Can you stop when numbers improve: knowing when to stop
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: read this before you start
Most people do not fail at building a condition file from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Screening for complications: three months in this order
Put screening for complications back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
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: three months in this order
Put do emotions move the numbers back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Insurance with a diagnosis: three months in this order
Anyone who has spent time on insurance with a diagnosis has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Measuring blood pressure properly: knowing when to stop
Let us set the limits of measuring blood pressure properly first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver…
A home blood pressure sheet: is it worth doing at all
Most people do not fail at a home blood pressure sheet from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Timing blood pressure medication: set the standard first
There is plenty written about timing blood pressure medication and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
When to check blood glucose: knowing when to stop
Most people want when to check blood glucose to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
What HbA1c actually averages, from judgement to action
Separate two things in what HbA1c actually averages: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Recognising hypoglycaemia: six beginner deviations
If you only read one paragraph, read this: recognising hypoglycaemia depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
The dietary limits of lipid management: where most people stall
Separate two things in the dietary limits of lipid management: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
Handling a gout flare, from judgement to action
Advice on handling a gout flare tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Long-term uric acid control: fixing it point by point
Most people do not fail at long-term uric acid control from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
What to bring to a follow-up: knowing when to stop
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…
Drug and food conflicts: a checklist you can tick
Anyone who has spent time on drug and food conflicts has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Setting exercise intensity: fixing it point by point
Separate two things in setting exercise intensity: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Travelling with a chronic condition: where most people stall
Put travelling with a chronic condition back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…
Why pressure climbs in winter: six beginner deviations
Put why pressure climbs in winter back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…