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]
Tag: Trains
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]
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]
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]
BG report from the Ohmi Railway, day 2
Today I finished exploring the Ohmi Railway in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Had a good first half of the day, blood sugar-wise, but after lunch things got really bad – and… [keep reading]
BG Report: Ohmi Railway day 1
My first day exploring the Ohmi Railway in Shiga Prefecture, Japan had the potential to be a rough one, blood sugar-wise. The night before in my hotel room, I’d spiked… [keep reading]
BG Report: Kōbe Dentetsu’s Ao train line
Today’s blood sugars, before I got on the Ao Line train in northern Kōbe, Japan, started pretty rough. Last night I was around 110 when I went to sleep. But… [keep reading]
BG report from the JR Nanki train
My ride on JR Central’s Nanki limited express train began on a Monday morning in Nagoya, Japan. I’d slept pretty well in the Meitetsu Inn near the station, and BG… [keep reading]
BG Report: Amtrak Texas Eagle 2/2: San Antonio to Los Angeles
In Part 1 of my huge adventure on the Amtrak Texas Eagle, I rode from Chicago nearly to San Antonio, TX overnight. My BGs onboard had all been less than… [keep reading]
BG Report: Amtrak Texas Eagle 1/2: Chicago to San Antonio
Amtrak’s Texas Eagle is America’s longest passenger train, and the second longest in all of the Americas. I rode it the entire length, Chicago to Texas to Los Angeles, a… [keep reading]
BG Report: Amtrak Southwest Chief in coach for two days
I rode the entire route of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, from Los Angeles to Chicago. The trip lasts two nights and about 43 hours, and I rode in a coach seat… [keep reading]
BG Report: Kintetsu Urban Liner train to Osaka
The Kintetsu Railway company has a limited express train called Urban Liner. It runs between the cities of Nagoya and Osaka in central Japan. I rode it one day through… [keep reading]