Tag Archives: Blood Sugar
Five Point Five
After blogging about The 5.5 and 99 Club and the seeming inability of my meter to display a blissful 5.5mmol/L, it did just that. Apparently, all it needed was to be called out on the issue. The next check I … Continue reading
Testing…Testing…
I’m embarrassed to admit it but, until a few months ago, I was not monitoring my blood sugar properly. I’m not talking about the physical act of poking my finger and placing blood on a test strip — that I … Continue reading
My Favourite Number? Less Than or Equal to Seven.
Yesterday, something happened that has never happened before. Yesterday, something happened that made me smile. Yesterday, I had an appointment with my endocrinologist and, yesterday, I was greeted at his office door with a high five and an exclamation of, … Continue reading
That Lovely (and Sometimes Illusive) Window of Control or: How to Pass the Time When Your Sugar’s on the Fritz
9 o’clock pm. My sugar’s 6.1mmol/L and, having eaten supper about three hours ago, I’m feeling pretty good. Not too low and not too high but right in that lovely (and sometimes illusive) window of control – that window known … Continue reading




