Archive for February, 2009
Yours truly just got a name drop in a new book on Diabetic Athletes
Dr. Sheri Colberg is an author who has 8 books about living well with diabetes - focusing on exercise, healthy lifestyle choices, aging, and most recently, a handbook for the Diabetic Athlete. Dr. Colberg has also had diabetes for 40+ years, so she speaks from experience. Her most recent book covers diabetes management for athletes [...]
At least Google “Diabetes” if you’re going to try to make a joke about it
Once again, the trainers at the gym have proven to be a gold mine of unintended diabetes humor. I recently let the manager know that I have diabetes, just so no matter who I take class from or happen to be working out with, someone there knows whats up. I let him know that I always have [...]
Get inspired by our new Program at Tour this year - Red Riders!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whCUUVsWvUM
Eating Right? I’d say more like “Eating Reasonably Well”
Yesterday morning myself and a few other Tour de Cure Committee members hosted a booth at the Amgen Tour of California. It’s a huge event with hundreds of people who are all interested in cycling - a perfect place to sign up new riders for this year’s Tour. Our booth happened to be stationed across [...]
Why carb count when you can make new friends in the kitchen?
There’s rarely leftovers in the office kitchen that I would want to eat, but every once in a while there’s some extras in there that make me want to bolus. And sometimes, there are leftovers that I take creative liberty with so I don’t have to bolus. Like the pizza I found in there yesterday [...]
This kid is my hero.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdF54FZu17I
Glucose-sensing tattoos? Ink me up!
I am all for new gadgetry but I am even more for outside-the-box diabetes managment solutions - and this one is the best thing I’ve heard since CGM - tattoos made with ink that change color as glucose levels fluctuate. With technology that was originally developed to monitor heart health, the properties of the ink [...]
The numbers game is ruining my day.
How’s your day going? Have you had to make a lot of decisions today? I’m going to let you in on mine right now, because I currently being bartered for slave labor between technology and my good-for-nothin beta cells. Enjoy the inner dialogue: 6:17am bloodsugar is 180. Hhhmm, that’s a little high, must’ve eaten more [...]
Where’s the worst place to get a low blood sugar? Let’s talk kayaking…
Low bloodsugars are, by nature, inconvenient. They happen rapidly, they demand immediate attention regardless of scenario, they cause all sorts of bizarre bodily reactions, and if left untreated, a low glucose can actually kill you. Come to think of it, this is sounding remarkably like having children….but that’s a different blog post. You name the location, [...]
Renew lancing device…not for cheaters
I love checking out new gadgets for diabetes management, so when I saw the slick “Renew” lancing device in a glossy magazine ad, I had to go get one. Available at Target, the round lancing device holds 20 lancets in each refillable cartridge, so there’s no fumbling with a new loose lancet each time you [...]
