After twenty years of living with diabetes, it’s not often that I experience new “firsts” related to the disease. I’ve long since suffered my first pump frazzle, screwed-up infusion set, incapacitating low, head-exploding high. I even had my first glucagon adventure just a few months ago.

But life with diabetes is always full of surprises, right? And last week, as I was enjoying some seaside Key West scenery, I got several hundred of them: a swarm of fast-moving insects erupting from my meter case.

I know!!!!!

My husband, brother-in-law, BFF and I were all on rented beach cruisers, tooling around the seaport area and gawking at the size of the cruise ship that was...

One of the most absurdly frustrating things about diabetes is how much stuff happens when you’re sleeping. Or, you know, trying to.

Most of us don’t eat when we’re sleeping, or exercise, or take insulin. Mostly we just lie there and dream about cures and cupcakes and not being able to find our lockers. But those hours between 11:00 at night and 7-ish in the morning can be so damn volatile.

My Continuous Glucose Monitor, as much as I love it, can be part of the problem. Take Tuesday night — I went to bed relatively early, all nervous about a huge presentation I had the next day. It felt like a normal night’s sleep, until I woke up in the morning and checked my blood...

One the most annoying things about having diabetes is suffering through the lows. And for me, one of the most annoying things about suffering through (and recovering from) those lows is eating the right thing(s).

I go through phases. Jelly Bellies are a longtime favorite, but they tend to send my blood sugar too high, and once that bag is open, they’re almost completely irresistible. And I’m a Jelly Belly purist, so even when my blood sugar is down around, say, 42, you’ll still catch me eating them one by one, prioritizing in order of favorite flavors, painstakingly picking out the licorice and root beer beans. That’s efficient.

Coke or Sprite is another standby, but I’m...

Here is Mr. McCulley talking about the doctor at a cancer group meeting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7xpTxVAqQE (last 2 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKA8uMEOOhI (first 5 minutes)

Here’s a doctor on his radio show talking about Mr. McCulley:

Here are some (humorous) video clips from workshops, conferences, and lectures:

Here’s a “fun” interview with a local radio show host, and Mr. McCulley talking about his daughter:

Introductions by a doctor, a NYC cardiologist, and the director of a health federation

Diabetes Overview & Nutritional strategy video:

What causes diabetes, engineering...

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The past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at diabetic-friendly beverages. The following herbal recipe contains 3 anti-inflammatory herbs. As diabetes contains an inflammatory process, this beverage should be helpful in making healthy diabetes food choices.

This is also a low fructose recipe as pineapples only contain moderate amounts. There are serious issues about how fructose behaves in our bodies (see below) and we should not ingest any more than 1 – 2 pieces of low-fructose fruits, daily. Learn more about low fructose foods, here (note the measurements here are in...

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The series which includes diabetic friendly beverages in now in full swing. These recipes can be used all year and are particularly effective as real thirst-quenchers in summer. Traditionally, they were used by farm workers, through the centuries, who did not have all day access to springs and who had only limited ability to carry beverages far to work. This replaces electrolytes. It’s a healthier form of a sports drink, in our modern world.

The last post had a recipe for Switchel, which is one of the historic names for this beverage. Haymaker’s Punch and Oxymel are other...