Archive for April, 2010
To App or not to App?
I blogged last week about keeping a log book for my CDE appointment, and I’ve bitched blogged many times about all the crap people with diabetes have to carry. Recently, there’s been a fair amount of buzz about mobile applications for smart phones that “help” manage diabetes. Sounds like a good idea right? A way [...]
Memory Lane…
I’ve had diabetes for 17 years, and I know that’s nothing compared to some folks. I’ve talked to veterans of this disease who remember having to boil their syringe needles and get their glucose readings from urine samples. But even since I was diagnosed in 1992, there have been leaps and bounds in ‘betes technology [...]
Those CDEs know a thing or two about diabetes….
Whew. It’s over. I saw my CDE, I faced down my A1c, and I finally feel like I have some clarity on my numbers. And most importantly, I have some concrete things to try that should help me even out some of this swinging. So let’s start with the big reveal – what was this [...]
First impressions.
I walk in to my boxing gym last Thursday, swiping my card at check-in. “Who’s teaching the 6 o’clock kickboxing?” I ask at the front desk. “The new guy,” says the girl, nodding her head to the right. I look over at “the new guy.” He’s a 6’2” Hispanic man that looks built Ford-tough. His [...]
Controlling diabetes? More like nudging…
I am totally jazzed about this article I just read by a psychotherapist who works with people with chronic diseases and also has Type 1 herself. Her name is Jessica Bernstein and she’s rethinking the idea of “diabetes control”. Jessica has had diabetes for 38 years, and has been a “model patient” during her tenure [...]
Logging my frustrations.
I’m seeing my CDE on Monday for my normal appointment, which I have every three months like clockwork. I had my A1c blood draw on Monday in preparation for the visit, but I won’t be able to get those results (even with my super-stalker skills) until tomorrow at the earliest. In the meantime, I’ve started [...]
Tour de Cure 2010: Success
It’s 4:30 in the morning, a time when most people are still tucked in bed, but me and the volunteers and staff of Tour de Cure are already working up a sweat. Trucks are being unloaded, tents are popping up, and bagels are being sliced. In just 30 minutes, the Century riders will show up [...]
‘Betes Logistics - always thinking!
Tons to write about this past Saturday’s awesome Tour de Cure, but I need to find enough time to write a post that does that amazing event justice! In the meantime, I had an experience the other day that made me think about all the weird logistical challenges people with diabetes have when trying to [...]
The Post the day before Tour…
Hey folks - its Friday, and in less than 24 hours, the Tour de Cure 2010 will be kicking off, and yours truly will be on site at 4:30am to make sure things are all set up for a successful event. Its been a whirlwind week - live news, board meetings, endless emails, and this [...]
More Tour de Cure News!
Tour de Cure is on Saturday, and we’ve been hitting the news circuit hard! Here’s two more clips of me and other Red Riders promoting the event. Again, you have to click on the link to watch, as WordPress doesn’t seem to want to let me embed these two…. San Diego Channel 6 - click [...]
