RUN {JEN-NAY} RUN!!! (say it like forrest gump would say it)

It's not always about working out the right muscle...

It's mostly about finding the workout machine that holds all of my annoying diabetes paraphernalia stuff!!!

I'm back in the swing of things with working out.
M-W-F = Ballet/Strength Training
T-H-St = Running/Cardio
{And fitting some yoga in when I can.}

It's definitely a lesson in patience and trial and error
...and I now remember why I stopped working out for a few years!!!


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When asked what I'd do if I didn't have Diabetes, most people would guess that I'd eat desserts, pizza, pasta, (foods that are not always kind/easy on the blood sugar) all day long.

In fact, I'd almost do the opposite.

I'd wake up and go for a run.
I wouldn't have to check my blood sugar.
I wouldn't have to meticulously plan out the next 6 hours leading up to a workout.
I wouldn't have to carefully calculate carbs or stalk my blood sugar leading up to the time of exercise.

I would just run...

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I'd run as the sun came up.


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  I'd run up mountains.
(not having to looking at my CGM every 5 minutes to see what direction my blood sugar was heading).

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I'd run as carefree as a child.



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 I'd run until the sun went down.


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 Then I'd run home and do nothing.
I wouldn't have to check my blood sugar.
I wouldn't have to correct with insulin if high.
I wouldn't have to swig juice and glucose tablets if low.
I wouldn't have to wake myself up in the middle of the night,
wondering how exercising is affecting my blood sugar 8 hours later.

I would just sit and do nothing.



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 Ok...then I'd eat an entire pan of tiramisu!!!

EXCUSE ME MAAM, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK YOUR NUNCHUCKS

It's that time of year again...FOOTBALL SEASON!!!
So far we've booked 2 away games for the fall and are getting closer to completing Derek's dream of getting to all 32 NFL stadiums.



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 Not wanting to pay to check our bags, we each pack a small carry-on. Talk about days of anxiety leading up to the flight as I pack everything I need!

I'm pretty sure people with Diabetes are great at running every worse-case scenario through their head (at least that's what I do), making sure they have everything they need on them... Extra insulin, back up needles, a back up blood testing meter, extra test strips, batteries, a year supply of glucose tablets... just in case!!!



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 But as we think about heading to Oakland in a few months, maybe I should be more concerned with packing a set of nunchucks?!?!?

{WARNING: This video contains VIOLENCE}

{2 Shot, 1 Beaten At 49ers-Raiders Game}

I've never had an issue getting through airport security with my robot parts attached to me (insulin pump, CGM) or needles. But weapons may be another story!

Wish us luck in Oakland!!!

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP

"Looks like things are really looking up".
A phrase often said when things go from bad to good (or at least, better).

For me this possitive phrase had quite a different meaning the other morning.

My normal routine is to wake up at 5:45am, stumble into the kitchen to grab a protein cookie, stumble into the front room to read my Bible (while eating my protein cookie), and stumble back into the bedroom by 6:20am to wake up Derek.

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I've found that the protein cookie is the ONLY thing that I can eat for breakfast that doesn't make my blood sugars spike shortly after...which then comes plumeting down an hour later. I've tried EVERYTHING...eggs, fruit, yogurt, cereal.

Derek had the day off, so I decided to let myself sleep in a little bit longer, ignoring the 5:45am alarm, and slowly rolling out of bed shortly after 6:20am.

I definitely ran at a bit of a slower pace as the intense heat was making me so lethargic. AND I spent most of the morning wiping away the sweat that was literally dripping off of my face.

I only had time to grab a granola bar on my way out to the car.
Quaker Oats.
Chocolate Chip.
17 grams of carbs.
2.1 units of insulin
...and I was off to work.

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Looked down at my pump (which communicates with my CGM...continuous glucose monitor) shortly after getting to work...and things surely seemed to be looking up...

Oh come on! 246??? Double arrow up? (which means my blood sugarwas increasing quickly, by at least 40 in the last 20 minutes)

But never fear...a little bit of insulin and shortly, things were looking up...well, actually (literally) down...which was a good thing... so I was looking Up.