Connections
I Run on Insulin Voted one of the net’s best!
Holy smokes party people! I Run on Insulin was voted one of the 2010 Top 50 Diabetes Blogs by bloggingawards.com and Medical Coding and Billing! The coolest part about this award is that bloggingawards.com bases their awards on content alone – meaning that the number of visits the site gets has nothing to do with [...]
Whatever works. For you.
There was a time when I was not on a pump. Or a CGM. In fact, just two short years ago, I was on multiple daily injections and regular ole’ finger sticks. And I was fine. I had great control, a happy life, and a system that worked for my lifestyle. At some point about [...]
All diabetes, all the time…
Since I’ve taken on this new role as a sales rep in the diabetes world, my life has literally become all diabetes, all the time. I work in the diabetes world, blog about it, volunteer to try and beat it, and pretty much live and breathe it all the time. But that doesn’t mean that [...]
Sticking together.
The sun was setting on another perfect day in San Diego, and the time just seemed right for a margarita. Let me back up for a second – I never drink margaritas. In fact, I don’t even think I know how to make a margarita. As a person with diabetes, they’re just one of those [...]
First impressions.
I walk in to my boxing gym last Thursday, swiping my card at check-in. “Who’s teaching the 6 o’clock kickboxing?” I ask at the front desk. “The new guy,” says the girl, nodding her head to the right. I look over at “the new guy.” He’s a 6’2” Hispanic man that looks built Ford-tough. His [...]
Inspiration Station
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of seeing the documentary “The Science of Inspiration,” about people with diabetes training for the ultimate test of physical fitness: a full triathlon. For anyone that doesn’t know, a true triathlon is a 2.4 mile swim, followed by 112 mile bike ride, topped off with a full marathon (that [...]
Istanbul Part II – The Diabetic Bits…
As with everything in my life, diabetes was with me on my trip to Istanbul. And in a place with a 10 hour time change, foreign, carb-heavy food, and an unpredictable exercise schedule, you can bet I met my fair share of diabetes challenges on this trip – from ill-timed lows to mechanical issues, to [...]
Status Update: Lexie is….social media’ed out
I’ve been thinking about social media a lot lately, and its connection to patients. I was inspired to start my own blog back in January by some of the O.G.s of the diabetes social media-sphere, but also because I rely on this community for so much information. When I started my pump shopping, I didn’t [...]
Can’t see me…
“You don’t look like you have diabetes.” How many times have you heard that statement? People with diabetes get this all the time. It goes along with the other old favorite of “you don’t look sick…” Truth is, you can’t see diabetes on the surface (well, not unless you peeped my OmniPod somehow or examined [...]
Bring Back the Fanny Pack!
As you faithful readers know, the I Run on Insulin perspective has always been female, with me being the editor-in-chief/CEO/principal dishwasher at this joint. I’ve often wondered how guys with diabetes deal with having to carry all their diabetes crap without the assistance of a purse. My buddy Bram has had diabetes for 8 years [...]
