It was a perfect blood sugar. Absolutely perfect. 104 mg/dl. 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 grinned if I wasn’t so busy planning my next move. My blood sugar well over […]
Exercise
Don’t bother me with the details…
I play basketball over my lunch break three days a week. It’s a blast. I do it because I really enjoy it, and the fact that it is great exercise is an added benefit. Playing that often, I have developed a bit of a routine. Everything from getting my clothes ready, mixing my Gatorade, making […]
Basketball and Temporary Rates
Does the body become accustomed to exercise, requiring less and less of a temporary basal rate over time? When playing basketball was new, my temporary rate was pretty aggressive. And it seemed to work pretty good. But lately I have been running higher and higher during and afterwards – so I’ve begun to wonder if […]
100 Days (tribute to Johnboy & Keith!)
Here’s to Keith over at dead islets. He has just published a post titled “100 Days”. The title of his post is no doubt respectfully borrowed from our mutual friend and O.C. blogger Johnboy of Infusion of thought, when he posted about his hitting a major and very inspiring landmark of 100 days straight of […]