Drug and food conflicts: set the standard first
Most people do not fail at drug and food conflicts from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Setting exercise intensity: set the standard first
Separate two things in setting exercise intensity: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Travelling with a chronic condition: cost, time and results
There is plenty written about travelling with a chronic condition and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at…
Why pressure climbs in winter: a checklist you can tick
If you only read one paragraph, read this: why pressure climbs in winter depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Chronic illness and sleep, from judgement to action
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: fixing it point by point
If you have already tried how family can help and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Can you stop when numbers improve, from judgement to action
Most people want can you stop when numbers improve to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Building a condition file: a checklist you can tick
Anyone who has spent time on building a condition file has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Screening for complications: six beginner deviations
If you only read one paragraph, read this: screening for complications depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
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: set the standard first
If you have already tried do emotions move the numbers and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Insurance with a diagnosis: three months in this order
Let us set the limits of insurance with a diagnosis first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Measuring blood pressure properly: cost, time and results
If you only read one paragraph, read this: measuring blood pressure properly depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
A home blood pressure sheet: the light version and the full one
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a home blood pressure sheet depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Timing blood pressure medication: read this before you start
Most people want timing blood pressure medication to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
When to check blood glucose: three months in this order
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: knowing when to stop
There is plenty written about what HbA1c actually averages and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
Recognising hypoglycaemia: cost, time and results
Separate two things in recognising hypoglycaemia: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
The dietary limits of lipid management: fixing it point by point
Put the dietary limits of lipid management back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…
Handling a gout flare: cost, time and results
Most people want handling a gout flare to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…