When I started long distance running I did it in part to help me cope with my diabetes. I found that running a couple hundred miles a month kept my blood sugar in check and helped me deal with the emotional stress of having a chronic disease.<\/p>\n
Over the last few years, running has become much more to me than just a part of my diabetes management program. It has become a way of life. Diabetes remains a motivator, though, something that helps get me out of bed to run before dawn, and keeps me going at the 23rd<\/sup> mile. But I know that even if I were somehow miraculously cured of type 1 diabetes, I would continue to run marathons.\u00a0<\/p>\n That is why the last couple of months have been so frustrating.<\/p>\n Since the Tel Aviv marathon in February (which was a disaster), I have been trying to recover from what has been diagnosed as a Proximal Hamstring Syndrome. I\u2019ve gone to a few doctors and physical therapists. I took a break from running, started again slowly, and I\u2019ve done a whole bunch of exercises to strengthen my hamstring. But after all of this, I\u2019m still in pain. I feel like I\u2019m exactly where I was when I started.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On the other had my blood sugar has been better than ever, except for a bunch of hypoglycemic episodes. Replacing my leaky pump, and adjusting my diet and insulin rates to a lower running mode have brought great results. But this doesn\u2019t make me feel much better.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I need to run. It makes me feel strong, healthy and happy. Not running, or running very little very slowly with lots of pain, does the opposite.<\/p>\n Tomorrow morning I am scheduled to have an MRI. I don\u2019t know it will show, but I hope it\u2019s something, which can put me on the road to recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":53098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1501],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n