Bad BGs on the trams of Toyohashi
Today I rode the trams of Toyohashi, exploring the lines and stops, and gawking at Japan’s tightest rail curve. Lots of fun, but unfortunately my blood glucose levels were annoyingly… [keep reading]
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Too high on a long series of local trains across Kansai
Not only was today an especially long and trying day on the trains, but my blood glucose wasn’t helping. For scheduling and structural reasons related to my cross-Honshū train adventure,… [keep reading]
BGs on a day walking around Maizuru
I spent the morning walking around the Maizuru Port area in northern Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. Actually, the walk coincided with the day’s worst blood sugars. They went from high to… [keep reading]
BG lows on the Sea of Japan coast
Today I rode a series of trains along the coast of the Sea of Japan in Tottori, Hyōgo, and Kyōto Prefectures. Aside from the usual breakfast spike, it was low… [keep reading]
Blood glucose on the Chizu Express
Today was a day spent on trains. Seven hours, on local trains only, from Niimi to Tottori, Japan. It was a series of four trains, with breaks in between each… [keep reading]
BG ups and downs in Niimi and Ikura Cave
Breakfast walloped my blood glucose today, but thankfully it was short-lived. On a day of exploring the city of Niimi and going into spooky Ikura Cave, the real story was… [keep reading]
No lunch vs. blood sugar on the Geibi Line
Today I rode a series of trains along the Geibi Train Line in Hiroshima Prefecture. A calamity with my train at one station meant I had to skip lunch. A… [keep reading]
Visiting Iwakuni and the Kintaikyō Bridge
My blood sugars today in the city of Iwakuni, Japan got high because I put too much trust in my CGM, but wandering around and some insulin choices brought it… [keep reading]
Honshū Day 1: Small train lines to Iwakuni
A tale as old as the hills: decent day of blood sugars after a high morning spike. Today was Day 1 of my big train trip across Honshū island in… [keep reading]
Walking around Shimonoseki, Japan
Today I walked around Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Blood sugar was pretty good most of the day – except for the morning post-breakfast spike. Unfortunately, I overcorrected it, which… [keep reading]
High BGs at a disappearing tram stop
Today I investigated some huge changes coming to a classic tramway stop south of Ōsaka City, Japan. And my blood glucose level was pretty high during the entire thing. Unfortunately.… [keep reading]
Diabetic success on the ninja railway
Have a good morning, blood sugar-wise, and the rest of the day falls in to place. At least, that’s what happened when I set out to explore the Iga Railway… [keep reading]
BG report: Wild day hiking in Kasagi, Kyōto
Today was a tale of a challenging morning schedule with respect to insulin shots, and how the power of walking a lot keeps blood glucose readings down. Usually I take… [keep reading]
BG Report: Higher than expected on the Hokusei Line
Bad start to today’s train ride on the Hokusei Line. The line is one of Japan’s four remaining narrow-gauge trains that carry passengers. It’s part of the Sangi Railway in… [keep reading]
BG Report: Sangi Line in Mie, Japan
I’d call today pretty much a success, diabetes-wise. It was a day of much walking, as I rode and walked around the Sangi Railway’s Sangi Line in northern Mie Prefecture,… [keep reading]
Plagued by low BGs at Itami Airport
Today was a great day adventure-wise, but a very rough day diabetically, at Itami Airport in Ōsaka, Japan. The airport is known as Japan’s best spot for plane watching: you… [keep reading]