So, we’re getting close to two weeks of this experiment — I’ve been counting each carb, measuring each insulin dose, and trying to figure out some scientific approach to diabetes management. I keep wanting to write a blog post about … Read more

I travel a lot and I generally enjoy it. Luckily, I have been blessed with a short memory and easily forget the aggravation of flying… Read more

Part 2 of a 3 part series on the recent JDRF/University of Geneva study of α-to-β-cell conversion in mice. Read Part 1 and Part 3. The Experiment So what do the researchers do with a bunch of diphtheria-infused, pseudo-diabetic mice? … Read more

Remember how yesterday I commented that, after fasting from 8:30 am till 6pm, I was feeling better about the past week’s diabetes experiment? Not only had my new 1:8 insulin-to-carb ratio worked out well for breakfast, but I’d hovered more … Read more

Well, I just had what was probably the dorkiest evening of my diabetic life. I haven’t eaten out in the past week, since I’m trying my best to keep track of everything I put in my mouth. But having fasted … Read more

Rotterdam, the second largest city in Holland and the largest port in Europe, feels like a small town.  I arrived there on Friday morning, two days before the marathon, checked in to my hotel and went to the Expo to … Read more

So. It’s my seventh full day of counting every carb, and I had a minor breakthrough: I decided to follow the advice of Pumping Insulin and run a little basal test. After dinner last night, I didn’t eat again until … Read more

It has been mere hours since I last blogged about my week-long experiment with my boluses and basals, but today was so confusing I thought I’d write a follow-up. First, after kicking things off right with a morning of high … Read more

Ever since I started the insulin workshop at UCSF last Monday, I’ve been keeping detailed logs of everything I eat, all the insulin I take, and all of my activities, in hope that some patterns will emerge that will help … Read more

Part 1 of a 3 part series. Read Part 2 and Part 3. Many of you may have read the very interesting news about β-cell regeneration that was reported by the JDRF recently. For those of you who haven’t, and … Read more