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A few days ago, I had the honor of being interviewed by the team over at Extend Nutrition. In case you’re not familiar, Extend Bars are a specially formulated snack bar that were developed by wo rld...
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I woke up low on Tuesday morning – 53mg/dL. I forced down a tablespoon of frosting before showering and getting ready for work. By 8:30am I had hunkered down at my desk to get some paperwork don e...
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Summer is on the rapid arrival here in San Diego, and that means warmer days and warmer ocean temperatures. And it means I’ve been able to try out my birthday gift (a surfboard!) that I got back in...
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At this year’s Tour de Cure, besides it being one of the biggest days of my life, I had the pleasure of meeting a diabetes hero of mine named Mari Ruddy. Mari is a two time cancer survivor and h as...
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I am not a huge baseball fan to begin with, and when I am, I route for the Nationals. Thus, I pay little attention to the New York Yankees, and was not aware that Yankee player Mark Teixeira&nbs p...
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Bolusing so perfectly for this potentially disastrous meal of fish tacos (protein + carb + fats usually = blood sugar land mine)……. ….tha t...
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Its probably obvious by the very fact that you’re reading an open blog written by me that I’m very public about having diabetes. I tell people at the gym that I have diabetes, th e...
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"Suck" is a word I seldom use. It's a word I ask my children not to use. However, in this case the word is appropriate. If as a patient, you have ever had a delay in getting a medicati on...
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The scene: Alexis is going “gym shopping” in hopes of finding a workout facility closer to her home. It’s Sunday morning at 10am, and she’s just walked in to a local gym specia lizing...
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At any given time, my body may looks like a canvas for dried glue artwork. The adhesives on my insulin pods and my DexCom sensors often leave behind a sticky signature, and sometimes it can take quite a...
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