Whole Food Experiment: Quercetin
What is it? Quercetin is a flavonoid that helps protect the membranes of the eyes from the accumulation of polyols that result from high blood sugars (among other things).Recommended daily intake: 300...
View ArticleHistory Written in A1C
After my endocrinology appointment and subsequent A1C test last week, I started thinking about how my A1C results have often reflected the different milestones in my life. (For the record, I see any...
View ArticleGuinea Pig
I came across this article while skimming through my daily diabetes news brief today:Omni Announces Type 1 Diabetes Trial ResultsThis is the trial I have been involved with since January 2011. I...
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Adventures in Catering
Among a fist-full of crazy endeavors that have been monopolizing my time lately is my new job as a caterer. As a person who has spent most of their work life talking to dogs, the food service industry...
View ArticleWhole Food Experiment: Coenzyme Q10
What is it? Coenzyme Q10 is an oil-soluble, vitamin-like substance that helps improve circulation and stabilize blood sugar.Recommended daily intake: 80mgWhole Food Sources:Red Meats (wild game...
View ArticlePancreatic Abuse
I am finally recovering from what was a VERY busy weekend. There was a 5k (my spotted sidekick and I took 2nd in my age division), a festival complete with booze, greasy food vendors, and awesome 90's...
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Calculating on the Fly
Calculating carbs at a restaurant is always difficult. The food comes to you all dressed and pretty, the carbs intermingling with the fats and proteins. The apparent quantity skewed by the size of the...
View ArticleWhole Food Experiment: Vanadium
What is it? Vanadium is a trace mineral that aids in insulin's ability to move glucose into cells.Recommended daily intake: No more than 1.8mg (though there does seem to be some conflicting information...
View ArticleCan't is a Dirty Word
Things I have been told I can not or should not do by peers, doctors, liability waivers, and strangers, because I am a diabetic:Get a tattoo (I have three)Get a massage (get one every couple months)Get...
View ArticleThe Right Kind of Sacrifice
I am finally taking a long, deep sigh after one hell of a work month. A multitude of factors, including an attempt to put together a fundraising event for a local dog rescue (eventually successful, but...
View ArticleJuice
When I opened the cupboard to get a glass this morning, I found a carton of juice staring me in the face.A half-full carton of juice? In the cupboard?Oh that's right. I had a low last night.Some things...
View ArticleToday
The sun has been conspiring against me. It has been raging since the last weeks of Spring without signs of ceasing. It has been dancing violently on the parched grass and trees of Colorado forests and...
View ArticleTaking a Holiday
4th of July on a Wednesday spells a long, busy week at the boarding kennel. But, seeing as I have spent the last month or so pouring every ounce of myself into that place, I have decided to forgo the...
View ArticleExcuse Me While I Rage
Dear Mr. Insurance Company,Thank you for being sooooo easy to deal with. I'm glad your phone number doesn't appear anywhere on my member card, after all, why on earth would I ever need to contact you?...
View ArticleSystem Reboot
For a diabetic, fasting can be a four letter word. If you have insulin on board then you'd better be eating consistent meals or you will crash hard. But in my endless experiments I conduct on myself, I...
View Article"HI"
FlashbackI was first diagnosed with diabetes by my family doctor while visiting my parents on a weekend home from college. Not having dealt with many cases of T1D, my doctor referred me to the Barbra...
View ArticleIVs and Vampires
Flashback Continued...That night in the emergency room was the first time I had been in the hospital since I was born. It was a strange, chaotic place that bore no similarities to my favorite hospital...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Boring
For the past couple weeks I have been trying desperately to save money for my September vacation to Costa Rica. And for the past two weeks, my blood sugars have been exceptional.Coincidence?Could it be...
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A Week of Goals
My goals for the week:Come to terms with my new meter (yes, I finally gave in to my insurance--I am now officially a One Touch user)Start training for the Long's Peak climb on 8/4 (this will be the...
View ArticleYou Put that Where and Other Reasons Not to Vomit
Insulin and vomiting do not go together. That's something T1Ds know all to well. You calculate your insulin dose based on how much food goes in. When some of that food comes back out later, that can be...
View ArticleThe Big B
Last weekend was a little crazy. I ran a 5k Saturday morning (the spotted monster and I came in at 24:33) and then catered a 13 hour wedding (actually the wedding was only about 10 hours, but hand...
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2 Days and Counting
Long's Peak: Round 4 is looming just around the corner. While I have already bested her three times before, I am not willing to get cocky about the task ahead of me. She is a crafty beast!Tomorrow I...
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The Long Trek
12:30 amBreakfast- egg and cheese bagel and chia kambucha drink--75g carb2u of insulin (normally I would take 1u per every 30g of carb, but I wanted to set myself up to be a little high to start the...
View ArticleInsulin Binge Anyone?
Shortly after waking up on Sunday, I was overcome with the realization that I was getting sick. What? Now? After a beautiful 12 mile mountain climb? I should feel like a million bucks! I should be...
View ArticleHiatus
After much thought and consideration, I have decided to suspend the blog for the time being. I have just started work on my third novel and I want to be able to devote as much time as I can to that...
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