Category: My Diabetes Inklings
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The Morning After (when zombies cry)
I’ve written before about how overnight hypos are my schoolyard bullies in the diabetes world (see Overnight Shenanigans and Hypos, Dementors and Nutella). Right now, I’m working my hardest to try and get my overnight BGs sorted. I am so sick and over either having random lows in the middle…
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Chasing Perfection
In diabetes management, numbers seem to rule our lives. Doctors judge our diabetes “control” from our three-month blood glucose average (HbA1c). They look at the numbers to see if our cholesterol and lipids are within acceptable range. Our weight gets pulled into consideration, especially if we are insulin resistant. Finally, they look…
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Reality Check
Happy Friday! I should be excited because the weekend is almost here. The sun is shining and spring is in the air. Instead I’m nursing a very bad headache and a cocktail of emotions including anxiety, anger and sadness that has grappled my heart.
Dr Ashley Ng 