Archive for October, 2009
The Friday Rundown: Candy is dandy, Haircut and Health Screen, and another test-in!
Happy Friday everyone! We made it! With Halloween already tomorrow (where did the month go?), I know there’s been tons of candy around these days. Seems like it keeps popping up at my office, my house – shoot, even my dry cleaner has big bowl out in honor of the holiday. There’s tons of candy [...]
Room service please….charge it to ‘betes…
Ah yes, the hotel gym. One of my least favorite destinations. I don’t know if it’s the fluorescent lighting, the TVs that you can’t change from CNN, or the half-broken equipment, but something about these places just doesn’t get me going. I’m in New Jersey for work right now, and managing diabetes during a weeklong [...]
And they say I overplan…
Sorry for the lack of bloggage lately, I had the great pleasure of attending my good friend Lizzie’s AMAZING wedding this past weekend in Palm Springs. It was truly an incredible event. So incredible, in fact, that I am now being punished for having so much fun by being exiled to New Jersey for a [...]
The Art of the Rage Bolus…
Though I’ve been on CGM for about a month now, the learning curve is still occasionally kicking my ass. CGM is not perfect and it doesn’t always track accurately. This is a caveat you must be willing to accept of you are going to wear any CGM unit. I’ve gotten used to the fact that [...]
Counting my lucky stars…and stripes
As I mentioned last week, I participated in an awesome swim/run fundraiser on Saturday. The proceeds of the event went to helping a young man in the service who recently lost both of his legs in a land mine in Afghanistan. He’s currently undergoing major surgeries and rehab to rebuild the rest of his body, [...]
The Friday Rundown - Local Events and Inhaled Insulin News
If you are in the San Diego area this weekend and want to get in on the fight against diabetes the ADA’s Annual Step Out walk is tomorrow morning! Registration opens at 7:30 with a 9am start for the actual walk. There’s still time to sign up to walk, donate, and of course come out [...]
Need a waterproof meter….
Look, the ocean and I are friends. I grew up in San Diego surfing and swimming in the Pacific, and I’ve always felt compelled to live near the water – there’s something about its sheer magnitude that’s comforting. That said though, I’ve never been very comfortable just floating around in the deep sea. I don’t [...]
Status Update: Lexie is….social media’ed out
I’ve been thinking about social media a lot lately, and its connection to patients. I was inspired to start my own blog back in January by some of the O.G.s of the diabetes social media-sphere, but also because I rely on this community for so much information. When I started my pump shopping, I didn’t [...]
Celebration of Strength Luncheon - Strength Indeed
The Celebration of Strength Luncheon was nothing short of spectacular. This past Saturday, nearly 100 diabetic women gathered together for an event entirely devoted to honoring fabulous women living extraordinary lives – and all with Type 1 diabetes. There were women from all walks of life, all backgrounds, all ethnicities, and at varying stages of [...]
The Friday Rundown - ‘Betes Superheros, contests, and A1c, Fall Edition
Almost nothing gets me more stoked than famous folks with diabetes using their status to make an impact, and one of the best of the best is Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Diagnosed only two short years ago, Jay’s already made being a positive role model for people, especially children, with diabetes his personal mission. [...]
