by Reed | Mar 11, 2023 | Business of Diabetes, Friends & Family, Mind, Nutrition, Technology & Medications
I’ve been traveling away from our home in Kansas City for the past month. Kendra and I viewed parts of the U.S. in a way only seen when driving. From Kansas City to St. Louis for a 60th Birthday party, then to Oklahoma City’s Bricktown and the 50th anniversary of...
by Reed | Feb 24, 2023 | Nutrition
This is the third post reviewing one of the spokes (or clusters of help) in the Diabetes Wellness Wheel. Below is the wheel with my criteria, assessment of 2022, and adjustments for 2023 for Nutrition. Diabetes Wellness Wheel Nutrition is the foundation for living...
by Reed | Feb 14, 2023 | Nutrition
Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel is a history of earth’s continents with theories on how one of them came to exert influence on the others. With the help of guns, germs, and steel, Eurasians introduced their language, writing, technology, and domesticated...
by Reed | Feb 7, 2023 | Evergreen, Mind, Nutrition
For me, most evenings include a pint or two of Miller Lite (occasionally red wine) just before or during dinner. It’s been a daily ritual for years and a way of transitioning from the ‘productive’ part of my day into a relaxing evening. I hardly ever have more than...
by Reed | Aug 14, 2022 | Business of Diabetes, Evergreen, Exercise, Friends & Family, Medical Professionals, Mind, Nutrition, Technology & Medications
This is not a comprehensive list of how to live well with T1D. (You can find those in the categories that make up the Living Well Model.) But here are the handful of moves I consider the best – and worst – for living with type 1 diabetes. Best 5 Moves #1: ...
by Reed | Jan 30, 2022 | Exercise, Friends & Family, 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...
