To do.
Thank god for long weekends, because lately, the list of things I have to take care of in this 27 year old body has been growing. Between diabetes, my hip, my knee, and my wrist issues, here’s the short list of things I’m supposed to do every day: Tendon gliding exercises for wrist Ice my [...]
Guest Blogger Matt Neal – BMX rider, Type 1, and all around badass!
Hey guys! I am so excited today to have Matt Neal guest blogging for me. Matt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year at the age of 28, just as he was on his way to building a successful BMX bike riding career. But read his story below and you’ll find out that Matt [...]
Pain in the knee…and hip…and hand.
I’m falling apart people. Not literally – but well, almost. The knee problems I discovered last year while training for my half marathon have returned full force, and now also seem to affect my hip. Yep, that’s right. I might as well be 90 years old with the way my right hip has been acting [...]
Yep. I wear it all the time. That’s also none of your business.
Alright. Seriously. What is it about my gym that makes that place a continuous diabetes debacle? Whether it’s this guy making diabetes jokes that make absolutely no sense, or this guy wondering if I’m shooting up ‘roids, I swear that place continues to offer up diabetes interactions that I never could have imagined. At least [...]
Triathlons were made for people with diabetes…seriously.
I had an amazing revelation this Sunday at the Super Seal Triathlon: Triathlons are great for people with diabetes because there is a place to put your stuff. No – I’m serious – this made a HUGE difference to me. Let me explain: In most organized sports competitions, you have to park somewhere super far [...]
Touché, diabetes.
I thought I would go for one last training ride for the Super SEAL Triathlon coming up on Sunday. “The diabetes” thought otherwise.
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 [...]
Just a wee bit lower would have been awesome…
Been running literally between 153 and 174 for SIX hours, including lunch and when I lowered my basals before working out. Then, an hour spin class pushes me through the 200s….let me say that again: spin class made me go up? Is this the same class I needed two GU packs just to avoid a [...]
‘Betes and the boats…
I love trying new sports, so you can imagine my excitement when my boyfriend said I could come along to his Outrigger Canoe Paddling Practice on Mission Bay this past Wednesday night. I participate in a variety of sports – it’s not unlikely for me to go running, biking, and kickboxing all in the same [...]
And speaking of Olympians…I’m not one…
Ok, considering I just posted about the Olympics, I am feeling a little loser-ish about the post I’m about to write, but I just gotta get it out. It’s officially training time for the San Diego Tour de Cure, with the event only being 8 weeks away. Last year I barely trained for the 30 [...]
