The Sweet Diabetic

Managing Diabetes While Holiday Shopping

With Black Friday quickly approaching, millions of Americans are already preparing for the holiday “shop ‘til you drop” marathon.  But for the 24 million Americans living with diabetes, it is critical to plan beyond getting the best sale to ensure diabetes doesn’t interfere with holiday shopping.
 
Marc Wolf, registered pharmacist and CEO of Diabetic Care Services (http://www.DiabeticCareServices.com), provides the following tips to help people with diabetes prepare for the holiday shopping season.

Hurry To Win FREE Glucose RapidSpray

I was contacted recently by Diabetic Care Services to review a product called Glucose RapidSpray.  As a result, it is my pleasure to be able to offer ten of my readers a FREE bottle of Glucose RapidSpray.

 

All you have to do is comment on this post with a tip on how to keep your blood sugar in check during the holiday season.  Be sure to leave your email address so that I may contact you for your mailing address if you are a winner.

 

I will pick 10 winners at random on Wednesday. November 18, 2009.

 

My review follows.

My Cholesterol Numbers

Even if I can’t be proud of my diabetic a1c, I can be proud of my cholesterol numbers.  My doctor has me on a statin drug as a preventative and it is working wonderfully.  Here is the breakdown of my cholesterol numbers.

My Diabetic a1c Didn't Make Me Proud

My diabetic a1c was a whopping 7.5 this past quarter.  That’s up from 6.2. I’m not proud of it.  It’s left me discouraged and wondering if I’m human or just plain lazy.  In all honesty, I’m probably a little bit of both.