Archive for May, 2009
Bernstein and the Carb Conundrum…no that’s not the latest Berenstein Bears book…
Most people with diabetes have a relationship with carbohydrates. Let’s face it, as far as food goes, carbs are where the impact occurs. No one ever ended up with a BG of 300 because of chicken. But, living without any carbohydrates is damn near impossible, not to mention boring, and, by many accounts, unhealthy, right? [...]
Bet she had more than I did….
Memorial Day weekend was full of all kinds of amazing. I hit up a Padre game, checked out some live music, and made the rounds at some of my favorite dive bars in North County – all around a solid weekend. I also did some drinking….and I certainly didn’t think there was anything wrong with [...]
Memorial Day Weekend…good times…
This happened… And this… And this… And then I blogged about it…
68 grams of Carbohydrate. Believe dat.
I am sitting in Starbuck’s while I write this post, and I’m eating a bagel. Yeah I said it. Bagel. A veritable carbohydrate land mine just waiting to explode and ruin my numbers for the day. And I just don’t care that much. I know that’s not a great attitude, and I know I could [...]
Cure: Deal or no Deal?
When I saw the headline in JAMA pictured to the left I thought two things: 1.) Right on! And 2.)What do you mean by soon? The second thought came to mind because, like many people with diabetes, I have been told a million times that we will be “cured” within this lifetime. In fact, I can [...]
A1c soon to be ‘Betes main diagnostic tool
I was just thumbing through the most recent issue of JAMA (that would be the Journal of the American Medical Association….am I sounding smart yet?) and I was alerted that the new diagnostic criteria for diabetes will soon officially be the A1c test - this is a HUGE shift away from the traditional use of [...]
Nick Jonas vs. Halle Berry - Celebs and the ‘Betes
Blogging about a public figure under scrutiny for having diabetes made me think about other folks in the media with the ‘betes. There are more famous people out there than you may know that have diabetes – but not all of them talk about it. The most controversial of these celebs seems to Halle Berry, [...]
Two of my passions…
Just so you know, here’s what I am up to this fine Sunday night….Normal reading material, right?
Diabetes and Supreme Court Judge - really an issue?
This is too disturbing not to blog about immediately. Seems that Obama’s frontrunning pick for a seat on the Supreme Court has come under scrutiny for having Type 1 diabetes. Judge Sonia Sotomayor (pictured at right) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has had diabetes since childhood, a fact which has [...]
Can’t nobody take my pride…
I love donating blood. It’s a simple way for me to do something awesome for people who really need it. I’m an exceptional bleeder, so I show up, plug in, and get outta there within an hour. BAM! Good Deed Karma through the roof. My company has a truck pull right up to the building [...]
