https://youtu.be/3-BJXY2QWck A quick update video for #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴♂️ The BIG RIDE is coming up NEXT WEEKEND already! That happened fast! I continued to struggle with mechanical problems which put me into a serious rut for my training. It has been hard to climb back out, but a great 80-mile (!!) training ride last weekend was just what I needed. I feel ready! … [Read more...] about #ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴♂️ – weeks 13-15 – In a RUT!
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No Lunchtime Bolus – A Story Thick With Irony
My phone starts to ring while I'm programming my meal bolus. I can see it's a call I'd like to answer. But I'm more than halfway through my programming, and I have numbers in my head (blood sugar, carb count) that I can release forever ... once I get the programming done. My phone continues to ring and buzz, urgently pulling my focus and attention. Just a few more … [Read more...] about No Lunchtime Bolus – A Story Thick With Irony
Don’t Go Shopping While Low
My wife's understanding and patience with me (and my diabetes) seems to know no bounds, and I'm so grateful. It hit me about halfway through my shopping list at Walmart; that feeling of my blood sugar dropping fast and the anxiety of lots of insulin on board (relatively). A quick glance at my wrist confirmed it. Five glucose tabs left in my tube, which I ate quickly, but … [Read more...] about Don’t Go Shopping While Low
Joe from Germany Comes to the Diabetes UnConference
I am thrilled to introduce Joe. He came all the way from Germany to attend the very first Diabetes UnConference and asked if I could help him share his experiences. I'm absolutely honored, Joe. Take it away! 6,000 miles for just two days A lot has been written about the first Diabetes UnConference already, so I want to focus on the view from the outside, from the … [Read more...] about Joe from Germany Comes to the Diabetes UnConference
Loving People and A Compulsion to Share
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Supporting PWD’s in India through Penpals United
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Give yourself the credit you deserve! Video Interview with Tami Neumann
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It’s About To Go Down
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