The Carlsbad Half Marathon: Check!
There was a moment during the half marathon, where I looked around at the 10,000+ people up early on a Sunday morning and thought to myself about how funny it was that we all paid $60 to get our butts kicked by 13.1 miles worth of concrete. But just like the vast majority of the […]
Community Strength: In need of the D.O.C.
As a blogger who’s very public about living with diabetes, I get lots of questions about diabetes from readers. I’ve had emails that range from “I have diabetes, now what?” to “Have you heard of this amazing tree root from Ghana that cures diabetes?” (the latter of which I tend to hit the delete button […]
Team Type 1 Running Across America!
Hi folks! I’m traveling today, so please forgive me for reposting a press release, but I wanted to share this AMAZING event with you - Team Type 1 is gearing up to “Run Across America.” Ten runners with Type 1 diabetes are leaving from Oceanside, CA tomorrow to run across the United States to promote […]
The Support Crew
This past weekend, I went to a bachelorette party in gorgeous Santa Barbara for a dear friend of mine. And although our trip could be titled “Awesome Girls Weekend,” the diabetes craziness that always happens on trips like this make me want to call it “The Three Ring Circus of Diabetes - And Friends.” The […]
Logging on. Shout out to the D.O.C.!
I’ve been a diabetes blogger for over two years now, and truly every week I find another online outlet that I should probably be participating in to keep in blogger good graces. There’s Facebook, Twitter, Twitter chats, Linked In, tudiabetes. com, and about a zillion blogs I’d like to keep up with and comment on. […]
Friends of the ‘betes.
I have to say, I have the best dia-buddies in world. Dia-buddies are the friends in our lives that help us with all the little diabetes things we have to deal with. Dia-buddies don’t mind stopping for a minute for a GU pack when you get low on a run. Dia-buddies tell you what happened […]
Checking in.
I heart my CDE. I really, really do. Few people can say they look forward to going to see their health care provider, but I gotta say, my every-three-months appointment with my CDE is time I cherish. When else can you pull up a chair and say “let’s just talk about ME for a half […]
Success.
It’s 3:30am, and the alarm goes off. Out of bed. Coffee. Ponytail. Red Rider Jersey. Out of the door. It’s 4am, and the Tour de Cure site is nothing but boxes right now. It’s pitch black and cold outside, but the Century Riders will be here in an hour. No time to waste. It’s 5am, […]
Looks like we have the same goal…
Is this the COOLEST license plate you’ve ever seen! The owner of these rad plates is right here in San Diego AND he does the Tour de Cure. This guy is my hero! Thanks to Rich for sending and to Steven for letting me use this awesome pic of his plates. I’m right there with […]
Announcing: Dramatic Health
Ask any D-blogger why they started a blog about diabetes, and most of them will come back to one theme: community. There is a deep-seated need with this disease to be connected with others who “get it.” Diabetes can be a lonely disease sometimes, and part of the issue is folks without it have a […]