Archive for July, 2011
Reflect for the future.
Remember this guy? Lack of diabetes knowledge and heavy accent aside, he’s quickly becoming my favorite boxing instructor at my boxing gym. He’s a real deal Holyfield pro boxer from Russia, and he trains like one. He has a seemingly endless arsenal of drills and exercises that make his classes fun, sometimes funny, and always [...]
A little diabetes summer camp humor for ya…
Happy Thursday folks.
In the Sparring Ring.
No one ever said diabetes was easy. And no one ever said it was fair. And it was never more evident than yesterday morning ,when my well-intentioned self woke up early to hit the gym before work. I felt groggier than usual, but thought it must be because I was up late watching The Bachelorette [...]
Now that’s what I call support.
Wow. That’s really all I can say about this photo of two parents so dedicated to their child with diabetes that they got inked with tattoo pumps so their son, who has Type 1, wouldn’t be the only one with a pump. For more info on this awesome family, check out the orgininal posting of [...]
Cleaning (the diabetes) House.
My boyfriend and I have been putting our new house together, and moving has one great advantage: getting rid of clutter. Moving forces you to look through all that doggone STUFF you’ve collected over the years and get rid of some things - often times for the simple fact of not wanting to move that [...]
The Hardware We Wear.
“Um. No. I have not worked on people with insulin pumps before,” says the terribly confused massage therapist, his eyes fixed on my OmniPod. “No worries,” I tell him. “Here’s the deal: these things are disposable, so you’re not going to ruin some expensive piece of medical equipment if you bump it or knock it off. [...]
The one where she tried to post while low.
Hi guys. It’s Wednesday night, and I’m trying to write a post to publish tomorrow morning. But I’m low right now. It’s an especially annoying low, since it’s right after dinner and the last thing I want to do is eat something right now. But I just ate a tablespoon of frosting and I want [...]
Bad Gadget.
Don’t get me wrong. I love my DexCom. I love it so much I keep it in a funny little wetsuit at all times to protect it from myself. But occasionally, when I get a bad sensor, I really don’t like my little Dex. Crap sensors are far and few between, but the DexCom has [...]
A Good Mornin’.
Every time I think life is about to slow down a little, something else pops up to keep me busy. Every time I turn around there a new work project/D.O.C. thing/volunteer thing/birthday party/insert time-consuming-item here And I feel like I’ve been complaining about not having enough time for everything for like….ten years in a row now. So I’ve decided [...]
Rough House!
Sometimes being the bionic woman ain’t so easy. These plastic devices us folks with the ‘betes wear aren’t exactly organic, and as convenient as they make d-management, they’re not so convenient for say…rough-housing. My boyfriend and I were playfully batting at each other while doing some home improvement around the new place, and as he [...]
