Don’t try this at home.

21 July 2009
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There are certain situations and places where you need to be as together as possible. One of those is at the airport. Another is the bank.

So, probably not a good idea today then for me to finish up a meeting, blunder outside, take blood sugar, discover I’m at 2.6, eat a handful of glucose then walk straight into a Bureau de Change. I can’t help myself… Always trying to be as efficient as possible, me. My husband and I are off to visit friends in Melbourne tomorrow and need some Aussie dollars, so why wouldn’t I?

There are many answers to that question.

1. I could barely string a sentence together.
2. The lady behind the counter was…

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By Nic on 21 July 2009 at 8.21 pm
Posted in Hypos & Hypers, Travel
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Re-post: diabetic, diabetic, diabetic

20 July 2009
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I put this up in October last year but someone just recently asked me again if I find the word ‘diabetic’ an issue or offensive in any way, so I thought I’d re-post it for your feedback. What do you think?

I recently wrote an article for a diabetes publication, and the edited version came back with a comment saying the article had been altered in parts because it was not the publication’s editorial style to refer to people with diabetes as ‘diabetics’. I can’t argue with editorial style, but have to say I really feel like this is political correctness gone too far.

I remember the days in the 90s when all of this political correctness started to emerge.…

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By Nic on 20 July 2009 at 12.27 pm
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Brrrrr.

17 July 2009
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I went for an HbA1c the other day, and while I had made a pledge not to go back to that Medlab where the staff arrive and shut the door behind them til opening time, leaving you out in the cold – it’s just so CONVENIENT, so I fell for it again. Yet again I was standing out there, shuffling from foot to foot trying to stay warm (it doesn’t help that these days I’m sporting a bit of a bump and thus can only do up the top two buttons of my coat!).

I’ve had the same lady there the last couple of times and I really like her. She’s pretty gentle and is quite personable, which is all…

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By Nic on 17 July 2009 at 11.26 am
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14,000 people with diabetes test at the same time.

15 July 2009
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It’s happening right now… started 50ish minutes ago and people worldwide are taking simultaneous blood sugars and posting them to Facebook, Twitter and this page for diabetes awareness. It’s not too late to add yours (see my previous post for ways of adding yours).

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By Nic on 15 July 2009 at 8.53 am
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Those crazy diabetics.

14 July 2009
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The people behind TuDiabetes are having something of a flashmob tomorrow where they are trying to get 14,000 people to test their blood sugar at the same time and post it to their site/their Twitter hash tag/Facebook. I’m not sure if it’s a record-breaking attempt or just a good way to demonstrate how many people en masse can do a blood test. I’m going to have a crack at it.

What to do? Details below (care of http://worlddiabetesday.org ). FYI – this is 8am our time, tomorrow (Wednesday).
On Tuesday, July 14, at 4:00 pm ET, 14,000 people worldwide will test their blood sugar simultaneously and share their results online through TuDiabetes.com (www.tudiabetes.com), a social network…

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By Nic on 14 July 2009 at 5.37 pm
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