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Accu-Chek Connect
The meter I reviewed yesterday seemed a bit dated. So I approached the Accu-Chek Connect with some skepticism. That worry, was proven ill-founded the second I picked up the box. This meter is anything but dated. It includes all the bells and whistles you might want and a few you may not know you want yet. In my quest for a new meter, this is the one I chose and the reasons are as follows. Accu-Chek Connect The Accu-Chek Connect is light, small and powerful. For starters, the meter weighs a mere 1.5 ounces that compares to the 6.5 ounce...
read moreAccu-Chek Compact Plus
I want a new meter. I want one so badly I went in search of a new meter. My former meter was doing fine, but I wondered, was I ready for a change. This week I am reviewing two meters I have tried and tomorrow I will tell you the one I chose. Accu-Chek Compact Plus I used an Accu-Chek compact (not the plus model) for many years prior to trying this meter. The Compact Plus is a drum based meter. To use it, the operator loads the strips by inserting a drum into the meter. That drums remains in the meter for 17 tests and therein lies the best...
read moreIs insulin addictive?
I have been working this week on a blog about opioids and the Super Bowl ads for opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The blog has been submitted to CreakyJoints and perhaps in a few days it will be published. All of that is in the future of course. Research As part of my research (yes I do research things 🙂), I ran across several interesting discussions and questions about the addictive power of insulin. Such questions are being asked by people who do not use insulin but in some cases live with or interact with people who do use it. In some...
read morePowerball and the genetic lottery
I Won! I Won! I Won! I Won the Lottery. Unfortunately this is the kind of lottery no one wants to win. First my number came up in the Type 1 drawing. It was not unexpected that I would win the Type 1 drawing. After all, it was a part of my mothers and aunts lives so I sort of expected I would be rewarded with the prize someday. I was not, however, expecting it at 17. Given what we know today the odds of me cashing in were pretty slim. The only child of a Type 1 gets Type 1? What happened to skipping a generation? Heck I hear of people who...
read moreThe depression monster
A person who belongs to a group of which I am a member asked a question this week. I found the question odd for various reasons, but mostly for the implicit restriction the person felt surrounded them. The question was: How do you do it? How do you work, go to school, raise a family or succeed with a chronic disease? Now that question begs more information and come to find out the person who posed the question has asthma (self-described as bad asthma) and has had that condition for 15 years. He is 17. He is getting ready to graduate from high...
read morePain and Diabetes, are they similar?
Kirsten Schultz wrote a terrific item last week in her blog titled “Not Standing Still’s Disease” about the use of opiates for pain relief. Her blog is well reasoned, very insightful and informative. I hope that after you read my blog you will take an opportunity to read Kristen’s blog titled “Opiates for pain relief: what patients have to say” In her blog she writes “recently there have been many discussions centered on opiates and other pain relief medication”; that is an understatement in the chronic pain community. Kirsten makes a point...
read moreValentine Day Love Letter
42 years ago, last August, I walked into a senior government class at Haworth high school in Kokomo Indiana. Setting close to the front was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. I resolved almost instantly to ask her out on a date. It took two months of trying to get her attention before I felt comfortable asking her out. When I finally did she said no, and thus started a 42 year romance that continues to this day. False Starts I have to admit that the first part of the romance was all mine. I was smitten by her beauty and...
read moreSpare a Rose Save a Child
If you have diabetes you have probably noticed that the ‘Spare a Rose and Save a Child’ campaign is currently underway. If you do not have diabetes it may seem a bit confusing; please read on for a little explanation. The campaign serves to generate contributions for the purpose of providing insulin, test strips and other supplies to children who have diabetes in the developing world. As we know, the person with type I diabetes requires the use of insulin in order to live. Lack of insulin and the lack of test strips and meters is...
read moreFrederick Taylor and RA
Frederick Taylor is chasing me and he is one scary guy. He shows up in my dreams, he haunts me while I am awake. For a week he has been chasing me around and I want him to stop. So I finally took action. Who is Frederick Taylor? Wait, you have no idea who Frederick Taylor is? I know it’s unlikely you have ever heard of him, but he is an important figure to me. He is the father of scientific management (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Winslow_Taylor). Frederick Taylor is the stopwatch guy, he was always looking for a faster way of...
read moreLetter sent to Irving Azoff
As most of us know one of the founding members of The Eagles, Glenn Frey passed away on January 19, 2016. In announcing his passing Irving Azoff, the longtime manager of The Eagles, made certain statements which I find troubling. Because of those statements, I drafted and mailed an open letter to Azoff. This is the contents of that letter. Open Letter to: Irving Azoff Azoff Msg Entertainment Llc Dear Mr. Azoff First, let me say how sad I am at the passing of Glenn Frey. He was and remains an inspiration to many of us who suffer the ill...
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