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