I have been conspicuously absent from these pages for a month now. My in-laws were staying with us for 2 weeks, but my writer's block started before their visit.

I just haven't had much to say. I have not followed through on my possible New Year's resolutions very well. I'm tired of posting my failures here. I will say that my exercise has picked up a bit from the past few months, but it's barely discernable.

My mother-in-law also has type 2 diabetes controlled by metformin. We were both "good" during her visit - which means no fancy desserts and minimal refined carbs. So no excitement there to report.

I haven't been testing my blood regularly. I know that's a diabetic sin, but thanks to last year's weight loss, my numbers have really come down which is a good thing, but makes testing 2x a day rather boring.

I am still nursing my daughter, so I can't do anything too radical with my diet. I have a very narrow range of calories - too much and I gain, too little and my milk supply drops. But I'm sure you don't want to hear the gory details day after day!

I am overwhelmed with the number of diabetes studies being released daily. They are so contradictory or ridiculous that it seems pointless to recap them.

My endo appt isn't for another month - no news there.

Are there any subjects that you'd like to read about? Leave me a comment and I'll do my best to oblige.

*With apologies to the Talking Heads