Archive for October, 2010
I’m dreaming of…high bloodsugars?
I’m not the most…relaxed sleeper. I’m what you might call…active, actually. By active I mean I toss, I turn, I snore (just a wee bit, right honey?), I sometimes like to chit chat from dream world, and I may or may not have punched someone in the face before (um, sorry dear!). But my BGs [...]
Appropriate Leverage?
On Sunday morning, I woke up early to volunteer at the ADA’s local Step Out Walk to fight diabetes. I staffed the advocacy table, collecting emails from folks who would then receive direction on how to support legislation that protects people with diabetes in a variety of ways. It was a great day – we [...]
College Diabetes Network!
I am so excited to have Christina Roth guest blogging for me today. When Christina was in college, she noticed (like a lot of us!) that there weren’t a lot of resources available for students with diabetes. Being the determined Type 1 she is, she decided to change that. Below, check out her story of [...]
Worth the workout?
I couldn’t be more stoked about my latest A1c of 6.0%, and of course it made me think about what changes I had made in the last three months that had gotten me there. Yes, I had been focused and diligent, but there’s one glaring difference in my lifestyle from the past few months that [...]
False Claims.
As a diabetes blogger, I often get requests to review products on my site. Some of them are for great products, but more often than not, they’re for gimmicky crap that isn’t really helpful to people with diabetes. With those requests, I usually tell the solicitor that I will not be reviewing their product at [...]
The measure of success.
My company got some bad news yesterday. I can’t go in to detail about it here on my blog, but suffice it to say it was news that my customers had been waiting on and it wasn’t good. I spent a tough day out in the field, discussing the implications of the news with one [...]
Just wondering…
This post is short, sweet, and to the point. What’s the first thing you would do if you were cured of diabetes right now? Literally the FIRST THING? I’d go straight to my stepmom’s restaurant and eat an entire bowl of her pasta al forno (cheese, bacon, and enough pasta to feed a herd of [...]
Remebering before…
First of all, I can’t believe it’s October. Second of all, I can’t believe it’s LATE October. Where did 2010 go? Next thing you know it’s be Thanksgiving and then Christmas and then New Year’s and then 2032 and wait…whew…ok got a little carried away there. Anyways, October means Halloween, and Halloween for people with [...]
Trippin’. Guilt Trippin.
Sitting at dinner with a friend the other night who happens to be an avid runner, I listened with jealousy as she talked about the 10k she was training for. I lamented about my recent hip and knee issues that have kept me from my favorite sports lately, and also noted that the carpal tunnel [...]
Yes, you could.
”I could never have diabetes, I HATE needles.” Who out there with diabetes has heard this statement? What’s that you say? ALL OF YOU? If you’ve had diabetes for longer than say - oh I dunno, 12 minutes - then you’ve likely heard this statement. I’m going to take this post as an opportunity to clarify a few [...]
