Exercise

I swear exercise was created by the devil. Who wants to go out running in 90 degrees for miles? Not me! But in order to be able to keep up with my health and try to minimize my insulin intake, exercise and me need to get to know each other. So I figured I'd start out by going on walks, just under three miles a night for about six nights a week. Then I figured I'd go a little stronger and do squats (the squat challenge to be exact) well of course that wasn't enough for me, I had to add planks, leg raises, and crunches. I was going strong for two weeks and it started to fizzle out when I literally couldn't move from the pain. So I got really upset with myself but before I let it get the best of me (and my health) I decided to simply add some length to my walks. I made it so that I was walking a little over six miles a night. I love being out, gives me time to listen to some new music I've downloaded, reflect on my day, and just enjoy the fresh air. Aside from loving my walks, I do take breaks. Sometimes it's too hot or my day was just to exhausting. Never let that get you down. Instead of not going, make it shorter, go for a mile instead of the three you were aiming for. Don't give up!

Day One.

As I start this blog, today marks my ninth year of being a Type One Diabetic. Me and Diabetes have a love, hate relationship. Diabetes loves to stick around and I hate it. I was 11 years old when I had found out I was a diabetic. Taking care of myself and paying attention to my diabetes has been a constant struggle. July 7th, 2005 was the day that me and diabetes became enemies. I never knew a thing about diabetes and to this day, I don't know it all. I was visiting my grandfather in the ICU at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts when I suddenly fainted (couldn't have been a better place, right?!) I woke up on the floor of the ICU surrounded by my family and about five nurses. I was taken out of the ICU in a wheelchair by nurses and followed by my dad. I was taken to the Emergency Room where I had a Cat Scan, MRI and hundreds of blood tests. When my Cat Scan and MRI came back normal, the doctors focused on my blood work. They found that my blood glucose level was 386 (the average for a person without diabetes is 90) This is when the doctors knew that my stay at the hospital wouldn't be a short one. I was told that they could not treat me at Mount Auburn because I was under the age of 15 and was transferred by ambulance that night to Children's Hospital Boston. I spent a week in Children's learning about Type One Diabetes, giving and measuring shots, testing blood sugars, and learning different moods that accompany hyperglycemia (high blood sugars) and hypoglycemia (low blood sugars) I have decided that today, July 7th 2014, is the day I take back my health and I want to share it with all of you. From blood sugars, insulin shots, exercise, food consumption and moods, and I would love for you all to join me on my journey through it all!

- Diabetes and Me