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Jan Chait
Jan Chait was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in January 1986. Since then, she has run the gamut of treatments, beginning with diet and exercise. She now uses an insulin pump to help treat her diabetes.
New York City: Where the “Fun” Never Ends. (Part 2)
My continuous glucose monitor (CGM) woke me up with its three sharp beeps. I turned on the backlight and saw that my blood glucose was low…
New York City: Where the “Fun” Never Ends. (Part 1)
Darned if I didn’t do it again. As I’ve told you before, I have a penchant for blaming high blood glucose that lasts several hours on a high-fat meal I’ve eaten when, as I discover later, the infusion set to my insulin pump has come out…
Some Things That Sort of Go Together
By the time this entry is posted, I should be in New York City. Weather permitting. (I don’t care if I get stuck in NYC once I arrive, but being unable to get there in the first place is unacceptable…)
Getting PICC-y About Infections
One of the two hospitals in town opened this whole giant addition in December and, last Wednesday, I finally got to see what it looked like inside. I got to see admitting. I got to see radiology. I got to see a room in the surgical suite…
Loss of a Diabetes Mentor Renews Urge to Become a Diabetes Mentor
When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1986, Patty was the first to come out of the closet, walking over to my desk in the newsroom to tell me she, too, had Type 2 diabetes…
Fun Moments Take the Sting out of Dealing with Diabetes
I can’t say that the Colts were very amusing Sunday night — especially as the game advanced and the Colts retreated — but Frank took the sting off the loss…
Victoza Approved for Use. Should You Take It?
My plans for getting out of town are not going well this year. Because my friend Sandy works in the medical field, she takes continuing medical education (CME) courses here and there and I sometimes tag along…
Bouncing BGs Lead to New Awareness
How ’bout those Colts? If I’d known a few years ago they’d go this far, I would have taken the football Peyton Manning autographed for my granddaughter and kept it in a safe place. However, she slept with it and the writing is all rubbed off…
Dang! I Could’ve Had Sweet Pickles Instead!
I’m not perfect. In fact, I’m far from perfect, especially when it comes to remembering what my CDE drove into my head about my diabetes care. Oh, I eventually remembered what I should have done. Way too long after I should have done it…
If A = B, Can B = A?
Did you see the report saying that people who stop smoking are at higher risk for getting Type 2 diabetes?
Hmmmm… I quit smoking. Does that mean if I start lighting up again my diabetes will go away?
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