These last 31 days:

• 15 pounds lost
• 104 miles/167 kilometres walked,
• A drop in my blood glucose readings from
  • Canadian - 8 - 9.9 down to 4.8 - 6.9
  • American - 149 - 162 down to 87 - 124

This last week appears to have been a turning point. Where the path now leads I don't know, but I'm glad for a change in perspective. Spring is finally here it seems, which is helping a lot with feeling enough clarity to make decisions about life. That ongoing process has been rather stalled for a while. I'm glad I am engaging myself again. Here's ( Read more... )

Today I got my favourite CHinese food combination plate. I split it into two, one for lunch and one for dinner. My last blood sugar reading was 12.2 (330). I won't be doing that again, unless the sauce is on the side and I split it into three meals over multiple days to get the right carbohydrate balance and to balance out the "special food" ( Read more... )

I had my diabetes dietitian meeting yesterday. I've lost 5 pounds in the two weeks that I've been taking insulin, which is no surprise since I cut out all overeating and replaced the unhealthy snacks with better ones. At the beginning of those two weeks, my blood sugars were 17.7, then 15, then 12, 11 ... all the way down to just over 7 in the ( Read more... )

My insulin regimen has begun. I returned home from my vacation and started the next day. Unfortunately, on the last two days of vacation, I was sleep-deprived and driving at odd hours. I forgot my medication for two days. Taking my blood sugar on the second morning home showed 17.7 (320 US measures)! My insulin is basal only. If I can regulate my ( Read more... )