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What to say?…

July 17, 2009 – 5:27 pm

I have sat down several times to write a new blog post, but I have been having some severe writer’s block.  Partially because I think that diabetes is becoming so second nature to me, that I don’t really think about it all that much.  That I hope is a good thing to hear for those [...]

By Salty | Also posted in Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes | Comments (4)

Other various tests for diabetes

February 12, 2009 – 8:24 pm

Here are a few other tests (by far not all of them) that are important in either the diagnosis of diabetes, or if you have diabetes they are good to have to keep tabs on things.
Random glucose test – This is usually a fingerprick, or done while draining your arm/body of blood for other tests.  [...]

By Salty | Also posted in CFRD Facts, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Kidneys | Comments (3)

A1c Test

February 11, 2009 – 8:49 pm

Also known as the HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c, or Glycosylated (or glycated) hemoglobin test.  This is a blood test that measures the average blood glucose levels over the past 2-3 months.  Glucose can bind to the hemoglobin which is found in the red blood cells.  This causes some sort of modification of the molecule in the [...]

By Salty | Also posted in Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Kidneys, insulin pump | Comments (5)

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

February 10, 2009 – 7:46 pm

I was about to launch off in a review about an article I read online at the American Diabetes Association regarding two diagnostic tests for diabetes.  But then I realized that it may be more important to give you a bit of a description of the tests before I go spouting off my opinion of [...]

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Hot peppers on my feet

February 6, 2009 – 6:38 pm

Having been to the doctor’s about a billion times in the past few months I have learned a few new things about diabetes that I want to share.  I don’t know where I read it, somewhere said that folks with CFRD do not suffer the same complications as “regular” diabetics.  This is just bullpuckey!  I [...]

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What goes up, must come down, oh whyyyy?!

February 5, 2009 – 6:32 pm

That is how my life has seemed to be over the past few months… ok, maybe past few years.  After my last oh so awesome post, not even a day later, I got some bad health juju that kicked me on my arse which is why I have been on the ‘downlow’ (or what ever [...]

By Salty | Also posted in Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Kidneys | Comments (2)

Blood sugar and memory

January 1, 2009 – 11:14 am

Over the past, oh year and a half or so, I have noticed a severe decrese in my mental ability to remember things.  Mostly affecting my short term memory, repeating things, asking the same questions over and over, not able to remember what tasks I am doing, or have completed… the list goes on.  I [...]

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Welcome Diabetes Forecast Folks!

December 5, 2008 – 12:55 pm

I want to send a warm welcome to each and everyone who has recently found my site.  For those who have found me from my article in Diabetes Forecast, you may not be familiar with my unique type of diabetes and I want to point you to the top of the page where you can [...]

By Salty | Also posted in Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Life in General | Comments (2)

How I survived Thanksgiving.

December 3, 2008 – 6:15 pm

I hope ya all had a very happy thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays.  Of course that is because of all the food!!! YUMMMMY!
Dealing with Diabetes and the copious amounts of food that the holidays bring is a very difficult thing to balance.  I thought I would share a few tips and [...]

By Salty | Also posted in Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Holiday, Life in General, Nutrition, continuous glucose monitor | Comments (0)

Supaaar Staaaar!!

November 26, 2008 – 4:07 pm

While I was at work today my wonderful BF stopped by the bookstore because I got rumor that the December issue of Diabetes Forecast was on the stands…. Here it is!  I even was honored with a background pic on the index page!!  LOOKIE!! IT’S MEEEEEEE!!!!

I appologise for the cruddy formatting of my blog. I [...]

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