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SOLITARY CONFINEMENT-DAY 2 by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 What a completely different experience than yesterday. I woke up feeling hungover. I don't think my body handled the twelve hours of hyper that was my day yesterday. ... Read on »

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT- DAY 1 by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 My day started at five am so that I could get one last meal in before six hours of fasting in preparation for my thyroid ablation today. I was back in bed by five fif ... Read on »

The New Year's Bet by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I made a New Year's bet that I am now regretting. I had some other New Year's goals-to finally finish the book and get it published and to rebrush my teeth after the ... Read on »

Sunbathing on the First by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Laying out in the sun in eighty degree weather on the first day of the year sure makes me grateful to live in Southern California where I can train outdoors year-round with ... Read on »

I Just Can't Kick You by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The disease I thought I could kick is now back with a vengeance. I had hoped it was a transient pain in the ass, but, alas, I am not that lucky. I now have another life- ... Read on »

Tip of the Day by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 So here's the diabetes tip of the day. Make a basal check a standard procedure every two to three months. Like I've said before, I've been struggling with blood sugars all o ... Read on »

I have recently moved my infus ... by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I have recently moved my infusion sight down to my outer thigh and have been having huge problems with it. I usually rotate the site locations depending on the season. Spr ... Read on »

More Days LIke This by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I think paid sick days from work should be handed out on a sliding scale. Most jobs will come up with some arbitrary number of days that you can miss a year and still get pa ... Read on »

The Lazy Man's Solution by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I've been looking for creative ways to write more for this blog and I hear the lazy man will go to a meme when he is out of ideas. I have come up with some creative ways to ... Read on »

Has It Really Been Six Months? by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 My husband, Tony has been doing triathlons for three years now. He has come from a couch potato to placing very high in his age group. Yesterday he went to pick up his r ... Read on »

Just One of Those Days by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I thought I would come back from a trip like this one with so much to say. Some new revelation about living with diabetes, maybe come back having conquered the d ... Read on »

Best Morning Yet by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I think by far this has been the best morning yet. With a small craft advisory on for today, it has made the decision to end my trip a little early a no brainer. There is no ... Read on »

After a long day of travel by ... by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 After a long day of travel by plane, train, and automobile, - have finally settled in to my home for the next few days. Paul and the guys at Key Lime Sailing Club have been ... Read on »

TWITTER FEED by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The journey starts in just 10 days. On February 21, I will fly to Miami to get set up for the four-day solo sail to raise money for insulindependence.org. Subscribe to my tw ... Read on »

The Official Rules by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Someone else has developed most athletic endeavors you sign up for. You choose a marathon or a triathlon or, if you are really up for an extremely daring undertaking, you ... Read on »

Managing Diabetes On Board by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 As I get closer to launch day for my sailing trip, I have been focusing more on my diabetes management plan. One of the things that I have been concentrating on is my brea ... Read on »

The Growing To Do LIst by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 One of the hardest things about planning my four-day, single-handed sail through the Florida Keys this February is juggling of all the side projects associated with the tr ... Read on »

PLan B Book by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I have two sides to my personality, one that likes to fly free, moving on every whim of desire and taking every opportunity as soon as it presents itself, and the other, w ... Read on »

Old Reliables by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 After spending the last 14 years as a runner, I have easily run over 2000 times. I have run different routes, in different cities, in different weather and in differen ... Read on »

Out the Window: Preparing to Sail Solo by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I have thirty-four red marks on my outer thighs from the insulin infusion sets and continuous glucose monitor sensors that make their home beneath my epidermis for ... Read on »

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