Steam train on a morning of high blood glucose
Today’s wander was in the morning only: I went to a rural train station in Fukushima Prefecture just south of Aizu-Wakamatsu Station to try and catch a once-in-52 years steam… [keep reading]
Tag: Japan
BG report from the JR Tadami Line
The second half of today’s adventure was a four-plus hour ride on the Tadami train line, said to be Japan’s most beautiful train ride. My ride began at Koide Station,… [keep reading]
BGs on an excursion in southern Niigata
I spent the first part of today exploring southern Niigata Prefecture, Japan. My wanderings included train rides on both the JR Shin’etsu and Jōetsu Lines, as well as the areas… [keep reading]
Glucose as varied as the scenery
The main thing about today’s train adventure was the scenery was so great, but so wildly varied. BGs, unfortunately, followed suit. The train adventure began in Okaya in central Nagano… [keep reading]
BGs on a day walking around Okaya, Japan
An odd start to today led to some high blood sugars, and walking brought them down, but not fast enough for my taste. After a later-than-usual arrival into Okaya on… [keep reading]
BGs on Japan’s longest local train ride
A fantastic train ride, and thanks to the train schedule, no high BGs on the entirety of Japan’s longest local train service. Five trains per day go along the entire… [keep reading]
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]
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]