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Sam

Titrating at half the usual pace and finally not miserable.

Portland, OR · Software tester in Portland, Oregon. Went up too fast the first time on someone else's advice and had a fortnight he will not repeat.

Their journal

46 entries, and Sam is still writing.

  • Two years, no news

    Saturday 7 Mar 2026week 100content energy 34 replies

    Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Eighteen months steady. Writes once a fortnight, mostly lists. Wednesdays are just Wednesdays now. The…

  • She stopped the room

    Saturday 4 Oct 2025week 78warm energy 34 replies

    Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Started turning up to slow-titrators every fortnight to be useful. The…

  • Come back in a year

    Sunday 15 Jun 2025week 62pleased energy 13 replies

    Notes for the week. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only thing worth looking at. A1c out of the prediabetes range.…

  • No news

    Sunday 25 May 2025week 59fine energy 13 replies

    Notes for the week. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it.…

  • Eight minutes and a chair

    Tuesday 13 May 2025week 58tired but good energy 42 replies

    Notes for the week. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it anywhere else. Back to loading properly. Kept the two sessions that matter…

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Recent check-in answers

8 Jun 2026 — What is one thing you have accepted?

A conversation with my sister I have been putting off since Christmas.

4 Apr 2026 — What has been the hardest conversation this month?

My GP, who read the diary I brought in rather than glancing at it.

19 Mar 2026 — How is the plateau, if you are in one?

Somebody at work asked what my secret was and I could not answer and then thought about it until midnight.

5 Mar 2026 — Is there anything in your body that has been going on for more than a fortnight?

Sulphur burps. I have learned a phrase I did not want.