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You had me at hello.

20 January 2010
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Wow, wow, wow. This week I came across something which has literally changed my life (from a diabetes point of view). The only thing cooler than using this system to log my BGs, carbs, insulin and exercise would be, ermmm, not to have to log my BGs, carbs, insulin and exercise at all. Check it out!

The little beauty of a system can be found here: https://www.logforlife.com/.

Seriously, I downloaded this on Sunday night and it has already spurred me on to record my blood sugars and all that goes with it in more detail.

Here’s the skinny. You can use this just as a web-based tool, but where it has spun my wheels…

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By Nic on 20 January 2010 at 10.09 am
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Back on track.

8 January 2010
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I dusted off my BG record-keeping sheets today, determined to write down some numbers for a whole week and stay on top of basal rates, carb ratios, correction factors etc. That’s the thing with pumping – if only you could put in the hard work at the very beginning then sit with those ratios for all time – not so! I always knew I’d probably slacken off a bit after about 16 months of hard yakka and conscientious monitoring and record-keeping over my pregnancy and beforehand. Heck, I reckon I deserved the break. But, it’s now 12 weeks after my baby was born and I’m determined to put some systems in place to make sure I keep up a good…

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By Nic on 8 January 2010 at 9.40 am
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So long, 2009 – and the decade of the noughties.

31 December 2009
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…. so what do we call this decade? If last one was the noughties, and the following one is the 20s, what is this one coming up? The teens?

It’s been a great year for BeingDiabetic. Visitor numbers have quadrupled, the community is growing and getting stronger, and we’ve had several face-to-face meetings (albeit only in Auckland and Nelson so far but it’s a start!). Keep up the awesome work everyone, and thanks again for being a great, interactive audience willing to help each other out.

On a personal note it’s been a pretty full-on year too and one I’m really proud of from a diabetes point of view. Only you lot (and maybe our partners to a degree) know…

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By Nic on 31 December 2009 at 9.43 am
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Your favourite posts from 2009.

30 December 2009
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Well, it’s that time of year again when every magazine and newspaper you pick up is doing some sort of year in review, so I thought it only fitting that I do one for beingdiabetic.co.nz.

It seems that overall the classic rap about diabetes done by some friends of ours over in the United States was what captured your attention the most, with I.A.M.D.I.A.B.E.T.I.C getting the top spot for 2009. Four of the top ten were about BG meters (and it’s no wonder, these little gadgets get more use than our phones some days), and there were a couple in there of community interest plus one about pregnancy.

Here’s the list for you to go back through again:

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By Nic on 30 December 2009 at 3.24 pm
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Pregnancy with Type 1 diabetes – the summary.

20 December 2009
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Hi all

Just for those of you who want to find all the posts I did on pregnancy with type 1 diabetes in one place, here you go:

1. Confessions of a pregnant diabetic

2. Things I’ve learnt about having T1 and being pregnant

3. Double trouble – being both pregnant and a T1

4. 27 week update

5. Increasing insulin resistance

6. 28 weeks and baby on the large side

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By Nic on 20 December 2009 at 12.21 pm
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