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: Trains
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]