Disclaimer

I started Diabetes for Mortals because I felt that the information available to diabetics meant to help us manage our disease was not realistic, and expected perfection. I was frustrated that my little sister, also a Type I diabetic, felt guilty about not having an HbA1C of 6.0. Providing my story and experiences, the lessons I've learned and am still learning, is the best way for me to hopefully show that the goal is "managing Diabetes", not "perfecting Diabetes".

That said, I am not a doctor. I have never attended medical school, I am not licensed in any way shape or form to give medical advice to others, and I don't even particularly enjoy medical television like "ER" or "Grey's Anatomy".

My writings are not meant to provide medical advice.

When I mention taking 5 units of insulin with a meal I ate, I am not implying that you should take 5 units for a similar meal. Or even that the meal was particularly good.

When I write about mistakes I've made like drinking too much alcohol, or driving 100 miles in the middle of the night because I didn't have a backup infusion site, I am not recommending you make these mistakes or implying that I am better for the experience. Hopefully by reading about the mistakes I've made, you can prevent these mistakes from happening in your life and end up with a higher quality of life and fewer complications.

Diabetes is unique in that there are so many variables that go into determining an effective treatment. Your weight, metabolism, physical activity levels, sleeping patterns, diet, sexual patterns, attitude, pain tolerance level, blood pressure, and many other traits all influence how it is best to treat you.

Taking any action based on contents of this site, explicit or implied, should be cleared with your physician and endocrinologist. I am not responsible for your actions, nor are you responsible for mine.

Now, with all that out of the way, I hope that you enjoy the site.