christmas.  I won’t go into the whole explanation of the workouts because [...]

OneTouch UltraLink x2 Call me lazy, but I needed to have a second OneTouch UltraLink.  The benefit this meter has is that it communicates via wireless to my Medtronic Pump (715).  This is key because I use my pump to upload data to Medtronic’s CareLink site for reporting to my doctor and my own analysis. [...]

Illness(es) The last 5 weeks have been as close to what I imagine hell to really be like.  I exaggerate, but probably not by much.  As of late yesterday, my youngest daughter was fever free for the first time since around March 22.  Seriously.  The past 5 weeks have looked like this: Stomach virus went [...]

Expired Glucagon I had a second thought that was probably a no-brainer to you, but didn’t occur to me until after I posted last week about the Glucagon.  My Earth shattering idea is that since the Glucagon expires after only a year or so, chances are you dispose of them often.  Here’s a novel idea.  [...]

Don’t Be Like Me Yesterday I went to my doctor for my regular diabetes check up and A1c test.  I made it a goal a week or so ago to get a new prescription for Glucagon.  Why?  Because the address of the pharmacy on the kit I have is from Richmond, VA where I use [...]