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The questions I asked, and what I found

I write down the things I wonder about while living with diabetes. Every piece lists the sources I read, and the date I wrote it. I do not tell you what to do — I explain what a number is, and I share what happened to me.

Numbers and readings

The blank white page of a spiral-bound notebook resting where pale wooden planks meet gray veined flooring.

No sensor: does time in range still work for me?

The ratio from fingersticks is not the consensus metric defined for sensors, and I write the difference down plainly.

· 2 min

Black-framed eyeglasses resting on the left page of an open notebook, with a dried flower sprig and a thin bookmark lying on the right page.

The app said 6.4%, the lab 7.1% — which one is wrong?

Neither number has to be wrong: the lab measures glucose bound to hemoglobin, while the estimate is calculated from entered readings.

· 2 min

Logging and tracking

An open spiral notebook lies on pale gray concrete, its left page printed as a ruled list and its right page nearly blank with a black pen resting on it.

How many days until my medicine runs out?

The count in the box and the weekly plan already hold the answer; I got there with division instead of a calendar.

· 2 min

Black and white overhead square of a dark desk: folded eyeglasses in an open case, a phone lying face down below them, a slim pen alongside, a crumpled sheet of paper at the top left, and the rim of a round metal object at the top right.

Where does my logbook live?

Records land on the phone first, the servers holding them sit in Frankfurt, and the Excel and doctor report stay open after a subscription ends.

· 2 min

Everyday life

An open, blank ruled spiral notebook with a black pen resting on it on a gray wood desk, with the corner of a laptop, wireless earbuds and a plant leaf at the edges.

Why do I quit the logbook after two weeks?

Three attempts died in the same place; on the fourth I measured what writing one reading down actually took.

· 2 min

An open notebook lying on gray concrete, both facing pages blank, held flat by two black binder clips at the outer edges.

Do I erase the blank lines in the notebook?

I did not test for three days last month. Here is why that gap stays in the record and what it does to an average.

· 2 min

Talking to your doctor

A blank spiral-bound notebook lying on a wooden table, a slim pen beside it and dried flower sprigs in the upper right corner, photographed from above in black and white.

What should I bring to my appointment?

A folded sheet of paper in the waiting room, and how it grew into three pages of preparation.

· 2 min

An open notebook photographed from above on a dark, mottled gray surface, both facing pages completely blank.

What is each line on the lab report about?

Fourteen lines, two of them familiar. I could write down what seven of them are, not what they should be.

· 2 min

This piece is for information only; it is not a diagnosis, treatment or dosing recommendation. Always make decisions about your treatment together with your doctor.

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