I just got a call from my doctor's office. They want me to find a new doctor. I'd already reached the conclusion that they weren't the sharpest scalpels on the tray, and I was hoping to talk to a well-respected endocrinologist and get a recommendation for a better diabetes-savvy general practitioner ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was hanging out in a bookstore reading Diabetes for Dummies and made a few interesting discoveries. First, I'm still supposed to consume 40%-60% of my daily calories as carbohydrates; my pseudo-Atkins attempt to avoid carbohydrates wasn't doing me any good. Second, I was hypoglycemic at that very moment. Recognizing the symptoms as I ( Read more... )

I've played more Monopoly this weekend than I ever thought I would. It's not really all that much fun, but Jodi likes it, so I play it. And besides, it's marginally more difficult to play than Uno and Skip-Bo. The Geevers are playing Taboo now (and arguing about whether "CD" is a valid answer for "compact disc"). This is the game-playingest ( Read more... )