Bet she had more than I did….
Memorial Day weekend was full of all kinds of amazing. I hit up a Padre game, checked out some live music, and made the rounds at some of my favorite dive bars in North County – all around a solid weekend. I also did some drinking….and I certainly didn’t think there was anything wrong with [...]
Can’t nobody take my pride…
I love donating blood. It’s a simple way for me to do something awesome for people who really need it. I’m an exceptional bleeder, so I show up, plug in, and get outta there within an hour. BAM! Good Deed Karma through the roof. My company has a truck pull right up to the building [...]
At least Google “Diabetes” if you’re going to try to make a joke about it
Once again, the trainers at the gym have proven to be a gold mine of unintended diabetes humor. I recently let the manager know that I have diabetes, just so no matter who I take class from or happen to be working out with, someone there knows whats up. I let him know that I always have [...]
Eating Right? I’d say more like “Eating Reasonably Well”
Yesterday morning myself and a few other Tour de Cure Committee members hosted a booth at the Amgen Tour of California. It’s a huge event with hundreds of people who are all interested in cycling - a perfect place to sign up new riders for this year’s Tour.
Our booth happened to be stationed across from [...]
Get over it, bro.
I am at a meeting in Chicago for work right now. Week-long meetings, especially in a place with chilly weather, are always tough on diabetes. There’s tons of heavy buffet food, cocktails and late night nights, and little time to squeeze in some exercise. Between the lack of sleep, high stress levels from being “on” [...]
How bad is your diabetes? I mean, what kind of question is that?
I love to workout at the Boxing Club in La Jolla, right by work, and I try to make a point of telling new instructors that I have diabetes - not because I anticipate that they will need to be administering glucagon at any time, but because I use the OmniPod. If I am adjusting my [...]
