Search
Blogabetes

dLife Daily Tips

Do you have hypoglycemic unawareness?

Read More View All Tips

dLife Weekly Poll

Has diabetes made it difficult to get/renew a driver's license?

February 10th, 2012
Category:
Type 1Type 2Oral MedsInsulin & Pumps
ChildrenFoodHighs & LowsRelationships
ComplicationsEmotionsIn the NewsFitness
Women's IssuesMen's IssuesReal Life

  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.
  • warning: Parameter 1 to comment_nodeapi() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/www/www.dlife.com/htdocs/bb/includes/module.inc on line 386.

Search results


Sort by: Relevance | Most Recent | Most Active | Highest Rated

We found 10 result(s) that match your search "routines":

Search Results




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.
 

(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




I get up every morning. I test my bloodsugar, give a morning dose of insulin. I decide where to place my pump in the outfits I'm considering. Some mornings, I wash away pump stickiness in the shower and insert a new canula. Some mornings, I treat a low bloodsugar, quaking and pale at the kitchen counter. All of this, while feeding the cat and getting ready for work. Drying my hair and putting on lip gloss. Trying to find the right shoes and grabbing a book to read at lunch. Diabetes comes with routines that often fit, tucked quietly, into the other routines my life holds. (READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (1)




Yesterday I wrote a blog called, "New Adventure". I want to say "thank you" to everyone who took the time to comment on it and thanks to everyone else who continue to visit my site and follow with me in my experiences. This whole thing continues to blow my mind and without all of you it wouldn't be possible. (READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




There's something about the intense cold of winter that seems to inspire me to get outside and walk. At insane hours of the morning. Like, before the sun actually comes up. Like, it's still dark when I come back from my walk!
Last winter, I thought about how badly I wanted to reestablish my morning walk with the dog. Usually, it was when I had been sitting at my desk for a long stretch staring at a computer screen. My legs would alternate bouncing up and down like what? And I would start to notice that I felt like sludge because of all the crap I had eaten all day. That's when I would think, "Gee, a walk sure would be good; I think I'll start tomorrow." (READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




The CGMS seems to be working out okay this time around. Maybe my numbers are more stable. Maybe it's just a "fresher" sensor. Maybe it's just the heavens smiling down on me for once. But since Saturday night, I've had very few bumps in the continuous monitoring road.

 

(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




Sometimes I wonder why I moved four hours away from my family and friends. Sometimes the nights are tough, long, and sleepless. Sometimes I'm homesick and in need of a nice girls' night with my best friends.

 

Every time that happens, I think of two things: what made me move and what it'd be like to move back. The first is easy. I had multiple factors pushing me away from home and into a new adventure. I wanted to try something different, move away from the city that I'd always known and away from the instant network of friends and family. I wanted a good graduate program that I didn't have to wait months to attend. I wanted to be close to Marvin.

 

(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (2)




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.
(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




Kerri, our buddy ol' pal here at Blogabetes, sent us bloggers some writing prompts the other day. One prompt that hit home with me was writing about what people can do during these cold months to stay active and keep the pounds off. It is a natural process for us as humans to throw on a few extra lbs as the cold weather starts to approach. With that in mind, I for one, really enjoy working out in MY VERY OWN LIVING ROOM. Even as dedicated as some of us are to working out, it is still a pain to get out into the cold. Nobody likes running to their car, scraping the ice off, and waiting for it warm up just to drive to the gym!! It is hard enough for people to be motivated on the warm days. That's where your living room and your creativity come into play.
(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




Recently, a woman at work discovered I have diabetes. I don't hide the fact that I have it at work, but it's not readily apparent. In the interest of safety, I've told several key people outright - and the folks in the near vicinity of my work space know because I don't hide my testing, pumping, or other efforts toward good control. If someone asks, I am usually happy to answer questions, clear up misconceptions, or alleviate concerns.
L, who works on the other side of our fairly large office, and who I don't see that often, came to my desk the other day and rather unceremoniously started into a monologue about my diabetes, It went something like, "Oh, Nicole" Look of concern, "A just told me about your diabetes. You have the bad kind, don't you? You have to take shots and things. Oh it must be so hard with having it the way you do. You have to stay away from sweets and I bet the shots hurt a lot."
Oh Dear. What to do? (READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)




I've been anxiously awaiting today for several weeks now. It's the mix of fear and excitement that can't be explained. Because today I met with my new endo and my old CDE (from the pediatric days). And today, I'm completely bittersweet about this disease.

 

The endo was quite amazing. She's fairly young, seems knowledgeable, but most importantly we seemed to be pretty much on the same page with this whole thing. Not only was she in the room before the nurse finished the finger prick, blood pressure, and weight checks, but she spent over an hour with me personally. I'm in awe, the drop your jaw on the floor kind of awe mixed with the standing ovation type of awe.

 

(READ MORE)


Rating (0)
0
Email this Comments (0)


Sign up for FREE dLife Newsletters

dLife Membership is FREE! Get exclusive access, free recipes, newsletters, savings, and much more! FPO

FPO

Congratulations!
You are subscribed!
Congratulations!
You are subscribed!
Congratulations!
You are subscribed!

Julia
JuliaJulia lives behind the Tofu Curtain, in the Pioneer Valley, in Western Massachusetts. It's a nice place. She likes it there. Her eldest daughter, Olivia, has type 1 diabetes. She's also 13. It's a real toss-up as to which is more difficult -- the diabetes or the teen-age drama. (Read More)
Lindsey Guerin
Lindsey GuerinLindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog! (Read More)
Our Other Bloggers: Brenda Bell, Nicole Purcell, Carey Potash, Michelle Kowalski, Megan, MikeDurbin, Robert Hudson, George Simmons, Scott Marvel, Kim Doty, Kerri Sparling,