Everyday Glucose

Among the diabetic community, it is no secret that we need to carry a lot with us. Each individual has their unique strategy, personally I shove everything into my pockets. Despite our various types of methods there is no denying the mass amount of supply we need to carry daily. Below you will get a more »

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by Will DuBoise, a blogger fore DiabetesMine, and asked to do a company profile on Everyday Glucose. It was a two-part interview: I was given a series of questions to answer followed by a 20 minute phone call. This was the first major promotional piece done on myself more »

Twenty six months I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic. It was my junior year of college and I had returned home for fall break. I told my parents of the symptoms I was having and they sent me to get some tests done realizing they are the classic diabetic symptoms. Surprisingly, my initial more »

I read a blog posts regarding international glucose tablets by Katie on TuDiabetes. She talks about a trip she took and two European glucose tablets she stumbled upon. http://goo.gl/cYue7 The first type of glucose tablet she mentions is produced by a company by the name of Intact. She found the glucose tabs in a pharmacy more »

In America, glucose tablets are sold in pharmacies, in 10 count tubes, and branded to treat hypoglycemia. However, in Europe, glucose tablets exists out of the pharmacy and are available in convenient stores, groceries, and are often branded as an athletic supplement. Before I was even a diabetic, I had been aware of a European more »

I thought being a diabetic was hard enough, however when I was 17 I was diagnosed as having celiac as well and a life of being completely gluten free had begun. I didn’t realize that its not uncommon as about 1 in every 10 Type 1 diabetics have celiac disease. I had a feeling in more »

Ways to be “better prepared” The focal point of Everyday Glucose is how diabetics can “always be prepared” for episodes of hypoglycemia. However, why should we be limited to conventional methods? This has inspired me to come up with silly methods to always be prepared. Concept 1: The Glucose Shoe Attachment: When you are wearing more »

In a blog post from Katie on Tudiabetes.com, she mentioned two glucose tablets she found abroad. I documented the first one in this post(insert link) and wanted to talk about the second kind she found, Enervit in Florence Italy. Enervit is an Italian based company which creates sports products. They have a few products which more »

Before I was a diabetic, my sister would use a product called Dextrose Energy to help her prevent fatigue during her varsity tennis matches. Her tennis coach insisted everyone on the USTA to use his product. My sister swears by this Dextrose Energy. A friend of mine uses Dextrose Energy for a different use, to more »

Throughout my research of glucose tablets in other countries, I’ve found two which are packaged similar to the old Becton Dickinson Tablets. One is the Flash G which is created in India, the other is Usher Glucosa which is produced in Chile. Below are pictures of the products. However, the only caveat is my knowledge more »