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  • Cost-Effective Strategies for Living Well With Type 1 Diabetes

    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, […]

    January 8, 2020
  • 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 […]

    April 29, 2021
  • 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 […]

    March 1, 2018
  • 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 […]

    November 30, 2017
  • 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 […]

    October 19, 2017
  • 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 […]

    October 6, 2017
  • 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 […]

    September 13, 2017
  • 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 […]

    August 23, 2017
  • 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:

    August 15, 2017
  • 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 […]

    August 13, 2017
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