Looming
My buddy Mike recently sent me an article that was both terrifying and uplifting at the same time: a recent study released at the ADA’s scientific sessions showed that people with Type 1 diabetes are less likely to die from the disease the more recently they were diagnosed – which of course means that people [...]
Focus.
I’m pretty wired, as far as people with diabetes go – CGM, insulin pump – all hooked up like a tow truck. But it wasn’t always that way – there was a time not too long ago that I was on Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) and a plain ole glucose meter. Granted, I tested 10 [...]
Right on Target?
I’ve been in a fair amount of discussions lately about target blood glucose numbers. The American Diabetes Association recommends post-meal BGs <180mg/dL and otherwise keeping your numbers between 70 and 130 mg/dL. Yeah. Friggin. Right. That’s an awesome recommendation – if I ate the same thing every day and exercised at the same time and [...]
Memorial Day Management…
Memorial Day weekend was nothing short of awesome. After a hectic few weeks, it was so nice to kick back for a few days and just…chill. The weekend involved: napping, running, cocktails, large Italian dinners, bad reality television, grilled salmon, parties, friends, sleep, the beach and….oh yeah…diabetes management. I hit my fair share of diabetes [...]
The Sandman Cometh…and he brought high BGs…
Wearing a DexCom or any continuous glucose monitor gives you insights to your blood sugars that you could have gone years without ever knowing. You see how certain foods, exercise, or activities like traveling really affect your blood sugar. But the most surprising insight I’ve uncovered using my CGM is what’s going on overnight. There’s [...]
Those CDEs know a thing or two about diabetes….
Whew. It’s over. I saw my CDE, I faced down my A1c, and I finally feel like I have some clarity on my numbers. And most importantly, I have some concrete things to try that should help me even out some of this swinging. So let’s start with the big reveal – what was this [...]
Swinging while biking. No really, its possible…
On Saturday we went out to do the 30 mile Tour de Cure bike ride with our volunteer committee, and also a few of the researchers who have received ADA funding for their work. It’s an informal “pre-event ride,” that we try to do every year a week or two before Tour. It’s an awesome [...]
Low mileage…
I somehow managed to book either a social bike ride or cycling competition for almost every weekend in April, so I thought this past Saturday would be a great time to get out on my road bike and a little training. One of my rides is a team triathlon coming up on April 11th, and [...]
Isn’t that just the best?
Thank you, Diabetes Technology. And everyone have a wonderful weekend!
Babies and the ‘betes…
I’v always wanted kids. Not now!! Definitely not now, I have too many places to travel/irresponsible things to do/selfish ways to spend money right now to have kids, but one day, I’d like to have one. Actually, I’d like to have one naturally and adopt another one for a total set of two. Boys or [...]
