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Am I too young to be concerned about heart problems? With long-term diabetes it is said that you are at higher risk for heart problems. I think the statistics are somewhere around 6 to 10 times higher risk than a…

So last night I posted on having to treat an upcoming low right after dinner and being so full I thought I would explode… Well I woke up this morning at 310. What the hell! I did play basketball over…

…really full, but HAD to eat/drink something because your blood sugar is low? What an uncomfortable feeling! Talk about looking for something with the most “bang for the buck”! As strange as it sounds, even glucose tablets feel like they…

I’m a little frustrated. I celebrated my 25-year mark with diabetes this past April. I got interested in getting my 25-year congratulatory certificate from Joslins. I thought it would be neat to scan it and put it on my blog…

I’ve been waking up high a lot lately (say that to a non-diabetic and see what they do…). I’ve got an idea as to why, and it doesn’t have anything to do with basal rates or the dawn phenomenon or…

I’ve been very calorie conscious this week, being very careful to not eat more than I burn, working to start losing some weight again (it’s been creeping up on me lately…). I had a big lunch scheduled for this afternoon,…

In a post a while back I was talking about how I run high for a while right after changing my infusion set. I mentioned the problem to a couple of educators and clinicians, and they suggested making sure I…

I’m not much of a “workout in the gym” kind of guy. I mean, I go through spurts, where I’ll get on a kick for a while, but it just doesn’t hold my interest enough to keep me there long-term.…

I was just thinking back on something I got a little kick out of a few years back. I spent a couple of years working for the Federal Reserve Bank here in Minneapolis. It was a really neat experience! I…

My control seems like it’s been a lot better lately. I’m spending much more time in the mid to low 100’s rather than above 200. I credit much of this to my using the more advanced features of my Cozmo…

I’ve talked my boss into letting me split my late shifts twice a week which allows me to go play basketball at the YMCA over lunch, and I’ve also taken a couple of flatwater kayaking lessons and I’m planning on…

If only I had nothing else to do… Right? Wrong – but anyways. I often feel like there are so many things happening that my diabetes takes a back seat and I don’t give it the attention necessary to achieve…

My exercise patterns of late have slowed down a lot. Some due to life changes (new job) and others just due to season changes, etc. With that, I’ve felt a lot of pressure on myself to get moving again. I…

I am feeling like my health, control, self-discipline, eating habits, exercise habits (or lack of) and general state of health are just snowballing out of control. I think that my blood sugars have been AVERAGING about 260 these days. Recognition…

Ahhh, where do I even start. I’ve been “offline” for so long I don’t even know where I should attempt to bring you all back into my story. April of 2005 created many memories that I will carry with me…

I’m in the all exciting state of Minnesota, and believe it or not, the snow has all melted and temperatures are starting to warm up. We recently adjusted our clocks for daylight saving time, you know, spring ahead/fall back type…

Yes, I’m still alive. Just been very busy lately. I promise, I’ll be back with more interesting stuff to read about…soon…I hope…

Tested 42, grabbed a handful of glucose tablets, but with 3+ units still on board I headed to a nearby McDonald’s. I really should have stopped driving, but I didn’t feel that I had enough stuff in the car to…

Monday nights are great for me. I do a little bit of karate, then go play basketball for about an hour and a half. I wore my heart rate monitor during basketball tonight. We usually play full court, but we…

My two-year old daughter is sick, and was running one heck of a fever last night (103.1). Needless to say she was very uncomfortable, and didn’t sleep much. I think I MIGHT have gotten a grand total of about 45…