Archive for March, 2010
So that’s how that feels.
The past few weeks, I’ve been asked by the Tour de Cure committee to reach out to our Red Riders (Tour riders with diabetes) and let them know we’re here to help with reaching their fundraising goals. Essentially, I need to light a fire under the folks who haven’t raised any of the $150 minimum. [...]
Now Hiring: Management Positions Open
Sitting outside of the grocery store yesterday, I put a blood sample on my meter and waited for the result. 70mg/dL. Not technically low – yet. But I had tested because I had that “I’m on my way down” type of feeling. I was sans CGM thanks to a bum sensor I had removed the [...]
Well that’s a new one…
I’ve written before about the strangest places to get a low blood sugar, but I had a new one this past Friday: Staples Center, Los Angeles, Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 Tour. Might have been because I was shaking my tailfeather to all the greatest hits of one my favorite rappers - I was down in the [...]
Who am I?
Am I a “person with diabetes” or a “diabetic”? It depends on who you ask. Believe it or not, the use of the word “diabetic” has been a hotly debated topic – especially here in the Diabetes OC – for a long time. So what’s the big deal with calling someone a “diabetic?” Some people [...]
Just got an iPhone…
…and I’m wondering if I’ll accidentally get blood on the touch screen if I check my email right after testing. Is there an app for that?
Today is Diabetes Alert Day!
As part of the American Diabetes Association’s STOP DIABETES campaign, I want to use today, the official “Diabetes Alert Day” to spread the word about diabetes, and let everyone about the tools available to assess your risk for diabetes and what you can do about it. Alert Day is geared towards people with Type 2 [...]
Low mileage…
I somehow managed to book either a social bike ride or cycling competition for almost every weekend in April, so I thought this past Saturday would be a great time to get out on my road bike and a little training. One of my rides is a team triathlon coming up on April 11th, and [...]
There’s no budging it…
When it comes to exercising in the morning before work, I can be stubborn about a lot of things. Things like: “No, it simply cannot already be 5:00am.” Or “I’m actually not going anywhere, in particular the gym, without an espresso.” But there’s one thing that’s stubborn on its own almost every time I head [...]
Where is the snooze button on this thing??
The blaring began just as the first light of the morning was peeking in to my window. Groggy, the thought-bubble popped into dreamland saying “Is that my alarm clock already. Ugh…” But it wasn’t actually my alarm clock - it was my Continuous Glucose Monitor, the DexCom. It was hollering “Lexie, you’re LOW” at the [...]
Good timing ‘betes! But is that a cop-out?
Diabetes can be so inconvenient sometimes - the low that pops up the moment you run out of glucose tablets; needing to test while your on a ski lift -you know - those moments where you go “Really diabetes, REALLY? NOW?” It can be totally obnoxious. But on the flip side, how awesome is it [...]
