weirdvis

Last night my buddy and I played some Racquetball. When I got off of work at 4:00 pm the temperature outside was a whopping 104° F. I figured this would be a total sweat fest and a great opportunity to melt some pounds off.   

We played for an hour and although both of us were pretty winded throughout most of the games, we made it through. Typically we play with a few guys so we get a rest in between games as others play but this day it was just us for the whole time. It was great!   

There is something really good about pushing yourself to the limit. When you run a little bit faster then you usually do and make a great shot or retrieve a difficult serve. Too bad I don’t have any cheerleaders making pyramids on the balcony behind us shouting, “George, George he’s our stud, don’t forget to check your blood!” That would rule.   

Anyhow, after the game the very first thing I do is check my BG to see where I am at. I typically change my basal rates to -50% for and hour before and the hour of play to keep my glucose in check, but I tried something different. I will tell you about that tomorrow.  So when I pulled out my machine and stuck in a strip I saw a brand new error.    

Temperature Error – Out of Operating Range – See owner’s booklet   

As I sat there with my finger already bleeding from my lancet, I turned on the car and cranked the air conditioner.    

All I could think about is how diabetes found another way to get into my wallet.    

This disease is way too expensive!