Archive for May, 2013
Sound the alarm (but with a muffler please!)
Diabetes doesn’t just affect the person who has it - the people around you are also subject to diabetes ridiculousness on a regular basis. And if you happen to be on a CGM and also share a life with a significant other, they are also being “alerted” to highs, lows, rises, and falls when you […]
The opposite of exciting.
You know how people have that saying about something being really boring that goes “I’d rather watch paint dry.” Well, I’d like to modify that saying to “I’d rather sit around and wait for my blood sugar to come up so I can go running.” Last year, I made the switch from evening to morning […]
Weddings and Diabetes…more alike than you think….
Ahhh wedding planning. It’s a time when you and your fiance should be basking in the glow of your engagement as you look through fabric samples and feed each other tastings of wedding cake, day dreaming about the moment you meet at the end of the aisle and declare your love for each other. If […]
Thank you to our service men and women.
Wishing all of you a safe and gratitude-filled Memorial Day. Although the three-day weekend is a nice perk, don’t forget the real meaning of this holiday, and the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Tasty Magic!
If you’re anything like me, you are livin’ La Vida Low Carb – but always hoping that one day they’ll invent carb-free noodles that taste like the real thing. I eat low carb because it’s the diet that best controls my blood sugars and my weight, but it’s not always easy. My favorite indulgences (and […]
The (in-progress) Art of Running in the Rain…
Now that we’ve been back in the good ole USA for just over a month and successfully made the move up here to Portland, I’m out of excuses for not getting back back into exercising regularly. My last A1c was atrocious after three months of traveling in Asia, and I’m committed to getting that number […]
When fake is as real as it gets.
Me (to the dude at the coffee shop): “Do you guys have any Splenda? I only see regular sugar over here.” Coffee Dude: “Um. Yeah. I have Stevia. Will that work?” Me: “Sure! Thanks.” Coffee Dude (hands me the packet and in a self-righteous, preachy tone): “You know, the real stuff is a lot better […]
Anyone notice what’s wrong with this picture?
Um…could it be the fact that the sensor isn’t on my body anymore…but the receiver is still showing a blood sugar? I took this sensor off right before I got in the shower because it was time to change it. Since my receiver wasn’t nearby, I […]
I love exercise.
Sometimes, you actually really want to see double arrows down! Thank you, sunset jog.
Now is the time.
When my last A1c came back at a whopping 8.1% three weeks ago, I pledged to get it back down under 7% by my next visit. Now that our travels in Southeast Asia are over and I have food options beyond rice and noodles again, I thought it would be easy for me to double […]