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The High Handbook: Rule #4 – Act Over Post

By Ryan Fightmaster on Apr 26, 2016

The High Handbook Rule 4

Situations arise (and will continue), where I can’t troubleshoot a reason for being high. This is our life. I like to think of the body as your local philharmonic. When everyone shows up to play the show, you’ve got great harmony. When all of the violins forget to show up (consider this our pancreas deficiency), various other members of the orchestra (consider this cortisol, growth hormone, epinephrine) will come across a little louder, and distort the quality of the show (the random high blood sugar). For historical purposes, it’s important to point out those last few sentences will serve as the first and last philharmonic-related analogies on the website. (more…)



How To Make It Past Midnight And Make The Most Of New Years Eve

By Ryan Fightmaster on Dec 30, 2015

New Years With Diabetes

We all want to ring in the New Year with style. Pop bottles. Watch the ball drop. Kiss a stranger. These are not recommendations, just possibilities. There’s only one way to keep these option available–control the glucose. So, how do we do set ourselves up to enjoy the biggest celebration of the year?

It all starts with knowing where we’re at to start the night. Always, my goal is to keep my blood sugar in a place where I can be present and mindful of my choices. If you go into the evening in your range, this gives us the opportunity to actively make choices: (more…)



My Counterintuitive Advice From 6 Months Of CGM Life

By Ryan Fightmaster on Apr 21, 2015

(Photo Credit: Red Dirt Ruminations)

(Photo Credit: Red Dirt Ruminations)

First, I must say that I love the thing. Okay, that’s not entirely true. I really enjoy my CGM 90% of the time. That 90% reflects, from my own experience, the everyday accuracy of the numbers. During that 90%, it’s incredible.

For those who have the CGM, be patient with me. For those who do not, I’d like to paint the picture of what it’s like.

You know exactly where your blood sugar is at, all the time. (more…)