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