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]
Travel videos for the curious wanderer
This is the website that accompanies my YouTube channel T1D Wanderer. Stories from my travels not covered in my videos can be found here. There are also details about my blood sugar readings and Type 1 diabetes ups and downs while on the road.
Thanks for reading and watching. Everywhere is worth exploring!
–Jeremy
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]
BG report: A day walking around Tajiri, Japan
There was a lot of walking today, and that always keeps blood sugars down. Sometimes too much – but you never know. I spent the day walking around Tajiri, Japan.… [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 Ōsaka’s free river ferries
Today was fun, as I explored and tried to ride all eight of Ōsaka’s free river ferries in the gritty port area. But blood sugars weren’t great. The day began… [keep reading]
BG report: Walking around Matsusaka, Japan
Today I walked around the city of Matsusaka, Japan for several hours in the morning. Because I’d walked even more the day before, my legs were a bit wobbly so… [keep reading]
BG Report: Kumano, Japan and Demon’s Castle
Today was a physically exhausting day in Kumano, Japan – lots of walking over many hours, including lots of ups and downs over rocks. So I had my work cut… [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]
Abandoned train line: Befu Railway’s Noguchi Line
A walk along an abandoned train line brought my BGs down to perfect – and then some. [keep reading]
BG Report: Japanese-Indian “bad eyesight” gods at Tsubosaka Temple
In central Nara Prefecture, Japan, there’s an out-of-the-way temple on a lonely mountaintop called Tsubosaka. I went there one day, via an infrequent bus up a short winding road. The… [keep reading]
BG Report: Four ferris wheels in Osaka (plus hot sake)
I rode four ferris wheels in one day around Osaka, Japan. Each ferris wheel had unique qualities about it, and the final one, which I rode after dark, was the… [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]