Today I wanted to share something that happened when I was waking up this morning. 
First of all I should mention that I am starting to be back on the mend with the sciatica and bursitis nonsense I've been dealing with since last August. I'm trying hard not to over-do however as it just takes way too long to recover all over again. So I've been steadily adding more to my day physically but at the same time keeping the reigns in. I know my limits.  read more »

I had great plans to think of a suitable Diabetes related topic to cover for D-Blog day, but unfortunately the day crept up too quickly for me.  Currently Adelaide, Sth Australia is in the midst of a very rare November heatwave of which this is day #2.  Apparently there's no relief in sight until maybe Sunday when the temp will dip to 29c (84f). Today it got up to 39c (102f) here at home and the next few days are forecasted to be more of the same.  We had a power outage during the day as well, so needless to say, I'm just sort of coasting along for the next several days.  read more »

Last week, I was reading George Simmon's blog post "Cutting Out Some Sodium" and commented about using a SodaStream to still have fizz as he loves diet soda but wants to reduce the amount of sodium in his diet.  In my comment, I included a link to the SodaStream site and later browsed the site myself. On the USA site, they show that the amount of sodium in their drinks is about 2mg per serving.  read more »

Earlier this week, my Freestyle Mini meter started behaving strangely. I often keep it on my coffee table out on the patio as that's where I tend to use it the most, but I'd noticed that if the temperature got below 18c (64.5f), the battery indicator would start to show. According to the manual, once you start seeing the battery indicator on every screen, you had enough battery life for approximately 25 more tests. It didn't show on every screen though. It only showed when the outside temperature was at a certain range. It did give me a clue that it'd need new batteries soon though.  read more »