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…
Practice Turkey.
Dexcom, Diabetes Products, Diet and Food, Exercise & Fitness, Psychosocial Support, Pumping Insulin, Real Life Diabetes, Robot LifeChris and I are both from big families with piles of aunts and uncles and cousins at every birthday party. Part of being part of a flurry of people means big holiday gatherings, and Chris and I are prepping ourselves to start hosting some of the holidays. Problem is, I’m a terrible cook. Or, better stated: an inexperienced cook. Cooking…
Guest Post: No Child Should Die of Diabetes.
Diabetes Advocacy, Exercise & Fitness, Guest Diabetes BloggerVeerle Vanhuyse is off and running … literally. Verlee lives with type 1 diabetes and is running the NYC Marathon in a few weeks, aiming to raise awareness and funds for the IDF’s Life for a Child program. Today, I’m proud to be hosting a post from Veerle about her marathon goals! * * * A quarter of a century…
In one, frantic breath as we prepared to go for a bike ride, Birdy proclaims: “We need to put a bottle of water in the bike basket and a snack in case I get hungry and a snack in case you get hungry or if you have a low blood sugar and your glucose meter and the glucose tabs in…