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22nd diaversary!

Today is my 22nd Diabetes anniversary. Though this isn’t how I would normally spend my Diaversary, I’m grateful for it. I was diagnosed...

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May 12, 20203 min read

Insulin Pumps What are they, how do they work, and what are the advantages? The number of pumpers in the diabetes world has been growing...

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Nov 26, 20184 min read

Halloween my fellow DM warriors! Halloween can be scary, especially for us diabetics… I’ll start out by saying, if you can resist all...

diabetes_pa

Nov 16, 20182 min read

What is the first step in controlling our blood sugar? Knowing our blood sugar! Most of us who take insulin test at least 4x a day...

diabetes_pa

Nov 9, 20183 min read

Now that we have gone over how to keep glucose levels steady with basal insulin, let’s talk about the use of rapid acting insulin for...

diabetes_pa

Nov 9, 20183 min read

I grew up on the small island of Kauai, Hawai’i. I loved it there and I still do, but it is not a good place to be sick. Or at least it...

diabetes_pa

Nov 6, 20182 min read

Diabetes is classified as elevated blood glucose levels stemming from the body’s resistance to insulin action, insufficient insulin...

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Oct 31, 20182 min read