Exercise is Medicine

I've shared a few times on social media that I've gone back to the gym since it reopened and my posts have been met with a lot of judgement. I've been tagged in articles about how unsafe gyms are and read plenty of "shocked" responses. Prior to COVID-19, my posts about exercising were often met …

Quarantine = Better Numbers?

A surprising result of staying home all the time, has been the percent of time I've been in range for my blood sugars. Great, right? Maybe, maybe not. It makes me think of the lifestyle my dad led, as a type 1 too, to keep his A1c at 5% or even lower. He rarely left …

Is the health risk worth a better quality of life?

In the midst of this coronavirus pandemic, I have to wonder if a lot of patients are feeling like me..so, after not blogging for over a year, I'm back. I think. Since last fall, I've known that I should consider adding another medication to Rituxan, to treat my RA. But over the past few months, …

RD Blog Week: The Medicine

Like most patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I have pain. Some days it's unbearable, other days it's in the background but regardless of how intense it is, it's always there. A few years ago, as my disease progressed, my pain increased. My rheumatologist suggested I go to my primary care physician for pain management. My PCP …

Yay for X-ray results!

So every year, my rheumatologist asks me to get X-rays of my feet and hands. I was slightly overdue and after some gentle prodding from my doctor, I finally got my images done a few days ago. (Insert drumroll here) Yes, there's bone erosion in a few of my fingers but it remains unchanged over …

Make diabetes suck less by giving mySugr a try!

I have been given a mySugr bundle in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by the company providing the items. Affiliate links are included in this post. For a long time, I've been meaning to research some of the unlimited test strip programs out there (for …

Hitting the reset button for your body

What if I can be a little more intentional with my body? I can give it more quality food, the rest it is so desperately begging for, movement that is helpful not hurtful?

My diagnosis of neurally mediated hypotension

Diagnosis and suggested treatment of neurally mediated hypotension

Surviving a tilt table test with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis

Today I had the pleasure of experiencing a tilt table test. I did a lot of research beforehand on what the actual test entailed, asked others about their experience, etc. Going in, I felt pretty prepared but I walked away with some info to share: Type 1 Diabetes You have to fast beforehand which isn't …

New Diabetes case from Sugar Medical for the win!

I have been given these products as a gift to review. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by the company providing the items. I'd be lying if I said I couldn't wait to try the following items from Sugar Medical. If you have a chronic illness like me, especially those …