The price of blood glucose meters isn't the problem. But the price of test strips sure can be. The last time I looked, some of the leading manufacturers were charging us almost $1 per test strip. For those of us who don't have health insurance and test a lot, that can get expensive pretty quick. But now one of the most aggressive manufacturers... Read more
My new blood glucose meter is perfect for travelling or hiking. It's small, fast, has a small sample size, and features pre- and post-meal flags. It's easy to read and has auto coding of test strips. I can even personalize it with a choice of face plates. At the recent convention of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in Houston... Read more
High glycemic foods make the major blood vessel of our upper arms swell out or expand from internal pressure, according to new research. This brachial artery is the most convenient place that scientists and doctors have to measure how elastic our arteries are. The elasticity of our arteries anywhere in our body is a measure of our heart health.... Read more
Motivating people with diabetes to control this disease is my goal in life. For most of my life I consciously took in information, but now what gives me the greatest joy is to share it.But what motivated me to control my own diabetes?Yesterday afternoon I gave my chiropractor a copy of the article that I wrote here on Chia Seeds, mentioning that... Read more
A few days ago when I finally was able to see a neurologist for the headaches that started four months ago, the first part of his examination was of my feet. I had heard of referred pain, but this seemed extreme to me, and I told him so. The doctor replied that he would get to my head. In the meanwhile he gave me a complete examination. He used a... Read more
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