Travel
A Real Vacation
We got back on Sunday night after four amazing days away in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. A dear friend of mine got married at a resort there, and given that we spent pretty much all day lying out by the gorgeous pool, I knew it was a good time to take a pump break. So [...]
International ‘betes.
Packing for any trip with diabetes is always an amazing exercise in the art of “did I forget that?” and “how much of this should I bring of this?” But when you add “traveling out of the country” to the pile of monkey wrenches you’re planning for, things get real complicated, real quick. On Thursday, my [...]
Key West: Sweatin’ to the ‘betes…
Soooooo I clearly didn’t get a post up on Monday due to the fact that I didn’t get home from our vacation until about 1am on Sunday night (Monday morning actually), crammed in a few hours of sleep, got up and hit the pavement for work running on fumes and vacation nostalgia in the form [...]
Not if, but when.
“It’s perfect!” I exclaimed to my friend who shall remane nameless for the purpose of my shameless blogging. Said nameless friend and her husband are moving, and I found out that she was selling a love seat that was just the perfect piece to complete my living room. I went over to her house last night and was stoked [...]
I was on Island time…
I took one glorious, sun-filled, super-touristy day off on Monday to treat my boyfriend for his birthday with a trip to Catalina Island. There was good food, spectacular views, fascinating tours, and of course, diabetes. As usual, I had packed up my ‘betes and all its accoutrements for the trip. On one hand, it’s remarkable [...]
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 [...]
My first Vlog!
Thanks to my friend Charlie who lent me his mini video camera for my trip to Istanbul, you are about to witness my very first video blog (Vlog for short!) This is a quick video clip me me trying to navigate the carb situation for one of the many tasty dishes we had in Turkey. [...]
So that’s where they’re keeping them…
Two random items of Istanbul fabulousness that I thought you should know about… 1.) In case you were wondering where all the Turkish Diabetics are…they’re at the DIABANK of course! 2.) The faux-sugar of choice in Istanbul happens to be: Which made me think of the original Dia-Pak…which is this: Coincidence? I think not!
Warning: Tangential Rant Coming Up…
Ok, so I have a Part II entry about all my diabetes experiences in Istanbul that I want to get posted, which I would happily be doing right about now if my flight our of Turkey had not been postponed for 24 hours. Seriously. The following happened on Sunday, January 3rd, 201o: We arrive three [...]
Istanbul Part I…the non-diabetic bits…
It’s 6am in Istanbul and I’m tucked in bed in our apartment, the first shades of gray light peaking through the window. Outside, the bustling neighborhood of Beyoglu is just beginning to wake up, with a few coffee shops on the main drag, Istiklal Caddesi just starting to open their doors. The local taverns have [...]
