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So today the nurse from my doctor's surgery called with my second post-diagnosis hb1ac results. It was 38, slightly up from the first one 4 months ago (37) but both obviously way down from my diagnosis numbers. The implication now seems to be that since things are relatively under control, I...

I've been taking 10 units of Humulin I each evening since diagnosis back in October. For the first few months my morning numbers were generally 5s, with the occasional high 4s and low 6s. Now, for the past month or so, my morning numbers are pretty consistently mid 4s, even though my carb intake...

Christmas Eve - I upped my insulin from 10 to 12 units, because I wanted to have some desert (small portion of cheesecake and a few bites of carrot cake) and to test the strategy for Christmas Day (when I planned to eat both stuffing & dessert). Worth noting that (a) the actual dinner itself was...

So... brown rice spikes. Quinoa spikes. Half brown rice and half quinoa spikes. So what can I have with sitr fries? Well after much reluctance on my part, tonight I finally took the plunge and made "cauliflower rice". When it came out of my smoothie maker (sorry, no fancy food processors for...