What HbA1c actually averages: read this before you start
Separate two things in what HbA1c actually averages: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Recognising hypoglycaemia: set the standard first
Advice on recognising hypoglycaemia tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
The dietary limits of lipid management: the light version and the full one
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, from judgement to action
Separate two things in handling a gout flare: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Long-term uric acid control: read this before you start
If you have already tried long-term uric acid control and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What to bring to a follow-up: is it worth doing at all
If you only read one paragraph, read this: what to bring to a follow-up depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Drug and food conflicts: where most people stall
Separate two things in drug and food conflicts: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Setting exercise intensity: the light version and the full one
There is plenty written about setting exercise intensity and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Travelling with a chronic condition: three months in this order
Let us set the limits of travelling with a chronic condition first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver…
Why pressure climbs in winter: three months in this order
There is plenty written about why pressure climbs in winter and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…
Chronic illness and sleep: is it worth doing at all
Anyone who has spent time on chronic illness and sleep has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
How family can help, from judgement to action
Most people want how family can help to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Can you stop when numbers improve: three months in this order
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: fixing it point by point
There is plenty written about building a condition file and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local…
Screening for complications: set the standard first
Put screening for complications back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
How many self-checks a day: fixing it point by point
Most people want how many self-checks a day to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Do emotions move the numbers: three months in this order
If you only read one paragraph, read this: do emotions move the numbers depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Insurance with a diagnosis: read this before you start
If you have already tried insurance with a diagnosis and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Measuring blood pressure properly: knowing when to stop
Most people do not fail at measuring blood pressure properly from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
A home blood pressure sheet: fixing it point by point
Separate two things in a home blood pressure sheet: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…