Archive for May, 2014
Interview with Ginger Vieira: Dealing with Diabetes Burnout
Ginger Vieira knows a thing or two about Diabetes Burnout – she’s been there herself many times but more importantly, she knows even more about getting out of the burnout rut. You might know Ginger from Twitter, or from her YouTube channel, or from her other books. Or you might know her as the person […]
I’m totally taking this Hint…
A funny thing happened the other week in Portland. And by funny, I mean really unfortunate and pretty gross: We had a “boil your water” warning issued throughout the city because our local reservoir tested positive for e. coli bacteria. Charming. And super inconvenient. And yucky all around. Jacob and I were forced to boil […]
Icing on the cake.
For most of us, our friends and family know that we have diabetes. If you’re lucky, the people closest to you will support you in yoru quest to live well with this disease. They will listen when you lament a recent bad number, they will not balk when you nix the chips and guac appetizer […]
Ancient Remedy.
It’s one of the worst feelings in the world to find yourself somewhere going low and going fast, with nary a carb in sight. We’ve all been there - it’s the walk around the block with the dog where you figured “I’ll just be out for a few minutes.” Or it’s the work trip where you […]
Count Correct!
In my line of work, it’s not uncommon to be surrounded by diabetes professionals of all sorts at very opportune times. For example, last Friday night, when I found myself at a table full of registered dietitians who were all also CDEs. I was working an Oregon CDE conference and we went to dinner with a […]
This stuff works. And by “stuff,” I mean exercise.
I love when something that we talk about as a good diabetes management tip actually works. The proof was in the proverbial sugar-free pudding for me yesterday. A delicious, but challenging meal of Venezuelan food (seriously, Portland has it all!) on Tuesday night left me with a not-so-fasting-apparently BG of 204 when I woke up at 5:30 […]
Tenure.
She was in her early fifties, she told me, but she looked much younger. She had a toughness about her when you first meet her, but it softened quickly with an easy smile and a twinkle in her eye. She had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just 8 months ago in October. We talked […]
Taking action.
It’s three in the morning and your CGM tells you that your BG is over 200. But you’ve got the alarm set for 5:30am so you can squeeze in a morning jog that day. You’ve been looking forward to it all week because it’s the only day that you have to get a run in, […]
If only every meal was like this…
On Saturday night I had the distinct honor of attending the Portland JDRF 19th Annual Hope Gala at a beautiful hotel in downtown Portland. There was a swanky silent auction, a raucus live auction, children with diabetes who gave moving and thoughtful speeches, a performance artist, ball gowns, tuxes, and the electric energy that can […]