What’s That Thing on Your Arm?
Yesterday I didn’t get into the gym until around 8:30 PM. I had been in the car all day. As I was getting close to the gym I started really feeling excited about lifting weights (I know, weird, right?). I…
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Always On Guard
I talked on Monday about all the driving I’m doing now, and how the reach of headlights has some parallels to our blood sugar testing. Another similarity struck me as I was driving through Wisconsin. It was just about dusk…
Not By Choice – George Simmons
World Diabetes Day is always a pretty special day for many of us living with diabetes. But last year, November 14, 2008, we were treated to something very, very special. One of my very best friends, and a favorite…
A Disease of Little Decisions
Diabetes is such a unique condition. While the basics are the same for all of us living with type 1, and many of those living with type 2, our bodies are all very different, and we all have to adopt…
Who’s Truth is True?
Thank you all for the outpouring of love and support as I crossed my 29th year of living with type 1 diabetes. You all never fail to amaze me with the support you offer. Wendy mentioned that it must have…
Unraveling and Reraveling
I was recently talking (well, tweeting) with my friend Karen about some of the tough days we all have. Everyone has tough days, but we were specifically talking about how dealing with diabetes can swoop out of nowhere and turn…
Escorts and Closets
I think it is relatively safe to say that if you read my blog you know (most of) what insulin does. But I’ve been thinking lately about another job it has. Storage. For every single calorie we put in our…
What if it’s not enough?
A small breakthrough just happened for me. I’m sitting here, low (64 mg/dl, for the record), and feeling every bit of it. I’m shaky, panicked, jittery, hungry, unsettled, and a bit scared. I have treated, with a few of those…
“MOM!! Daddy’s peeing on a Cheeto stick!”
I have a habit of checking for exercise ketones some nights after I play basketball. It helps me know whether I need to juggle my insulin around a bit to combat the insulin resistance it can cause. Last night as…
“That’s a bit elevated isn’t it?”
I’ve been playing basketball at the YMCA for a little less than three years now. It’s great fun, even better exercise, and I’ve gotten to know many of the guys that come down to play ball. There is one guy…
Never Quite “There”
I’m not a huge “road trip” guy. I’ve never mastered the art of enjoying the trip. Instead I’m usually focused on reaching my destination so I can be done driving. I’m always glancing down at the clock or the odometer…
I guess SOMETHING has to go there…
Does it have to be “diabetes stuff”? But then I reconsidered, wondering if I just might find it convenient later in life…
It’s All Relative ( A Tale of The Perfect Blood Sugar )
It was a perfect blood sugar. Absolutely perfect. 104 mg Yet, as the meter beeped and the number showed on the screen, a muttered “mother fuck” escaped my lips. The irony of it all struck me, and I would have…
Someone’s Idea of Torture?
I recently found a picture I took late last summer with my craptacular camera phone. In this picture you can’t make out what I was seeing with my eyes, but let me tell you, it sent a shiver of fear…
Scott Has Been Here (dot com)
Are any of you familiar with “Where’s George” ? Maybe you’ve gotten a one dollar bill with that website stamped on it? It is basically a fun website where people can go to see where their paper currency has been.…
Measuring Handfuls
I have another bad habit that I would like to share with you all. I often grab handfuls of food here and there. Most often after I eat an unbalanced meal that leaves me craving something more, and most often…
Silly Self-Conscious Moment?
My family and I were recently at one of the YMCA’s in the area. My wife and I were walking around the track. It’s up on the second level and goes around both the basketball gym on one half and…
Momentum
At times momentum is my greatest leverage against all that reaches to pull me down. It can also be my worst enemy when partnered with out of control blood sugars and high carb eating rampages. It attacks my motivation to…
Short Term Memory?
Four thirty something on Friday. I’m at work. I rotate in my chair slightly to the left and do a test. I have the result in a few short seconds. I rotate back to center, move my mouse pointer on…
When D-Instincts Go Right…
I had an awesome day on Wednesday. Started out a little high (179 mg/dl), dropped into range and stayed there most of the day. I had three lows, two of them at terribly inconvenient times (before basketball and before my…