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Afraid of Data
Connect the dots? For all of my talk about data, innovation and all of those warm fuzzy buzz words – looking at stuff like this frightens me. What happens when/if I take the time to look at my Dexcom...
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Diabetes, Animated
I’m in the middle of a creative lull, so you’ll have to forgive the lack of exposition. If you’ve ever Tumblr’d, then you’re likely aware of the prevalence of animated gifs on the Internet. It’s a...
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Snack Selection
When it comes to selecting new snacks to invest in for the specific purpose of treating lows, the selection criteria is simple. What is the carbohydrate count per serving? How much is a serving? How...
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Resembling Progress
Yes, it’s snowing on my blog. No, you can’t tell because the background is white. December has plenty of days left so I’ll consider a different Hex Code to show off the flurries. In a moment of vanity...
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Post-Pen Evaluation
Not every day I finish both pens on the same meal Is it wrong that I look back on the past 300 units of Humalog and/or Lantus I reflect on the missed opportunities and less-than-ideal control moments?...
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The Daily Grind
Up and down and up and down and up and For me, the grind is about dealing with the dips and spikes rationally. In our first example, the high plateaued and eventually returned to normal. In our second...
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Tales From Odin’s Beard: Broken Record
Yes, this happened. I say it every time, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Dexcom. You’ll hate it when it’s accurate. And just as much when it’s not. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to fully...
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Back on the Horse
You’d think seeing numbers like 347, 413, 320, 292, and a bunch of other numbers well above 250 mg/dL would motivate me to put a Dexcom sensor on. But you’d be wrong. I decided to take full advantage...
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A Warm Welcome Back
Count the corrections Clearly, I’m doing something wrong. Relying on 1. my Dexcom receiver to accurately monitor my blood glucose, 2. my ability to acknowledge low alarms when they happen, and C. my...
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Floating in the Unknown
I will say up front that this story has a happy ending. I received my re-up of test strips, insulin pen needles, and insulin when I got home from work and immediately tested my blood glucose after...
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A Rare Good Day
You can see when my Lantus kicked in. And when I finally corrected for those pesky low alarms Sometimes you do everything like normal, and diabetes responds in kind. I wish those days happened more...
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Imagine a World
I dreamt of a world where I went to the gym every morning during the week, targeting different muscle groups for a well-rounded approach to physical fitness. Every evening I spent an episode of...
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About Medicine X – Bad Days
I shared this picture with the caption saying “Everyone can have a bad day, even Medicine X ePatient Scholars”. I don’t necessarily think there is or was a mystique or aura about being one of the...
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Absenteeism
I’m not sure if it’s tunnel vision to my move, looking forward to the holiday break, or a general apathy toward my diabetes, but my self care has taken a tumble lately. For whatever reason, I am...
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A Concerning Trend
This has been happening way too often. The good news is, it’s not burnout. The bad news is, I don’t know how to fix this.Filed under: Wilford Brimley Tagged: Control, dexcom, Diabetes, fear, Life
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On the Neuroscience of Engagement
Last week I had the privilege of attending Dr. Larry Chu’s (of Medicine X) Engage and Empower Me course, serving as the moderator of the Tweetchat portion of the class. The topic was the “Neuroscience...
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Not Featured
Not entirely featured among this carefully constructed array of test strips that were delivered today are my Lisinopril and Synthroid pills which I have been neglecting for…longer than I care to...
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Healthier Habits
My path to healthier habits is slow, but steady. My examples of progress may not look like much to you, but to me, I’m moving mountains. Actually keeping to that “apple a day” mantra means I’m having...
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Fleeting Moments of Control
I feel like I’ve been documenting 24-hour graphs of my Dexcom receiver to remind myself that control is still something in my grasp, even if I rarely remember what it looks or feels like. Is there...
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The Price of Patience
These little bumps in the night are the cost of not consciously (or unconsciously) overtreating an overnight low. Rather than eat my entire pantry, I started with a couple of glucose tabs. Once that...
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