When to check blood glucose: knowing when to stop
Anyone who has spent time on when to check blood glucose has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
What HbA1c actually averages: six beginner deviations
If you only read one paragraph, read this: what HbA1c actually averages depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Recognising hypoglycaemia: where most people stall
Most people want recognising hypoglycaemia to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
The dietary limits of lipid management: knowing when to stop
Separate two things in the dietary limits of lipid management: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
Handling a gout flare: three months in this order
Put handling a gout flare back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Long-term uric acid control: set the standard first
Advice on long-term uric acid control tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
What to bring to a follow-up: six beginner deviations
Advice on what to bring to a follow-up tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Drug and food conflicts, from judgement to action
Separate two things in drug and food conflicts: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Setting exercise intensity: knowing when to stop
If you have already tried setting exercise intensity and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Travelling with a chronic condition: is it worth doing at all
Anyone who has spent time on travelling with a chronic condition has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Why pressure climbs in winter: where most people stall
If you have already tried why pressure climbs in winter and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Chronic illness and sleep: fixing it point by point
Let us set the limits of chronic illness and sleep first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver overnight.…
How family can help: a checklist you can tick
Most people do not fail at how family can help from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Can you stop when numbers improve: a checklist you can tick
If you only read one paragraph, read this: can you stop when numbers improve depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Building a condition file: where most people stall
If you only read one paragraph, read this: building a condition file depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Screening for complications: where most people stall
There is plenty written about screening for complications and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…
How many self-checks a day: set the standard first
If you have already tried how many self-checks a day and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Do emotions move the numbers: the light version and the full one
Advice on do emotions move the numbers tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Insurance with a diagnosis: read this before you start
Anyone who has spent time on insurance with a diagnosis has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Measuring blood pressure properly: a checklist you can tick
Anyone who has spent time on measuring blood pressure properly has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…