Not Born to Run- but I'll give it a shot

In January I got a CRAZY idea to sign up for a half Marathon. I run here and there, but have never put my feet in motion for a continuous 13.1 miles- but I like a physical challenge.
so I started training, 3x a week I would run 4-5 miles and a long run on the weekend. The weather here in NY was awful- bitter cold, snow, rain and wind.
Then we got a puppy- Otis- a good looking little guy but has some socialization anxiety issue after relocating to Brooklyn, so my comitment changed to him and my training started to diminish- but the race kept approaching.
At one point I didn't know if I would be able to do it, so before giving up I tested myself, ' if I can run 9 miles this weekend- I can do 13.1 next' and I did it.
So last Sunday, we woke up early on 4th ave in Brooklyn, we fed the dog, took him out. Got breakfast in our bellies and heading into the city to Central Park.
The event was the More Half Marathon; 10,000 women and 2 laps around Central Park.
It was a beautiful day and energy was high, but at mile 2 I started to feel stinging pain in my shins, but I kept running, took some Advil at mile 6 and kept running- despite my injury I finished, not with a great time, but I completed it. Another check of my list of accomplishments.

Going Steady

This weekend was wonderful! It was warm enough to be outside and we truly enjoyed our time.
On both Saturday and Sunday, I got my bike out, bundled up and went up to Prospect Park for a Ride. It was Chilly, but so worth it, and many of my cycling friends were Riding 109 Miles (yes, 109) in Tucson, AZ for the final JDRF Ride of the season.


Saturday afternoon we went into the city and enjoyed Central Park, Ice Skating and a quick visit to MoMA! Sunday afternoon while Billy watched football, Emma Rose and I got our Nails done and walked around our neighborhood!




The Icing on the cake was that the whole weekend + my blood sugars were steady. No highs, no lows, no swings or corrections for meals! It was a great feeling!

When everything can be so good in life and we have amazing opportunities to spend with our loved ones and families, diabetes can sometimes be a road blocker. It has an effect on your energy and your mood, or the need to stop and eat or fight headaches due to blood sugars raising.

It was a great weekend, I like going steady!

Call to Action!

Everyone get out your phones and call your congressmen and women in Support of the Special Diabetes Program. The SDP will expire unless it is renewed this year, and this is the time to call.

"The Special Diabetes Program is our nation’s most effective tool to combat diabetes and its complications. The program has received strong bipartisan support in Congress since 1997 and, given its successes, has proven to be worthy of continued federal investment."

find out who you need to contact here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

Without this funding we will loose CRITICAL dollars for research! WE have come so far, but still have a ways to go! Please help us secure this funding for For a Cure!

Thank you!

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Last night after my kettle bell class, I noticed that my CGM sensor was becoming detached and so I took it off. The sensors they say are suppose to last 7-10 days, but because of my sweat and activities (here I go again) I find myself having to change them about every 5-7 days.

Later in the evening I reattached a sensor to and waited for it to calibrate- this takes 2 hours and then you enter 2 blood sugar readings that are taken back to back. Not paying attention to the time when I attached it, I then figured out that 2 hours would be around 11:30pm- after my bedtime.

So, I kept myself up until the time, entered my 2 blood sugars and by that time I was low. I sat awake for a bit to bring my blood sugar up and I waited for my CGM to register my blood sugar- it didn't for the next 2 hours the screen read ???

???- well I am not really sure what that means- the book states "The Receiver cannot understand the Sensor"... I don't like the ??? especially during the night.

I went to sleep and was alarmed another 2 hours later with the CGM vibrating, so at 2am I was up testing and calibrating.

Another fun night with Diabetes.

My first "Photo Shoot"

This morning while sitting at my desk working on a few things, I got a call from our Director of Advertising and Promotions. I have seen her quite often over the past few days at Type 1 Talk, and the Promise Ball on Saturday (NYC Gala) She can be described as energetic, excited and enthusiastic. Shes been working a lot lately with my boss on some video productions projects such as we did yesterday, so I was surprised when she called to talk to me.

She asked if I wanted to be part of the upcoming JDRF poster/marketing material. The photographer is coming tomorrow Tuesday to the office after work to 'take some shots' They use all Real Type 1 Diabetics who have an affiliation- employee, volunteer with JDRF.

I text Billy and told him about it- he gets bragging rights that he is engaged to a model- ha:)

So I will sleep well tonight so my eyes are ready, I will try and work out in the morning to get my energy and blood sugars on track and I will be ready for my 'photo shoot.'

It should be funt.

Today is World Diabetes Day! It is the big day in the diabetes community to advocate and create awareness about Type 1 Diabetes! Today at JDRF we produced a live broadcast on behalf of our Grassroots Advocacy Program. Over the past few weeks individuals submitted questions via Google Moderator- for our Moderator Rik Kirkland (International Board member) to ask our Panelists. We had 3 JDRF staff members, one volunteer and one writer/blogger Kerri Sparling, who has been T1 for over 24 years! It was a great event and a sucess! To view the video via Ustream please watch below.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10862683



For reference some of the sites talked about on today's broadcast are:

Kerri Sparling- http://sixuntilme.com/

Juvenation- http://juvenation.org/user/cs_jdrf_home/default.aspx

Special Diabetes Program: http://www.t1diabetes.nih.gov/T1D_CTCR/T1D_SpecialFunding.shtml

JDRF Clinical Trials: https://trials.jdrf.org/patient/

JDRF Advocacy: http://advocacy.jdrf.org/

In Honor of our Veterans

Today we honor our Veterans- past, current and future. Thank you!