Every person I have met who has diabetes has a diagnosis story.  And every person I have met who has diabetes has vivid memories of this incident.  Since I was recently diagnosed and am just entering the diabetes community, I feel as though I’ve told my diagnosis story more often than any other story I’ve told in my life.  The...

View from the top of Norumbega Mountain In terms of health, vacation means different things to different people. Some people see vacation as a time to indulge their food cravings and not worry about exercise. Others use the break in routine as a stimulus to change unhealthy habits. When I went with my family on our annual vacation in...

First, the good news. After writing that last post — the one where I found out that Air Baltic had lost the bag containing all of my non-diabetic belongings for a second time, I fell into a restless sleep, full of dreams of luggage and frustration. I really thought the bag was gone. But then, surprise of surprises, I awoke in...

Well, after a week spent in Iceland, where I tempered my indulgences in soft-serve ice cream with lots of hiking (that’s probably my #1 tip so far for traveling with diabetes: walk a lot), I am now in France. Paris, to be exact — a city known for romance, culture, art, coffee, and a shitload of foods that make it very hard...

It has been a week and a half since I started this experiment and I’ve run seven times. Each run has been different, and thankfully, my heart rate has not gone anywhere near 200 in any of the seven runs. Yesterday afternoon I ran a 6 mile easy pace run with a friend. I checked my BS before starting and it was a little low – 87. I...

I’ll give you a hint — it’s not constantly freaking out about whether your insulin is cool enough (or, for that matter, whether a fellow hosteller is going to snag it from the communal fridge and hold it for ransom). It’s all the extra movement. Seriously — I think of myself as a pretty active person, but...

It’s been a week since I set out to discover what makes my heart rate shoot up while I run. I’ve been running with my glucometer (for the first time in my life) and checking my BS at different points during my runs. I have gone on four runs since my last post and each run has been different, both in distance and in pace. The first,...

Race season is over for me and I’m happy with my accomplishments – I ran two marathons and two half marathons.  I didn’t reach my goal of a sub-4 marathon but I set a new personal record for both distances. I’ve decided to spend the summer preparing for next year, improving my speed and building a good base. But the biggest issue...

Yes. Yes. Yes. Finally a good race. Well sort of a good race. I ran the Tel Aviv half marathon this morning. I did things right this time.  Last night before the race, I had a light dinner of eggs, salad and a couple slices of whole wheat bread and got to bed at a decent hour. I took 19 units of Lantus insulin (1 less than usual) before...

I like gadgets. I run with a Garmin GPS watch (I run with the Forerunner 305 because I like the large display screen). I like spending time in electronics shops looking at new products and computers (which drives Jessica up the wall). I have IPods, an Iphone and am resisting the urge to purchase IPad. But the one gadget I can’t bring...