Hypos
The Impact of Hypos in Diabetes
Do you hate hypos as much as me? Hypos can be a real problem and are probably one of the biggest fears for people with diabetes and their family members, and the impact of hypos in diabetes can be huge. Hypoglycemia, or hypos as often called by many of us, is technically when a person’s…
Read MoreThe Importance of Friends When You Have Diabetes
Sometimes. Sometimes, when you are sitting up, waiting to go to sleep but you can’t until your blood glucose levels decide to start doing the right thing, the thing any respectful person would do, toe the line, get into shape, give you a break, your mind starts to wander and you go over the line…
Read MorePsychological Insulin Resistance
One of the main conclusions the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) investigators themselves have drawn from their findings is that combinations of treatments will routinely be needed for type 2 diabetes. It proved that glycemic control limits retinopathy (and probably other microvascular complications) as much for type 2 diabetic patients as had previously been…
Read MoreInsulin Use: Basic Self Adjustment Strategies
When first diagnosed with diabetes type 1, or when moving onto insulin treatment as a people living with type 2 diabetes, frequent dosage adjustments are necessary to achieve safe and effective insulin therapy. “However, a controversy surrounds the pertinent clinical parameters required to make effective and safe insulin titrations. We hypothesize that glucose readings are…
Read MoreThe fear of sleep with diabetes
Guest post from Georgia It’s hard to explain the immense fear of going to sleep some nights. No matter what your most recent Blood Glucose Level (BGL) was, there is always that massive cloud of the ‘unknown’ hovering over you at night. Sometimes I don’t freak out, most of the time I don’t and we…
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