Terry Keelan's Blog (5)

Latest Marathon Adventure - Long Beach 2009

Part of the fun of running in a marathon, especially one as large at Long Beach with some 20,000 entrants, is the variety of people and characters you run with along the way. The course in Long Beach is very flat, with only three or four uphills, each very moderate. For that reason it's inviting to a lot of newcomers. For that reason it’s also quite humbling for someone like me who runs a lot. Being passed by a woman who is half your height and twice your width has a way of leveling your ego, an… Continue

Added by Terry Keelan on October 11, 2009 at 3:43pm — 3 Comments

My Diabetes, My Friend?

(This was inspired, in part, by dino's blog "I'm putting down the gloves" http://tudiabetes.com/profiles/blogs/im-putting-down-the-gloves and a few other sources, particularly a cold turkey quit smoking site that has been very supportive for me.) Is this how a friend treats you? This friend comes to live in your house. You didn’t invite him. He has no job. He has no money. He has no clothes. He has no visible means of support. But you can’t kick him out. Why? Because he’s Type 1 diabetes and h… Continue

Added by Terry Keelan on September 22, 2009 at 10:30pm — 16 Comments

Adventures with the “tuDiabetes meet-up”

I arrived at the Omellette Parlor in Santa Monica about 15 minutes late. Possibly later, because I parked so far away. I was trying to find Sarah and Rebecca, who I knew only from their messages on tuDiabetes and the pictures in their profiles. How hard could it be? Confoundingly hard, in fact. It was only the day before that I confirmed that I’d attend the meet-up, arranged by Rebecca. But I didn’t have a phone number for either of them and for some reason, neither of them dressed in the same… Continue

Added by Terry Keelan on September 13, 2009 at 8:36pm — 12 Comments

A Teaching Moment - Time to Act Up

Every Monday morning my co-employees and managers gather in the conference room to review the week's production schedule. Each Monday for the past year one person has been assigned to give a brief presentation on a topic of their choice. People have sung songs, recited poems, given slide shows of their recent trips or photography, lectured on a topic of interest to them, and all kinds of things. Today was my turn. I decided to combine two of my favorite subjects - diabetes and geekdom. I threw… Continue

Added by Terry Keelan on April 13, 2009 at 4:45pm — 12 Comments

The 2008 Long Beach Half Marathon

I finished the Long Beach Half Marathon in 2:31:22 today, a mere 1:22 off my goal, so I am very pleased. It was also an interesting day for my blood sugars, so I thought I’d tell you how it went. On background, I’m a 51 year old Type 1, diagnosed in January 2003, on insulin since 2004 and on a MiniMed pump since 2005. I have a Dexcom CGM, but didn’t wear it during the race. Woke up this morning at 5:30 am with a BG of 315. WTF!!!???? That came out of the blue. I was running a little high bef… Continue

Added by Terry Keelan on October 14, 2007 at 5:45pm — 7 Comments

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