So far, so good for these first few days of 2009. I’ve pulled out my detailed logging sheets and made a resolution to pinpoint exactly why my BGs are all over the map. Just committing to that feels good.
I may have mentioned that my glucose control slipped into the unacceptable these last few weeks as I’ve been riding the wave of the holidays: bit by bit allowing myself more carbs here and there, and…
Thank you all for visiting and reading and participating throughout the year. I am eternally grateful.
♦ Enjoy your New Year’s celebrations ♦
In very brief, we are looking forward to our annual gourmet dinner, created by the Master Chef Birthday Boy himself, my husband (yes, his birthday is on New Year’s Eve. Neat). Thankfully, it’s a seafood feast this year, ’cause my glucose control has gone to hell in the proverbial handbasket over the…
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Greetings, Holiday Merrymakers. Today I have the pleasure of announcing our three GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the DiabetesMine™ Holiday Survival Sweepstakes.
But first, we’d like thank you one and all for participating! We judges are now compiling some of our favorite tips to showcase in an eBook of “survival nuggets” for the diabetes community. If you’d like to help illustrate this book, you can submit your relevant D-photos at the new Flickr group HERE.
So,…
The questions portion of the DiabetesMine Holiday Survival Sweepstakes has come to an end. Next Tuesday we will announce the Grand Prize drawing winners! Which means I’m writing every winner’s name on a piece of paper and literally throwing ‘em into a hat for random selection by one of my little girls.
This week, we had some excellent tips on offsetting the stress of the holidays. Overall, I’d say the strategies concentrated on planning ahead,…
It’s that time again. Another year has passed, and one can’t help wondering: was there any significant progress made in the diabetes world? I guess if you only count “progess” as steps towards a cure, that’s a difficult question to answer. For what it’s worth, here’s my own list of milestone events that occurred this year:
♦ The ACCORD study results were announced, and interpreted to sound like tight blood glucose control might kill you…
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