1. Introduction
2. Caffeine
3. The Diet
4. Progress
This is the first post in a series about what I’ve been up to.  Things here have been quiet for a little bit and here are some details explaining why.
My goal for a long time has been to get my A1c and diabetes in general better under control.  I have [...]

Blogging Diabetes Giveaway/Contest
Best Books on Diabetes
Giveaway Winner

Again, I would like to thank all those who contributed to this series.  The feedback from the blog post and tweets on twitter, were the driving force that make the Best Books on Diabetes post possible.  I will definitely be purchasing a few of the books based on the [...]

As promised in the first post of this three-part series, below you will find a list of the best books related to diabetes.  This list of books isn’t taken from the most popular or best selling on Amazon.  This list comes directly from the recommendations of real people with diabetes when asked the question: what [...]

Background
So last week there were a few things that happened that got me to think of this post.  I listened to a Sweet Talk podcast (www.sweettalk.org) and heard Mike mention that caffeine can increase blood sugar levels.  When I sent the group an email asking for more information, Jill and Landileigh responded with some citations [...]

Reusing Lancets
Reusing Lancets – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes
Reusing Syringes – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes & Lancets – My View 

Conclusion
This was definitely an eye opening experience and will put some money back in my pocket.  After just five days of reusing my lancets, I can honestly say that I [...]

Reusing Lancets
Reusing Lancets – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes
Reusing Syringes – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes & Lancets – My View
For the fourth post of this series, I wanted to share some of the insights I found in my research about reusing insulin syringes.
1) Diabetes Forum: [source]

I would use them [...]

Reusing Lancets
Reusing Lancets – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes
Reusing Syringes – Insights from the Net
Reusing Syringes & Lancets – My View
In today’s post, I am going to switch the discussion to focus on reusing syringes.  I think there is a different argument to reusing syringes compared to lancets.  Over the 6 years or so that [...]

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 person may not work [...]

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 Syringes [...]