Archive for November, 2006

(Medical Supply) Dreams Do Come True

Who remembers a while back when I was bemoaning the lack of a vial protector product that fit a Lantus bottle?  Not even those nifty little InSure vial protectors are thin enough to fit those tall, skinny and delicate Lantus vials.  What’s a PWD taking Lantus to do?
Happily, Necessity is the Mother of Invention, and [...]

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November 30th, 2006 | Categories: Diabetes Product Parade | Comments: (9)

The Miracle of Timing

A wonder has occurred.  One of my own making, I might add.  Wasn’t it me who said the ‘T’ in RUT was for Troubleshoot?  Well, I’m proud to say this time I’ve had miraculous results.
The new strategy I’m testing is injecting at least 20 minutes (to half an hour) before eating, and for about [...]

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November 29th, 2006 | Categories: Diabetes Essentials, Self-Disclosure | Comments: (12)

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The Book I Did Write

So I didn’t write the Great American Diabetes Narrative, nope.  But what I dreamed of doing was offering a clear instruction manual on how to manage your own health with diabetes — the kind of book I certainly could have used but couldn’t find when I was diagnosed.
Author James Hirsch writes of a growing divide [...]

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November 28th, 2006 | Categories: Books & Resources | Comments: (12)

The Book I Wish I Wrote

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break, everybody. I hope it was an enjoyable one.  You did pretty well on food choices?  Personally, I’m still bloated.  Bought reams of salad yesterday for the “cleansing” peroid
In any case, what I wanted to share was that I spent some time this weekend with James S. Hirsch’s [...]

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November 27th, 2006 | Categories: Books & Resources | Comments: (6)

Happy Thanksgiving! (Get Your Stocking Stuffers Here)

Happy Thanksgiving, People!  Strange, actually, to be wishing PWDs a happy time on such a voracious day of eating.  My plan is to stick to no more than 2 carb choices (yams and cranberries — I’ll skip the mashies and pie), and to use my nifty new food scale to count ‘em up.  Lucky for [...]

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November 23rd, 2006 | Categories: Fun Stuff | Comments: (1)


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