Tag: blood sugar

• The Big One

  It’s my birthday. Not just any birthday, either. It’s the big one. The big 6-0. As in, senior citizen discount at some places. As in AARP stuff in the mail EVERY SINGLE DAY. I had a great day. My classroom was decorated with streamers, lots of little goodies and treats found their way to my…

  michardillo

  October 11, 2016

  Essay

  big 6-0, birthday, blood sugar, carbohydrates, diet, fitness, health, Mark Twain, Puerto Rico, sixty, teaching, weight loss

• Scared Skinnier

  Almost a year ago, on May 18, 2015, I visited a new medical practice to have an initial consultation as my internist was in the process of retiring. I asked the mother of one of my students, married to a doctor, for recommendations from him of doctors with offices near the school where I teach.…

  michardillo

  March 27, 2016

  Essay

  blood sugar, cardiac bypass, cholesterol, diet, health, low-carb, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes, weight loss