Energy levels and the Pomodoro Technique
Andrew McFarland Campbell In the weeks coming up to diagnosis, my energy levels were really bad. That’s one of the reasons I went to see my doctor. After diagnosis, once I had started…
Apple crumble
It is now autumn. The nights are drawing in. The leaves are falling. And the urge to eat apple crumble is growing. I don’t bake much, but before diagnosis I…
Measure Your Diabetic!™️
It is the first day of the month! It is time to Measure Your Diabetic! There are various body measurements I have to be aware of. Blood glucose is an…
A cosy diabetic
A wise man once said “If one is going to be diabetic, one one ought to at least be an organised diabetic.” I am going to take that a step…
Downs and ups. Also spreadsheets.
The past few weeks have been intense. I have been really busy in work, there have been a few things going on outside work, and I’ve just come down from…
Current testing schedule
I currently test my blood glucose three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, alternating between early morning and evening tests (about 2 hours after dinner).
Neither having cake nor eating it
Yesterday Michael and I were at his parents’ house for my father-in-laws 80th birthday. It was a nice day. As well as seeing my parents-in-law and my brothers-in-law, a lot…
Happy Pride (again)
It is Belfast Pride today. Unfortunately, we can’t be there, so here is another photo of me, taken on the day of this year’s Dublin Pride.
My 3 monthiversary
Today is three months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Three months is thirteen weeks, and right on schedule, I finished my thirteenth strip of metformin today. I…
Saw my GP yesterday
I saw my GP yesterday, mainly to talk about how I was handling the diabetes and partly to talk about another long-term condition (which was, ironically, what I was seeing…