Nothing structured about today’s post. Totally winging it. I had an endo appointment a week or two ago, and things are holding steady there. My weight continues to go in the right direction (baby weight is finally gone, working on just getting fitter), my blood pressure was great, my nerve appear to still be nervy, and my A1C is stalled…
Rewind: Diabetes Food Lies
Blood Sugars, Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Online Community, Diet and Food, Exercise & Fitness, Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes(I’m traveling this week, with limited access and desire to visit the Internet, but while I’m on an adventure, I’m rewinding the blog to showcase some older posts. So don’t freak out if you see some older post about being pregnant or whatever because giiiiiiirl I am not pregnant.) So many rules were slapped into place immediately upon diagnosis, with…
Rewind: Ordinary but Extraordinary
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes and Emotions, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Exercise & Fitness, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes(I’m traveling this week, with limited access and desire to visit the Internet, but while I’m on an adventure, I’m rewinding the blog to showcase some older posts. So don’t freak out if you see some older post about being pregnant or whatever because giiiiiiirl I am not pregnant.) I will admit right here, right now that I admire people…
I stopped taking Victoza. But I’d revisit it if necessary. Here’s the personal experience, not medical advice, talk to your doctor, etc. lowdown: WHY I STARTED ON VICTOZA. After having my son (he’ll be two in August), I experienced postpartum anxiety. It was next level for me and impeded a lot of my daily interactions. Therapy helped. When I stopped…
An Interview with Chronically Healthy
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Diet and Food, Exercise & FitnessI met Emily Davis and Sarah Steinmetz of Chronically Healthy at a JDRF TypeOneNation last November, and their mission to help people with diabetes, and also folks living with other chronic illnesses, find peace and good health despite health challenges. They focus on the intersection between holistic modalities and conventional medicine. I really enjoyed talking with them both and wanted…
Today, Christel Oerum of the DiabetesStrong team is taking over SixUntilMe to share how she and exercise have become good friends, offering some insight on how she managed to stay toned and keep her blood sugars from crapping out. Thanks for inspiring me to get off my ass today, Christel. 🙂 * * * My story and…
Finish Line Vision: An Interview with Jay Hewitt
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Products, Exercise & Fitness, Guest Diabetes Blogger, Real Life DiabetesI remember watching Jay Hewitt speak at a Children with Diabetes Friends for Life conference several years ago thinking, “Why do people do Ironman triathlons? And also, if you do more than one, have they done Ironmans or Ironmen?” Grammar quandary aside*, Jay is a physical force to be reckoned with and he’s done the whole Ironman journey with diabetes…
What to Work On.
Blood Sugars, Dexcom, Diabetes and Emotions, Exercise & Fitness, Psychosocial Support, Real Life DiabetesI’ve gotten lazy in my diabetes management. And I’m not proud of it. My recent A1C result was still in my goal range but not where it was a few months ago, and I’d love to return to that level of control. Thing is, I’ve gone soft when it comes to following through on my daily diabetes duties. Yeah. I’m…
UUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH the one about the gym. Dude, I wanted to start this post with a story about how hard it’s been to regain traction with losing the baby weight and then end with a BAM I NO LONGER WANT TO BURN MY SHAPEWEAR IN A BONFIRE. But no. That is sadly not the case. The road to my last pregnancy…
We have a newly-minted kiddo. That’s an established fact. He is cleaned, fed, and loved all day long. Here’s the problem: I’m not cleaned, fed, or loved all day long. It’s embarrassing to admit that, but it’s the truth. I’m struggling hard with self-care. And I also kind of buck up against even the admission of struggling with self-care, because…
FitBit Motivation.
Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Exercise & Fitness, Psychosocial Support, Real Life DiabetesI like my FitBit. I’ve been using one since March of last year and it has consistently kept me motivated to keep moving. … okay, let me check that for a second. It’s not the device itself that keeps me on the move. Initially, I liked seeing the numbers climb on my step count and watching that ticker drove me…