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This morning started like most of my mornings do. My alarm went off at 5:00 a.m. (a little later than usual), an hour before I was supposed to meet a friend for a easy 70 minute run, I reached for my pump and set the basal rate to 30%, and tried to steal another 15 minutes of sleep before I had to get...

A few days ago Jessica called me over to her desk. “Come see this,” she said. “It’s great.” She showed me the new web site OneHundredBG , where people with diabetes can send in a photo of their glucometer when they get a reading of 100. Read More

I celebrated my 42 nd birthday yesterday. I don’t usually like birthdays, at least not my own, but this one was low key and quite pleasant. Celebrations started the night before, when Jessica and I went out to dinner for the first time since her birthday eight months ago. My birthday morning started...

I broke two personal records yesterday – my half marathon record and my blood sugar record (since diagnosis) and both are big disappointments to me. The day started at 4:00 a.m. when I got up to get ready for the race. I checked my blood sugar (it was 117), got dressed, had two cups of coffee and...

My HbA1c has been around 7% (6.8%-7.2%) for the last few years. Last year I tried terribly hard to get it down. I cut out almost all carbs, checked my blood sugar obsessively, and did everything I could think of to get tighter control of my blood sugars. I succeeded in getting my A1c as low as 6% but...

On my last few runs I have set the basal rate on my pump at 45% (down from 50%). Although I haven’t had any real lows lately, I have felt that this is not low enough and that I am always in danger of hypoglycemia. I have also been feeling like I am using energy gels too often in order to keep my...

I used to love to eat. I still do, but the consequence of eating often outweighs the pleasure I get from food. Sometimes I wish that eating was like smoking, a habit one could give up. Yesterday I ate leftovers for lunch – chicken in tomato sauce with a cup of quinoa. I used the bolus calculator...

Generally, I take good care of my diabetes. I stick to a healthy diet, exercise a lot, check my blood sugar all the time and take my insulin and other medication. I even make sure to get my quarterly blood tests. I do not, however, like going to the doctor. I go to my family doctor on a regular basis...

I spent three days last week on the beach at my son Tom’s sailing competition (it was a holiday in Israel). The weather was good – hot with nice winds, perfect sailing conditions. Tom did well enough... Read More

Hey guys! I was wondering if 1. Any of you DON'T wake up to your pump alarm at night? 2. How do you wake up or what do you do to wake up to it? Thanks! My mom said I can't get the basement bedroom unless i can mabye wake up to my alarm and treat it. We'll see!\ Thanks again!!!!!!! Olivia

Hello, My son was just recently diagnosed and I am trying to find a better price for his testing supplies. It seems like the One Touch Delica lancets are very expensive and mail order pharmacies do not supply them. Can anyone tell me a great meter and lancing device that uses 33 guage lancets?? Or a...

so i have had diabetes for about 7 years, and to be honest its been a struggle. i know exactly what i have to do and how to do it, but for some reason i NEVER want to test my sugar!! and that is the most vital part of taking care of yourself. does anyone have any ways that worked for them? my recent...

I'm definitely going to get it too! I hope the special case fits in my pocket though.. it seems long but... not too long? I'm not a great tester, I've been honeymooning for... 4 years now. I think always having my tester with me, and appealing to my techno geek, will be really awesome. Next...

rockgal84 I will say one thing about the GadgetReview article, however. I hate, hate, hate when I see: "folks who are afflicted with the disease." Personally, I don't suffer from diabetes - I just live with it :P OOoooh, I hate that. I also hate it when they say this will "revolutionize...

9.3 :< I haven't been in the 7s since 2004. Getting the pump and CGM soon, hope it'll motivate me to do better!

I may have to have my wisdom teeth out, I'm worried about keeping my blood sugar in target while I'm under. I usually get very stressed out around dentists and when that happens my blood sugar is extremely unpredictable. I've never been unconscious before (besides sleep and a brief concussion...