This post is LONG overdue.  TallyGear creates some unique and sporty cases that hold anything from an insulin pump to cell phone to ipod. This sport case seems very durable and compact.  I like that it has two pouches to hold a pump and CGM or Meter.  The adjustable strap makes it one size fits [...]

Disclaimer: As stated before, this is a paid review for healthetreatment.com with the proceeds going to a diabetes foundation.  Always consult your doctor before making any changes to your diabetes treatment or care. [From the site] Whether you have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, healthetreatment can help people learn from the experiences of [...]

I think it’s fairly common for someone with diabetes to see their doctor either every 3-4 months or every 6 months.  Rarely do I hear of anyone going much longer.  I typically go to my doctor every 6 months.  I’ve been doing this for the last 12 years, give or take, so I know the [...]

If you caught Saturday Night Live (SNL) this past weekend, you probably saw the Seth Meyers skit done on the breaking news this past week from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The shocking statistic was that diabetes is expected to double or triple between now and 2050. What’s crazy is that one third of [...]

I’m writing this blog from a hotel, which is the perfect setting for this post about traveling with diabetes.  If you think this post is about what supplies can go through airport security, what supplies must be in a zip lock baggie or how to prepare for an international trip when on insulin, then you’re [...]

Now that the cortisone shot is over with and my shoulder is fixed, it’s time to get that tattoo I’ve wanted for a while.  I would have gone a few months earlier, but I didn’t know if I’d need surgery on my shoulder and of course it was the one I wanted the tattoo on.  [...]

When I converted over to an insulin pump roughly four years ago, little did I know that syringes would never go away.  I have written here before some of the reasons I miss my syringes and my insulin pen.  With injections there’s no unknown.  You fill the syringe, you grab some skin and inject.  When [...]

For those readers that are newer to Blogging Diabetes, I will say that I’ve been on an insulin pump for about 4 years now.  The entire time I have been using a Medtronic MiniMed 715 pump.  In each infusion set package from Medtronic, there is a small round disk that clips on to the infusion [...]

Because it’s Friday and I’m in a good mood, here are a few fun ones for correcting a low blood sugar.  Over correcting is simply treating a low blood sugar with too many carbohydrates where you end up with a high blood sugar.  It’s like going from 40 to 300.  You know you’ve over corrected [...]

1. Introduction 2. Caffeine 3. The Diet 4. Progress So far I have discussed what the plan and goal is, the amount of caffeine I was drinking and the new diet I have started.  This post will discuss the progress I’ve made in a very short time.  Just to recap, I started with a goal [...]