I started my running program today. One of my big brothers shared an article that details a great running program for begginers. I used to run 3 miles every other day but that was like 3 years ago so I know I need to start out like a begginner again. Anyways the first 8 days you only walk and then you start alternating jogging and walking. The length of each and repeats changes every week. It seems like a good plan so I am going to try this one. I walked for 30 minutes around my…

I am a Type I diabetic. I have all sorts of anti-pancreas antibodies floating around in my blood. My pancreas no longer produces insulin. I guess it doesn't produce amylin anymore, either, but we haven't really examined that. Broken pancreas - I get it.

Based on the whole broken pancreas, I would expect my body to no longer be able to process both ingested glucose from food and the naturally occuring stuff my liver makes. Check. Can't do…

World Diabetes Day. As an American, I celebrated it this year in Taiwan. I did reflect quite a bit today. I wrote about some of it in my earlier post here and even earlier a bit here. I posted…

Seasons was the title of the centerpiece of my solo concert in 1979; referencing five seasons in a woman's life. One kindly reviewer compared it to Shakespeare's seven ages of man. It has been in my mind this week as I prepare for my trip back to the midwest.

My mother, at 87, is finding her way to death now and I wish to be a helpmate and a witness, to not interfere in her choices, but to ease her way as much as I can. My sister will have my back. As will my brother and my…

See the news story below.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_military/2007/11/va-pushes-anti-.html

This was a very interesting trip. Chris and I drove the 5.5 hours to Columbus, OH to visit his parents this past weekend, and my blood sugars just refused to stabilize! I was running high 100's to low 200's all weekend long. My correction boluses didn't want to work (except once, then I went below 50 for some reason, so I had my correction dose of juice and shot back up to the 190's)

Seriously, what is up with that?? Does travel affect ones levels so much? I better keep an extra close…

Also, I've been throwing away around 50-80 units of unused insulin with each set change.

The tweaking and learning is fun, but it's getting pretty wasteful. For a poor…

Whew! I made it through my first week of my weight loss journey. I am taking little steps to get healthier. My first goal was to cut out regular soda. I havent had a dr. pepper(or any other kind of regular soda) since Nov. 3rd. I know it may not sound like much to some people but I was pretty much addicted to soda. I have had a few diet sodas this past week but its not like I replaced the regular stuff with diet. I used to drink alot of soda and I think I have had like 4 or 5 diet sodas in…

As i sit here i just realized it was 8 years ago yesterday that Nicholas was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. How does a healthy 3 year old with no family history end up with something that will possibly stay with him for the rest of his life? I say possibly because I hope that there is a cure around in his lifetime.

I absolutely hate when someone finds out about Nicks diabetes! Not because of the illness, because of how they feel they must say "Im so sorry". What the hell are you so…