History

I tested before I went to bed, BG 93.

I tested when I woke up, BG 122.

Much better!

Another nice day to ride into work. I have in my mind that October 31 will be the date, that I stop riding for the season.


Here is a short history of how I came to be where I am.

I found the right woman when I was 22 years old.

I had Graves Disease when I was 25. I lost 40 pounds and my short term memory. The Radioactive Iodine solved the problem and was the only non-invasive solution to the problem in 1982. Our first child came along at age 27. Our second child entered the world when I was 29. The right woman was diagnosed with MS soon after. She didn’t lose any weight with her illness. I finally graduated at the ripe old age of 32. My mother passed when I was 39 years old. I took a job in Scotland when I was 42. My step mother passed at the same time, that we were moving the family to Scotland. I was diagnosed as a T1 in the royal Infirmary, when I was 43. I lost 40 pound and was exposed to the British social medicine program. All of my sisters were pissed, that I keep getting sick and losing weight. I got to use insulin pens instead of syringes and all of my other medications were provided at no cost. We returned from Scotland when I was 44. I recently passed the half century mark.

The right woman is still standing by my side and the kids, (now young adults), are starting their own lives. My hobbies are riding motorcycles, skiing, bicycling, swimming, managing my diabetes; occasionally I golf and I really like spending time with the right woman and the family.

I am writing this Blog, to help me to stay focused on managing my diabetes and maybe help others to do the right thing or avoid doing the wrong thing while managing their diabetes.