Image courtesy of Unsplash Cost-Effective Strategies for Living Well When You’re Living With Diabetes Do you want to live well? Of course you do! Type 1 diabetes typically influences your lifestyle choices early on, but it doesn’t mean you can’t live a full, vibrant, healthy life. Here’s how to make the most of every day,… Continue reading Cost-Effective Strategies for Living Well With Type 1 Diabetes
How Pairing a Smartphone and Smartwatch Can Transform Your Health Habits
Photo by Pexels Keeping up with technological changes can feel exhausting — especially as, with each year, there are further advancements in smartphones and devices. New technology may be overwhelming at first. However, it can increase productivity tremendously with a bit of persistence. Smartphones and smartwatches work together to keep track of crucial aspects of… Continue reading How Pairing a Smartphone and Smartwatch Can Transform Your Health Habits
My experience with the new Medtronic 670G insulin pump
After 8 years of continuous use of my Medtronic Paradigm 722, I have replaced it with the new Medtronic 670G. This is the latest insulin pump technology from Medtronic. It provides a hybrid closed loop system that promises better management of blood glucose levels. Below I will detail my experience (both good and bad) using… Continue reading My experience with the new Medtronic 670G insulin pump
Is Your Partner Helpful With Your Type 1 Diabetes?
Does your partner understand exactly how type 1 diabetes is managed? The main goal in managing type 1 is to reduce the risk of complications by keeping blood glucose (BG) levels at or near the same as a non-diabetic. The primary tool used to determine how effective your are at managing type 1 is the… Continue reading Is Your Partner Helpful With Your Type 1 Diabetes?
The FreeStyle Libre CGM from Abbott Labs
My experience with a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). I had my first experience with a CGM from Medtronic in January 2010. The sensor was difficult to insert into my body, only lasted 3 days and needed constant calibration finger sticks. Also the readings were often so inaccurate, they could not be used for insulin doses. I… Continue reading The FreeStyle Libre CGM from Abbott Labs
Animas Shuts Down its Pump Line
Johnson & Johnson fails type 1 diabetics. I saw this article about Animas on the Insulinnation.com website. Johnson & Johnson, a broadly based manufacturer of health care products, purchased the Animas corporation in 2006. It looks like the insulin pump market was not profitable enough for J&J and they decided to sell Animas. Unfortunately they… Continue reading Animas Shuts Down its Pump Line
I survived hurricane IRMA
I just experienced my very first hurricane right here in Fort Myers. Hurricane IRMA was a real in your face view of the power of mother nature. My home is about 3 miles north of the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, FL. The winds here were clocked at over 120 MPH. My home… Continue reading I survived hurricane IRMA
Diabetes: Type 1 vs Type 2
Diabetes mellitus (the complete name for the disorder) is a condition where glucose is passed out in urine. Diabetes mellitus and my history. When I was diagnosed as diabetic in 1963, you either had juvenile diabetes or adult-onset diabetes. A juvenile diabetic always needed insulin injections because their autoimmune system had destroyed the insulin producing… Continue reading Diabetes: Type 1 vs Type 2
My birthday is almost here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! In case you want to get me a little gift for my birthday, please see the links below:
Make sure EMTs know you are diabetic
For all type 1 diabetics, do yourself a favor. Based on my experience, a type 1 diabetic MUST always have something that shows police and EMTs that you’re a diabetic. You would think that having an insulin pump attached to your body would be all you need. NOT TRUE. You cannot communicate easily when you’re… Continue reading Make sure EMTs know you are diabetic