Archive for November, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Remember to bolus early and often, to count your carbs not your calories, and to be very thankful for everything you have. See you Monday for more d-bloggage!
Solid.
If you’ve never heard of Taking Control of your Diabetes, or TCOYD for short, then you need to look them up now. TCOYD is an organization dedicated to helping people live better with diabetes, and I happen to know the founder. He is an endocrinologist in San Diego and was a long time customer of […]
Secret Honey Packs.
When I was in New Jersey a few weeks ago for a speaking engagement, I packed my “professional-looking warmest coat,” which I had not worn in at least a year (hey, it never really got that cold in San Diego…or that professional for that matter). I dressed for dinner on that Sunday night and pulled […]
Frozen toes!
Nope, that isn’t white spray paint on the ground in the photo…it’s frost! Yep, Portland does apparently get that cold in the winter and Thursday morning I woke up to a light dusting of the cold stuff everywhere. I bundled up a little more for my three-mile jog. I threw on an extra layer on […]
You work that diabetes, girl.
I found this video floating around Facebook and it is too hilarious not to share. I absolutely love her way of explaining WHY these things sound ridiculous, and her little side-cuts and illustrations (“goblet full of diabetes” has to be the funniest phrase ever). She nails the explanations of why these statements don’t make any sense when […]
Dinner High.
I committed this Diabetes Awareness Month to also making it My Diabetes Awareness month, and henceforth doubling down on my d-efforts in order to get my A1c to that coveted “somewhere under 7” status. So peeps, I’m trying. And when you pay this much attention to this obnoxious disease, you start to notice patterns. Patterns that you […]
Diabetes Awareness Month: What I want others to know.
It’s kind of funny to think about Diabetes Awareness Month when you already have diabetes, right? It’s like…yeah, I’m aware of it…literally every day. But of course, the point of this month is to help folks who don’t have diabetes understand it better. And by “understand” I mean help them understand what it really means to live […]
Now we’re talking…and they’re listening.
When I decided five years ago that it was time for me to go on an insulin pump, I shopped around. But I didn’t ask my doctors about which kind the preffered, and I didn’t call my local sales reps for their opinions. Nope, I started right here on my blog and with other areas […]
Guest Chef Jess Cooks Up Some Holiday Help for us!
As part of Diabetes Awareness Month and the impending Holiday Season (which we all know involves a LOT of food), I wanted to provide some inspiration in the kitchen for you all (and myself, let’s be honest). When I heard about Chef Jess’ cooking (delicious!) and her goal of helping people with diabetes live better […]
I’ll take that.
It was another grueling Wednesday morning class at my gym, and I sweated through box jumps, tricep dips, squat jumps, and a whole host of other torturous exercises in my “I Run on Insulin” t-shirt. When the trainer called for a break, we all gratefully walked to our water bottles. Another regular in the class […]