Andy Stuckey

Andy Stuckey is originally from Alabama and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. He makes money working in television as a producer, writer, and director. His free time is spent playing the guitar, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele. If you stop him on the street, it is likely that he will refer to himself in the third person, as he is doing here. His pancreas does not work. He has Type 1 diabetes.

Jul 12, 2007

Good-bye, and a Surprise Ending

Andy Stuckey

This week in diabetes, I say good-bye to my Diabetes Self-Management blog. I’ve been writing weekly now for about a year, and for those who read regularly and commented, thanks. I hope you learned and laughed a little at some of my insights—or lack thereof. It certainly is an ongoing process.

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Jul 05, 2007

Tales from Nicaragua

Andy Stuckey

Since I was away last week, I have a double entry for you here. Enjoy.

Last week I was in Nicaragua with my wife, visiting some friends who had moved there after Hurricane Katrina. They lived in New Orleans for a while after Katrina, but then decided to pack up and drive to Nicaragua, a place they had visited a fair number of times but never actually resided.

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Jun 21, 2007

Low Blood Glucose Story of the Week

Andy Stuckey

I have a little confession to make this week. Yesterday evening, Murray and I were out shooting a fake commercial that we will use as part of one of our shows soon. (The phony product is an adult beverage.) Anyway, we were getting some "beauty shots"—it's an industry term—in the Brooklyn Bridge Park at sunset yesterday and were in a bit of a hurry. The sun was setting fast and we were losing light. We set up the fake bottle and a pint glass on the rocks looking out over the city. I was filming the whole thing and as we finished our last slow-mo shot, I felt my blood glucose sinking.

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Jun 14, 2007

Checking Makes My Blood Glucose Feel Lower?

Andy Stuckey

When I feel like my blood glucose is a little low and then check it and it is, let's say, 82 mg/dl like it was the other morning, all of a sudden the shakiness and low-blood-glucose feeling that wasn't so dramatic to begin with immediately heightens. It's as if a trigger has been pulled telling my body that, yes, the levels are off. What started off as a routine check all of sudden becomes a scrambling panic to raise my blood glucose level.

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Jun 07, 2007

Distracted in Canada?

Andy Stuckey

This week was a big one for Stuckey and Murray. We secured a flat for the month of August for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and we are performing with our employer Heavy.com at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in the middle of July. Montreal will hopefully be good preparation for our trip to Scotland, assuming I'm not too distracted in Canada. I hope I meet another person with diabetes on Lantus (insulin glargine) while in Canada so we can compare insulin prices.

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May 31, 2007

Diabetic Superheroes and Villians

May 24, 2007

How Much Lantus Should You Take?

May 17, 2007

Dilated and Dealing With It

May 10, 2007

Which Insulin Pen is Mightier than the Sword?

May 03, 2007

On the Road with "The Brimley"

Apr 26, 2007

Doctor's Visit and Diabetic Gold

Apr 19, 2007

A New Device and Rotating Injection Sites

Apr 12, 2007

On Set with Diabetes

Apr 05, 2007

Sweating and Diabetes: The Tale of My Fake Snakeskin Pants

Mar 29, 2007

Get Thee to a Doctor's Office!

Mar 22, 2007

Birthdays, Vistors, and a Solid Meal

Mar 15, 2007

Regular Doctor Visits?

Mar 09, 2007

Diabetes in the Altitude

Mar 01, 2007

Diabetes and Subconscious Behavior in New Jersey

Feb 22, 2007

Old Friends on the Weekend and New Friends at Dinner

Feb 15, 2007

Valentine's Day Candy = Cough Drops

Feb 08, 2007

Diabetes: An Ass-Kicking Woman?

Feb 01, 2007

A Surprise Wedding and a Significant Encounter

Jan 25, 2007

A Man and his BG Monitor

Jan 18, 2007

You’re Always On My Mind: Questions and Thoughts About Diabetes

Jan 11, 2007

More About My Diabetes/Jack Bauer Man-Purse

Jan 04, 2007

A Trip to the DMV With My Diabetes Man-Purse

Dec 22, 2006

Cheese Cookies and Christmas Memories

Dec 14, 2006

Family Projects and Sneaky Low Blood Glucose

Dec 07, 2006

Diabetic Birthdays and an Insulin-Dependent Santa Claus

Nov 30, 2006

YouTube, Diabetes, and a Story

Nov 28, 2006

You Pricked What?

Nov 16, 2006

Exercise Remedy

Nov 09, 2006

My Archnemesis: Granny's Cooking

Nov 02, 2006

Schedules, Sleep, and the Usual Suspect

Oct 26, 2006

Diabetes At Work

Oct 19, 2006

Better Know a Pharmacist

Oct 12, 2006

3-D Life with Diabetes

Oct 05, 2006

Curious About a Cure

Sep 28, 2006

A Day at the Races

Sep 21, 2006

Substitutions: A Way of Life

Sep 14, 2006

How Many Sticks Does It Take

Aug 31, 2006

Back From the Honeymoon

Aug 24, 2006

Dinner With a Diabetic Friend

Aug 17, 2006

Playing the D Card

Aug 11, 2006

Intro and a Little About Me

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