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Changing Results: Exercise
When I wrote about my half marathon “results,” a few people mentioned that running tends to add weight because of the increased muscle mass in your body. I get that. But I’m not ready to give running....
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Even When I Do It Right
I often think I’m pretty lucky. Diabetes appears to keep me awake in the middle of the night less than most involved in the DOC. Last week I had a stubborn high. I was trying to stay calm, and not rage...
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Letting People Down
I have struggled with how intense I consider my inner tube water polo to be. By that, I mean, how does it affect my blood sugar. I track my patterns for Wednesdays to find commonalities, and I have...
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Shattered Confidence
A few weeks ago we had a warm day and the kids and I went for ice cream in T-shirts. We got out of the car and they yelled, “What is that?!” “That” is my Dexcom site and it was in my arm. Since they...
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When my Skin Stops Working
May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. What things can make dealing with diabetes an emotional...
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Silent Conversations with a Nurse
I had a real person/generic doctor appointment the other day. The secretary (receptionist? I never know which is the right word, but I worked as one from 16-20something and didn’t care, so, I don’t...
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Monster in the Night
The shadows from the Dex to the ceiling were TERRIFYING I know you’re probably thinking “what the what is with the ceiling fan Briley?” I totally get it. And it’s definitely not what I planned to write...
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Absence and the Heart
I’ve been absent. Only blogging though (at least I think). To say that this summer has been a roller coaster would be a large understatement. I’ve been changing goals, changing how I reach goals that...
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Focus
I know that I haven’t been talkative here lately. I’m trying. So very very hard. But flattening and lowering these lines is where my focus is. So please hang tight.
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Roller Coaster Hell
Last week was hell. I couldn’t focus. Everything was pissing me off. It was absolutely terrible. The smallest things annoyed me. I did my absolute best not to bring it to work, but everyone else saw...
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