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Categories: Fitness
Tags: exercise walking weight loss
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I hate exercising. I should rephrase that. I hate typical exercise. You know what I mean. Stuff like lifting weights, stair steppers, treadmills, those scary machines, aerobics, jazzercise, and pretty much all the stuff you see at the typical "gym."
And that is the other part of it. Every gym in my neck of the woods feels like you can not enter until you are fit and trim. So yours truly who has a long way to go would feel very out of place until I was a total lean mean D machine.
Of course being a "born again diabetic" I know that exercise needs and should be a part of my daily routine. So how do I make the non-existent gym rat in my come out?
Simple, I find something that I actually like to do and run with that! (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Highs & Lows
Tags: blood sugar management motivation
Views: 1763
I recently made a resolution. I challenged myself to up the ante on my daily blood glucose testing routine. Seeing some vast holes in my finger stick line graphs, I knew I was due for a kick-start. It started off with a flurry of finger lances and a rapidly growing discard pile of test strips. Since then, it has mellowed out ever so slightly, to a more maintainable pace.
200 test strips per month is what my health insurance allows me. That gives me seven strips a day to use as I will. Give or take a few, for you math whizzes out there.
To keep myself organized, I mentally plotted my daily testing agenda. A mental list keeps me accountable, and honestly, keeps me from forgetting.
Here's how the test strips break down:
1. First thing in the morning. Dawn phenomenon?-only one way to know. A.K.A. should I hold the OJ this morning?
2. Ninety minutes after breakfast. Needed that granola bar after all! (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Fitness Women's Issues Real Life
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Views: 1480
1. Get so mad at yourself for not starting sooner that you randomly pick a day to start without considering what else may be going on in your life at that time that may interrupt your plans.
2. Have one (or more) of your kids get up around 3:30 a.m. for several nights in a row and need a breathing treatment or a snuggle because of a bad dream.
3. Have so much going on that when you wake up at 4 a.m. to take care of the baby (or older child who is a restless sleeper) your mind starts to race, which will make it impossible to go back to sleep until about 20 min. before your alarm goes off. This will also make it easier to fall into bed pretty much any time after dinner and not want to wake up, creating a whole nasty cycle.
4. Participate in meetings that start at 8 a.m. and last until after dinner for nearly a week.
5. Get a chest cold. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Emotions
Tags: blood sugar control daily routine work
Views: 1434
Lately my control has been great. A month ago, I can honestly say that it wasn't. When I blogged about my last endocronologist appointment, my diabetes was in the driver's seat. I was getting a two thumbs down rating from the critics. Well, if you have been staying up with my entries, you know that as of lately my schedule has changed drastically. My new daily routine is making a HUGE DIFFERENCE with my sugars (This is the part where I attempt to sound smart and provide you with some advice that you are probably already know.) I just want to say to you, if you are a diabetic, or know someone who is, and if you currently have an irregular daily schedule(like me when I was personal training with random hours), then I can tell you that you will GREATLY benefit from getting on a day-to-day routine. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Food Highs & Lows Complications Emotions Real Life
Tags: blood sugar spikes medicine recovery sickness
Views: 1315
A coworker stumbles through the business doors red nosed and tissues in hand. Another coughs from the back room, jostling between customers and the sink to wash up her hands. The signs of a sickly winter world suddenly blare like sirens in my ears. It is all I can think of. My lips tighten like a drawbridge
keeping out invaders. My general stance shifts away from the cues of infection. I consciously try to avoid contact at all costs. To no avail....
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 In the News Fitness Women's Issues Men's Issues Real Life
Tags: cardio exercise plan routine routines weights
Views: 1307
We all know the importance of exercise and the many benefits we get from it. Today I would like to give some ideas about different ways to achieve a solid workout. Many of us have daily or weekly routines that we follow. We spend each workout doing the exact same thing as before. I want to stress the importance of mixing it up.
For example, if you are a die hard cardio fan then try adding in some various resistance exercises. Let's say that you take a walk each morning for 45 minutes. You might walk the exact same trail at the exact same intensity. Next time, consider the following variations.
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Complications Fitness
Tags: exercise hypoglycemia temporary basal rate
Views: 1286
A while back I wrote a post called "My Own Routine." It talked about how traditional exercise does not work well for me. I have to find different ways that do not feel like exercise but still fulfil the need.
Racquetball has been my main source of exercise over the past few months. I love to play but since I have lost a little weight I find I cannot figure out where my BG should be before I start and how much I should change my basal rate on my pump. Last night was racquetball night and thankfully the very first time I made it through the entire game without going low. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Relationships Emotions Fitness Real Life
Tags: blood sugar management exercise weight loss
Views: 1199
I really tried to work exercise into my evening routine. I really, really did. But my evenings just don’t work for exercise. There’s laundry, dinner, getting kids ready for the next day and a host of other things that just don’t jive with exercise.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Fitness Real Life
Tags: basal changes during exercise exercise treadmill
Views: 946
I bought a treadmill today. I'm quite excited to actually use it soon. But I need a plan that works with my diabetes and helps me stay on track. I think I need to start out slow to get myself into the habit, then I can continue working up from there.
I figure I definitely have two nights a week to myself that I can devote to working out. If I can just create the habit of doing it two times a week, then eventually I can work up to three and four times a week. But it's a matter of setting aside those days to actually do it.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Highs & Lows Fitness Real Life
Tags: exercise fatigue stress weight loss
Views: 874
Over the summer, I was working out quite a bit. I really wanted to set up habits, lose some weight, and just feel better about my body when the fall semester rolled around. And I did really well. I worked out three to four times a week, building my strength and endurance as I went along. Most importantly, I lost ten pounds and felt great about what my body was becoming again.
Towards the end of the summer, I started slacking off. I went on vacation, then came back for summer finals, then worked full time for two weeks...so I was running all over the place, but not getting any workouts in like normal. Thankfully, I was keeping busy and eating right well enough to not pack back on any pounds. But I didn't like the way it felt.
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