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]
Tag: Japan
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]
Blood sugars under the cherry blossom trees
Today was a lot of walking because I went to see the cherry blossom (“sakura”) trees in full bloom in Nishinomiya, Japan. So, I had to balance the lowering of… [keep reading]
High blood sugar challenge on the Imazu Line
The last thing that happened after two hours of persistent lows last night was that finally – FINALLY – my blood sugar rose. So I could sleep. Actually it was… [keep reading]
BGs on the abandoned Fukuchiyama train line
A day of walking a lot always makes blood glucose management tricky: you trend towards lows, but highs are always waiting in the wings. Today I hiked along a section… [keep reading]
BG recovery on the Tanagawa Train Line
Today my blood glucose and I had a rough start, after a rough night. A groggy beginning to a day exploring the Tanagawa Train Line in far southwestern Ōsaka Prefecture,… [keep reading]