In an era of Continuous Glucose Monitoring or CGMs, Glucometers still hold their place firm with their nearly accurate results. CGMs, at times, shows inaccurate results when there is a frequent change in blood sugar levels, but glucometers are still the first choice of diabetologists, when we talk about measuring blood glucose levels. Whenever there…

Whether it is injecting insulin or testing your blood glucose levels with the help of your glucometer, both of these needs disinfection of the site, either with the help of a spirit swab or an alcohol wipe, as it will help prevent any sort of infections which can be caused by germs present on your…

Writing this blog is a trip down memory lane for me 😀 The times, when I was diagnosed was an era of less amenities and no fancy lives, people had less or no knowledge about Type1 diabetes. As a newbie, we were instructed from the hospital to always store insulin in a refrigerator, as soon as…

Although, people with T1D know how to use an insulin pen, still there are many people out there getting diagnosed every other day and are newbies to the same, so I would like to mention some basic steps of how to use an insulin pen and safeties associated with them- How to use Insulin pens-…