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No Med Matt

Back to the Basics

It’s Been a While…

Hi Everyone! I’m back with a new blog post. Let me go ahead and dust the cob webs off. I took a brief hiatus from my posts since the summer of 2019. I thought it was important to re-engage in the blog to provide an update to my followers on my status.

So, my big update … Read more

Kettlebell!

Over the past several months I have started going to weekly high intensity kettlebell workouts. I’ve always worked out on a consistent basis, but my recent kettlebell workouts have brought me back to my high school football days.

On the days that I’m using my sensor, it’s always interesting watching my blood sugar patterns before / during / after a … Read more

Some Answers For You!

As promised, I wanted to create a post about the common questions that I have received over the years from all walks of life. These questions have come from friends, family, other T1Ds, T2Ds, and parents of T1Ds.

Where do you get your protein?

Ha, this is always the best one. Many people think that eating a diet like mine … Read more

Q&A

After my post last month, I wanted to calm things down a bit and get back to the basics.

This will be a bit of a lazy post for me, but I do think it’s important. I’ve been blogging for about three years now, and according to google analytics, it seems I have built a small following (thank you for … Read more

Censorship is Real

Over the past few months I have had several experiences that have frustrated me regarding my mission and censorship. I usually try and keep my posts upbeat and uncontroversial (well at least minimize controversy), but I’m going to vent a little bit on this one.

I try and respect everyone’s opinion, and I welcome healthy discussions with all people, whether … Read more

Juicing My Way To Normalized Blood Sugars

At the end of February, I got my quarterly A1c test which came back at 5.6. Since I was diagnosed about five years ago, my A1c has fluctuated between 5.3 and 5.7, so my most recent reading was a typical one for me.

That said, my fasting blood sugars have been creeping a little higher than usual. Usually when this … Read more

Not Worrying About the Lows

It’s always interesting talking with people about my situation. The average non-diabetic has heard of diabetes, but what they believe as truth sometimes makes me laugh.

No I Will Not Pass Out…

I remember being at a restaurant one time and telling a waiter that I was a type 1 diabetic so I needed to be careful about what I … Read more

Trying Out New Tech

First off, thank you everyone for your support with my blog post from last month. It was great hearing everyone’s support of my 5 year milestone of staying off of medication as a type 1 diabetic. I appreciated all the kind words.

The Freestyle Libre

Last summer when I had my annual endocrinologist appointment, he mentioned some new technology on … Read more

5 Years

The Holidays are a very fun time that I’ve always enjoyed. However, back in 2013 I received the news that I had type 1 diabetes right before New Years, which wasn’t a fun way to start the year.

Early on soon after diagnosis, each day was stressful while I was trying to understand the disease and drastically modify my diet … Read more