by Reed | Jun 11, 2022 | Exercise
It’s Saturday morning and the summer heat and humidity has hit Kansas City. Was looking forward to cycling 30 miles with friends until … I woke up with a blood sugar of 320. Crap … what to do? Try and bolus it down with insulin? That means active...
by Reed | Apr 14, 2022 | Business of Diabetes, Exercise, Gratitude, Technology & Medications
I started cycling in 2007 after a JDRF staff member asked me to be our chapter’s first type 1 to ride a JDRF sponsored century. I was also in search of a low impact workout as a substitute for high impact running. I hadn’t been on a bike since college, but...
by Reed | Jan 30, 2022 | Exercise, Friends & Family, Gratitude, Medical Professionals, Mind, Nutrition, Technology & Medications
Whew … 2021 is in the books! It was a second year of respecting and navigating life with Covid. Doing that with diabetes adds another layer of complexity I’m a pretty resilient type, but I missed in person social connections and conversations with friends. Doing...
by Reed | Feb 1, 2021 | Exercise
Along my 50+ years of living life with diabetes, I’ve made some good and bad decisions. Please keep in mind that these are what worked for me … your diabetes may be different. I’m sharing these in hopes that they get you thinking. Here’s one of the best practices...
by Reed | Jan 12, 2021 | Exercise
Closing the book on 2020 includes throwing another on the calendar pile. It all started in 1987 by hanging a Normal Rockwell calendar in the kitchen and recording my exercise workouts. There’s something about visualizing the progress and doing so every year since has...
by Reed | Jan 9, 2021 | Exercise, Friends & Family, Medical Professionals, Nutrition, Technology & Medications
Today marks my 58th year living with the Big D … and what a challenging, unpredictable and extraordinary year it’s been. Many thanks to those that helped get me here: insulin, medical pros, exercise, good diet, better tech, and – most of all – my faith, family and...
