JOYFUL DIABETIC

While attending the AADE Convention in August in San Antonio, I visited the Extend Bar booth and had the opportunity to express joy and thank those who bring us their wonderful products. Please click the following link to see and hear my comments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhpZqLsfAr0

I’ve been in severe back pain for the past 6 weeks and have thus been much less active online. Using the keyboard and mouse have been painful.   Due to this back condition, I’ve also not been exercising and my concern was that I’d add weight to my body. I’m happy to report that my [...]

In my life, transitions are nearly always exciting and last week was no exception. Of course, I’m talking about the Vernal Equinox. The temperature last week was in the 60s and that set records for Western Massachusetts. This is the first year I rode my bicycle before hanging up my skis. On Monday and Tuesday [...]

I knew when I approached my scale this morning that excessive holiday eating had increased my weight…and I was correct. In one week, my weight went up 3 pounds. I’m in a real quandary since I want to enjoy special treats during Christmas but I don’t want to gain weight. My wife and I spent [...]

Yesterday my negative emotions got me by the throat. Over the past week I had done my very best to manage my food consumption and walking program. My goal for these efforts is to achieve an average BG less than 120 and a weight of 170 pounds. Well, as you might expect, my weight had [...]

My latest A1c is 6.1! This is the lowest it’s been since doctors started ordering this test for me about 8-10 years ago. This reading says that my BG is equivalent to non-diabetics. Of course, there’s much joy in this accomplishment. I’ve had Type II diabetes for over 30 years and for the last 5 [...]