#diabetescare

diabetes_pa

Nov 27, 20182 min read

Junior pens- not just for kiddos

All of you pen using pin cushions out there; did you know that there are both Humalog and Novolog pens that provide 0.5 unit dosing!?...

diabetes_pa

Nov 26, 20183 min read

Insulin stacking

What is it and how can we avoid it? Julie just finished cooking and then eating a delicious Thanksgiving meal. This was her first...

diabetes_pa

Nov 26, 20182 min read

Afrezza- inhaled insulin

Wow!? When I was first diagnosed I would have never dreamed that something like this could exist. But here it is, and it’s just one of...

diabetes_pa

Nov 26, 20184 min read

What's up 670G?

How does it work? How can it help? The Medtronic 670G needs 3 key parts to function; a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with a sensor, an...

diabetes_pa

Nov 20, 20183 min read

GLP-1 agonists (type 2)

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) receptor agonists DM is a progressive disease caused by insulin resistance and a partial or complete lack...

diabetes_pa

Nov 16, 20182 min read

Handling halloween

Halloween my fellow DM warriors! Halloween can be scary, especially for us diabetics… I’ll start out by saying, if you can resist all...

diabetes_pa

Nov 9, 20183 min read

CGM therapy: a game changer

What is the first step in controlling our blood sugar? Knowing our blood sugar! Most of us who take insulin test at least 4x a day...

diabetes_pa

Nov 9, 20183 min read

Rapid-acting insulin

Now that we have gone over how to keep glucose levels steady with basal insulin, let’s talk about the use of rapid acting insulin for...

diabetes_pa

Nov 6, 20183 min read

Basal insulin

Lets talk about Insulin! There are many types of insulin available for multiple daily injection (MDI) use. The most commonly used and...

diabetes_pa

Nov 6, 20182 min read

Diabetes and bullying. How diabetes made me the "cool kid".

I grew up on the small island of Kauai, Hawai’i. I loved it there and I still do, but it is not a good place to be sick. Or at least it...

diabetes_pa

Oct 31, 20182 min read

What is type 1 diabetes, anyway?

Diabetes is classified as elevated blood glucose levels stemming from the body’s resistance to insulin action, insufficient insulin...