“Do you pre-bolus for your meals?” “I do.” (I was happy to answer this question because I actually do pre-bolus. Pre-bolusing is my A1C’s saving grace.) “Okay, that’s great.” She made a few notes in my chart. “How about for snacks? Do you pre-bolus for those?” “I … um, nope. I am horrible at pre-bolusing for snacks.” Unfortunately, hat is…
Guest Post: Timesulin, Innovation, and the Sniff Test.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Products, Guest Diabetes Blogger, InsulinPeople with diabetes know what people with diabetes want, and John Sjölund is no exception to this rule. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before he turned four, he has created a simple, streamlined solution to make multiple daily injections easier to manage: Timesulin. I’ve used his product, and thought of it as “informed MDI’ing.” Recently, he kicked off an Indiegogo…
It slipped out of my hand and smacked against the tile floor, making a thick, heavy sound that went silent and caused guilt almost immediately, like dropping your mom’s favorite Christmas tree ornament and watching it smash into a dozen pieces. Brand new bottle of insulin, used previously for one, single pump cartridge filling. I had just taken it out…