L's blood sugars have given me enough heart attacks the past few days to certainly stop this whole "heart beating" thing I've got going. Was it the lunar eclipse? Was it diabetes mixing things up just to keep me on my toes? Whatever it was.L had been low for three days straight with no relief in sight. There was no visible sign of illness. MORE >>

Say it with me "Blood Sugars are like breasts !" In Memory of Marita Carter (My Grandmother who died from Breast Cancer) Two weeks ago, or so, it was the day after our Endocrinology appointment. The day after the 6.7% The great A1C with the " minimal lows ". You know the one I told everyone about after Sara asked why we don't share our A1Cs. MORE >>

I checked L’s sugar for him today and I asked him straight out…”Did that hurt?” Then…no more than 10 minutes later, I see J checking his sugar…ON. B, did that just hurt when you checked your sugar?” So as I’m trying to wrap my head around this I decide to check my sugar. Nope,” he said. I said. Nope,” he said again. MORE >>

One of the things that most motivated me to start blogging was that I wanted to bring art therapy to the diabetes community, to let people know about its existence, show how it’s used, and suggest it as a treatment option to those seeking extra support beyond traditional diabetes care. Art therapy can be [.]. MORE >>

The bedtime snack includes at least 5 grams of protein to help keep blood sugars even through the night and extend the carbs. Time Blood Sugar. Talk about stable blood sugars throughout the night. will use these bars as we have low blood sugars at bedtime to see if they work this way every time. Why the spike? 50 PM 65. MORE >>