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 to keep an eye on things for the next couple of hours. Back at home, […]
Exercise
I Ran a Half – Check Out my Medal!
After finishing an 8k with Insulindependence last fall I talked myself into completing a half marathon in Seattle and committed to doing so on live internet radio (it’s also recorded, so I couldn’t pretend it didn’t happen). I trained, and trained, and trained, and was feeling good until about three weeks before the race when I hurt […]
Minneapolis ADA Tour de Cure Champions! Let’s Roll!
QUICK! What are you doing on Friday night?! If you’re in the Minneapolis area and are coming to the Tour de Cure Champions VIP Dinner – I’ll see you there! I’m honored to be the keynote speaker for the Champions to STOP Diabetes VIP Dinner on the night before the big ride, and I couldn’t […]
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 he completed the Twin Cities Marathon. He’s done four more since then. Doug (and a […]
I Support: Dr. Korey Hood – Boston Marathon for JDRF
Dr. Korey Hood is one of my favorite people. He training to run the 2014 Boston Marathon (!!) with Team JDRF on April 21st, and could use some help. I love Korey because he’s a great guy, and he has dedicated his life to helping us with the hardest part of living with diabetes – […]