Quick follow up from yesterday’s post about the gnocci’s, 425 blood sugar at 1 a.m.  Enough said.  Now onto some other things that are more important.  I signed up finally today to go to the Diabetes 2.0 conference at the Diabetes Research Institute on November, 7.  I am very excited to attend this year.  I was afraid I wasn’t going to be able to attend, but my football schedule changed, so now I can go.  There is so much going on down there so I don’t know what I am the most excited about. I have met Jay Skyler before and he was one of the best speakers that I...

Just by reading the headline, I’m sure you can understand how I feel.  My girlfriend’s father is from Argentina and his family is over here visiting now.  So we went to an Argentina restaurant in Lantana, FL and Tuesday night is all you can eat Gnoccis.  Well they are already one of my most favorite foods, and the sauce at this place was amazing.  I had 3 plates, which was a lot of carbs.  My sugar was getting really low before I started eating, so I had to snack on some bread before hand which was using up my insulin. I just got home a little while ago from the place, so I...

I don’t know what is going on with my body right now.  My blood sugars are all over the map.  I am eating healthier and losing weight, but at the same time losing control of my blood sugars.  My 7 day average on my meter is 210, 14 day is 198 and my 30 day is 177.  What the hell is this?  I have had more readings over 400 in this past month then I have in my 6 years with diabetes.  I am still trying to figure out what is doing it to me.  Is it the exercise and feeling low while at practice and just drinking Gatorade?  Is it over correcting lows?  Is it bad sites?  Maybe even...

Every other month I attend a luncheon in Boca Raton at the Bova Cucina. It is a diabetes advocate and support group type meeting.  It is usually comprised of several CDE’s, diabetics, sales reps and a few MD’s.  The support group is put on by Murray Pincus.  Majority of you probably have no clue who Murray is, but if you are diabetic and live in the south Florida area, then you should know his name.  Murray is a great friend of mine and a terrific advocate of diabetes. Today’s luncheon was comprised of 3 main parts.  Session one was a lecture on diabetes and kidneys by...

Well today had a lot better blood sugars then Sunday did that’s for sure.  I didn’t go over 200 at all today, the closet I came was just right now right before dinner and after 2 hours of coaching football, it was 178.  I just had a pulled chicken sandwich and 1/4 cup of baked beans.  I don’t like eating this late because typically it will lead to higher 3 a.m. blood sugars, but I didn’t over eat, I ate very small.  Today is all about my feet.  First, I want to thank my doctor for taking time to check my feet every single visit.  So far they have been pretty...