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In order to manage my Type II diabetes, I use a special glucose monitoring device called a FreeStyle Libre. It’s a button-shaped sensor that attaches to my upper arm, and I can take instant blood sugar readings with my cell phone. I started using the FreeStyle Libre in 2018, and of course, I blogged about…

I like Gatorade Zero. It’s refreshing and it’s a low-sugar alternative for me. Usually I get the orange Gatorade Zero or the blue Gatorade Zero or the white Gatorade Zero, they all taste great. Yesterday, I tried this Gatorade Zero formula. That’s right. Gatorade Zero – lime cucumber flavor. Listen, I’m thinking it’s just a…

I have health insurance through Highmark, the insurance company formerly known as Blue Cross or Blue Shield or Blue Man Group or something like that. On the positive – I get decent health coverage from them, I pay a pretty penny to save a pretty penny, all of that. And they do offer me a…

We are now living in the endemic stage of COVID-19, similar to the endemic stage of influenza. At this point in our lives, we’re most likely looking at inoculations and vaccinations every year, similar to the vaccinations we get each year to protect us from the flu. Last week, I made an appointment for a…

Time for a new pair of eyeglasses. Even after two cataract surgeries and ocular implants, I still need eyeglasses for close-up work. You know, like trying to see through a camera viewfinder, or inserting latch hook yarn into a canvas. So I contacted my usual ophthalmologist, Dr. Gesshoo. And as you know from reading my…

FTC Note: At no time did I request or receive any compensation or discounts from Primal Your Local Butcher for this blog post. This blog post is written by me and is of my personal opinion. Last Wednesday, a story broke in the local media that a local ophthalmologist visited a local butcher shop in…

COVID-19 got too close to my life. Too fucking close. It hit someone very close to me. One of the few family members I’ve allowed to remain close. Suffice it to say that they’re still fighting it, and although they haven’t gone to the emerency room, they’re still battling symptoms. So anybody that tells you…

Friday afternoon, for some reason, I was coughing and hacking like a chainsmoker. Ugh. I hope I’m not coming down with a cold. And then it occurred to me. It might not be a cold. It could be … oh, I don’t want to say it. But it can’t be that. It can’t. I’ve been…

As promised, the following is totally unbiased and accurate review of the 4Ocean.com face mask insert. They’re little plastic inserts that clip onto your face mask, and are advertised as allowing you to breathe better and feel more comfortable with a non-surgical face mask. I purchased a standard pack of inserts from 4Ocean. The box…

I’m okay with wearing face masks so that we can get past COVID-19 as quickly as possible. That, and I’m also triple-Pfizered, so there’s that. But there’s one thing about wearing masks that drives me nuts. You try to wear your mask, you go outside, and without fail, your glasses fog up somehow. Ugh. Hate…