#ScottsDeathRide 💀🚴‍♂️ – weeks 13-15 – In a RUT!
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Powerful Perspectives on Diabetes Complications
I was really moved by a recent newsletter from Dr. Steve Edelman & Dr. Jeremy Pettus about diabetes complications and asked for permission to share their thoughts with you. When Diabetes Gets Complicated And what could be more complicated than…
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…
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…
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…
Loving People and A Compulsion to Share
I love this quote from conductor Leonard Bernstein. I don’t mean to trivialize his brilliant words by saying I feel the same about the diabetes online community. “The original energizing motor that makes me compose is the urge to communicate…
Supporting PWD’s in India through Penpals United
Jack took me on an amazing field trip. In the space of about 90-minutes, we visited four different clinics in India spread over 3,000 miles and reaching hundreds of people living with diabetes. Jack Terschluse is the founder and President…
Give yourself the credit you deserve! Video Interview with Tami Neumann
I enjoyed an opportunity to visit with the wonderful Tami Neumann from Conversations in Care again this morning. She gave me a wonderful opportunity to talk about giving yourself credit for how well you’re managing diabetes (even if you think…
All My Highs Are Belong to Lows
If you’re looking for context, here’s a little Sega Genesis Internet history.
It’s About To Go Down
I was surprised by a really high blood sugar (280 mg/dl) at lunch today after an awesome afternoon on the basketball court. I took what I needed for my meal, and to correct for the high, and knew I’d have…
ADA’s 74th Sci Sessions in San Fran
A couple of weeks ago I attended the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions which brought over 17,000 people from more than 121 countries to San Francisco, CA for an action packed weekend of learning and connecting. Thanks and Appreciation…
Too Good to be True?
Have you ever had a CGM line so flat and steady that you’ve wondered if it’s tracking right? Or am I the only one whose BG’s fly around so much that this type of stability is surprising…
Changing the World? One Connection at a Time – dBlog Week
Our assignment for day one of the fifth annual (!!) #DBlogWeek is to talk about diabetes causes and issues that get us really fired up. I’m not a fired up kind of guy. The slow and steady march of making connections,…
Diabetes and Wellbeing by Dr. Jen Nash
I recently finished reading “Diabetes and Wellbeing” by Dr. Jen Nash, and I really enjoyed it. Subtitled “Managing the psychological and emotional challenges of diabetes types 1 and 2” Dr. Nash set out to help us find some good ways…
This is Doug
This is my friend Doug. He’s pretty cool. He has type 1 diabetes, just like me. 🙂 He decided he was going to run a marathon. In February of 2011, he couldn’t run 0.25 miles, and in October of 2011…
Best Intentions and Toaster Strudels
Please don’t judge me for getting excited about finding toaster strudels in the freezer this morning. I did everything right. I tested my blood sugar, I counted the carbs, I even set a mental timer for when I could actually…
Scott’s TuDiabetes.org Live Interview
I recently had the honor of spending an hour with Emily and the TuDiabetes.org family talking about my life with diabetes, my work in the diabetes world, and a bunch of other fun stuff. We even had a surprise cameo…
Balancing Diabetes by Kerri Sparling
Before I talk about how much I enjoyed reading Kerri’s book, I need to disclose that she is a close friend. In general, I’m a fan of all she does. I’m also honored to be mentioned and to have contributed…
It’s just weird…
We accept it because it is part of the world we’ve been thrown into. Some of us, myself included, are even thankful. Being able to measure it instead of how things used to be is a huge improvement. But there…
TED Talk – Dr. Peter Attia – Can’t be Afraid to be Wrong
I first learned of this talk from a recent post that Bea shared. She is an amazing person, and you should be sure to check out her blog, Cranky Pancreas. I am a fan of TED Talks. They are almost…