Archive for August, 2010
Putting me back together…
Soooooo, two doctors appointments and approximately 9 kajillion x-rays later, I think I’ve got a plan for putting my body back together. Upper limbs first: My hand doctor was disappointed to hear that I still wasn’t at full strength in my right hand, a year plus after carpal tunnel surgery, so he immediately took some [...]
Low moments.
I felt the low start to creep in about 15 minutes after lunch. I was just a little lightheaded, and had the telltale heaviness to my body that I get when a low starts to set in. In the middle of running errands, I was annoyed to have to deal with this. I sighed as [...]
Guest Blogger Matt Neal - BMX rider, Type 1, and all around badass!
Hey guys! I am so excited today to have Matt Neal guest blogging for me. Matt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year at the age of 28, just as he was on his way to building a successful BMX bike riding career. But read his story below and you’ll find out that Matt [...]
Relief…for now.
Phew. It’s over, and the news was good - another complication-free eye exam has passed, and I’m another year deep into living with diabetes without any issues. Victory dance ensued in the parking lot of my doctor’s office. No - really. As I mentioned before, that eye exam conjures so much emotion in me - [...]
The ‘betes burden.
Walking back to my car after a visit to one of my customers, I had an interesting interaction. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it, but it got me thinking. I was carrying a branded bag on my arm containing sales materials, and a gentleman in the parking lot spied it as he [...]
Eyes on the prize.
Nervous nellie over here. I have my annual eye exam this afternoon, and this appointment, more than any other doctor I see make me more anxious than anyone else. Why? Because I’m always wondering if THIS is the year that I start to see a diabetes-related complication. Is this the year that retinopathy has crept [...]
Pain in the knee…and hip…and hand.
I’m falling apart people. Not literally – but well, almost. The knee problems I discovered last year while training for my half marathon have returned full force, and now also seem to affect my hip. Yep, that’s right. I might as well be 90 years old with the way my right hip has been acting [...]
I Run on Insulin Voted one of the net’s best!
Holy smokes party people! I Run on Insulin was voted one of the 2010 Top 50 Diabetes Blogs by bloggingawards.com and Medical Coding and Billing! The coolest part about this award is that bloggingawards.com bases their awards on content alone - meaning that the number of visits the site gets has nothing to do with [...]
Privacy Please? Or not?
Yesterday’s post about flying and being in close proximity to strangers in airplane seats got me thinking about my own “Diabetes Privacy” – whether or not I divulge I have diabetes, and how much information I give someone if I do out myself. The amount of info we give as people with diabetes depends on [...]
Weekend Juggling…
I spent all weekend at a wedding for a college friend in a small town on the Massachusetts north shore. It was an incredible affair - beautiful ceremony, beautiful party, and best of all, wonderful people. But as usual, diabetes was there to make sure the logistical gymnastics didn’t quit. It started at dinner before [...]
