It occurred to me the other day that diabetes is such a numbers based condition requiring skills such as advanced math, a degree in statistics and a masters in advanced analytics. We are surrounded by numerical data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When we test we have our blood sugar readings, with [...]
What to do when diabetes is not your priority?
Hey everyone, a happy yet belated New Year to you. It’s been really quiet the last few months regards to this blog and as we all know there are periods where we find that life moves along at such a rate that we fail to focus on what is important. So what happens when diabetes [...]
The Diabetes Six
Hi Guys Today is 6th Annual D-Blog Day 2010. D-blog Day was started on November 9th 2005 during Diabetes Awareness Month, to help unite diabetes bloggers and create awareness about diabetes. This year’s topic is: 6 things you want people to know about diabetes. Diabetes does not have to be a Life Sentence! Yes Diabetes is [...]
Shoot Up’s Tim Talks Pump Start Ups
As I keep banging on about it, beloved readers of your soaraway Shoot Up will, by now, be well aware that I was hooked up to an insulin pump earlier this week. Anyway, I’m pleased to report that I’m still alive and all seems to be going well so far. Read more over @ Shoot Up or Put Up now…
Why Social Media Could Harm Your Diabetes
Are you a twitterholic, do you spend more time on Facebook than you do on your 8 hour shift, do you have to let everyone in the world know every minute detail of your diabetic life? well you are not alone and it might not be good for your health. Read more about Social Media [...]
Big Blue Test
http://BigBlueTest.org is a program of the Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF). It takes place every November 14 (World Diabetes Day. People with diabetes are invited to test their blood sugar at 2 pm (local time), do 14 minutes of activity, test again and share the results. Nov. 14, 2010, DHF is aiming for a minimum of [...]
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